Chespirito zaragozai, Ferreira & Keller & Branham, 2020

Ferreira, Vinicius S., Keller, Oliver & Branham, Marc A., 2020, Multilocus Phylogeny Support the Nonbioluminescent Firefly Chespirito as a New Subfamily in the Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea), Insect Systematics and Diversity (AIFB) 4 (6), No. 2, pp. 1-13 : 10

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1093/isd/ixaa014
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03917373-DB08-2262-FF57-FD4DACE666CD
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Chespirito zaragozai
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

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Type material (2). Holotype: 1 male: MEXICO: Chiapas:; 4 Km SE Custepec; 15.70673ºN; 92.93127°W 2125m 20-V-2008; ex: sifted leaf litter, cloud; forest LLAMA08 Wa-A-03-2-all/ SM0821317; KUNHM-ENT ( SEMC)/ HOLOTYPE; C. zaragozai ; new species; Ferreira det. 2020 ( SEMC). Paratype: 1 male: MEXICO: Chiapas; 4 km SE Custepec; 15.71018°N 92.92887°W; 2140m 20-V- 2008 ex sifted; leaf litter, cloud forest; LLAMA08 Wa-A-03-1-all/ SM0822181; KUNHM-ENT/ WIBF041527 [barcode]/ PARATYPE; C. zaragozai ; new species; Ferreira det. 2020 ( SEMC).

Etymology. This species is named in honor of Dr. Santiago Zaragoza Caballero. Professor Zaragoza is one of the greatest Mexican entomologists who dedicated his life to the study of Elateroidea ‘cantharoid’ beetles in his prolific career at the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ( UNAM). Professor Zaragoza was responsible for inspiring and mentoring generations of students in Mexico and is a role model and an example of dedication in the world of coleopterology in Latin America. Gender masculine.

Diagnosis. This species can be separated from its congenerics by the pronotum strongly constricted medially (vs weakly or not constricted pronotum) ( Fig. 1C View Fig ), by the ventrite VIII elongate, longer than wide, bifurcated posteriorly ( Fig. 6F View Fig ) (vs entire in other species), the strongly dehiscent elytra (vs weakly or moderately dehiscent in other species) and by the unique shape of genitalia as illustrated in Fig. 6C View Fig .

Description. General color dark brown ( Fig. 1C View Fig ), coxae, trochanter, and last ventrite light yellow ( Figs. 1C View Fig and 3C View Fig ). Head longer than wide ( Fig. 5A View Fig ), integument dorsally alveolate ( Fig. 5A View Fig ), posteriorly partially covered by pronotum. Pronotum strongly constricted medially, anterior angles slightly bisinuate, longitudinal carina present, with disc area in posterior 2/3 smooth, posterior margin bisinuate ( Fig. 1C View Fig ). Mesosternum medially elevated, carinated. Elytra 2.5× the length of pronotum, strongly dehiscent ( Figs. 1C View Fig and 3C View Fig ) with two weakly developed elytral costae ( Fig. 1C View Fig ). Scutellum entire ( Figs. 1C View Fig and 5C View Fig ). Legs: trochanters tubular, moderately elongate; meso- and metafemora subequal in length

( Figs. 1C View Fig and 5D View Fig ). Abdomen with ventrite VII as long as wide and extremely reduced, posteriorly entire, without notch; ventrite VIII elongate, longer than wide, bifurcated posteriorly ( Fig. 6F View Fig ). Male genitalia with median lobe stout, fusiform, apically acuminate ( Fig. 6C View Fig ); in ventral view bearing a plate-like structure, bifurcated apically ( Fig. 6C View Fig ); parameres apically blunt ( Fig. 6C View Fig ), 1/6 shorter than median lobe; phallobase large, transverse, anterior margin shallow, round, posteriorly round ( Fig. 6C View Fig ).