Cryptophagus redondoensis, Esser & R & Usa & M, 2018

Esser, Jens, R, Nearctic, Usa & M, New, 2018, New Cryptophagus HERBST, 1792 (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) from New Mexico (United States of America), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1073-1078 : 1073-1074

Cryptophagus redondoensis nov.sp. ( fig. 5 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype ♂: " USA NM Sandoval Co., Valles Caldera Nat. Preserve,

Redondo Peak, Felsenmeer El. 11,000 ft, N35°52'22.9'', W108°33'50.5'', 26 Aug - 1 Oct 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus varus Woodroffe & Coombs det. R J Buss 2017" [UNM-MSBA].

Paratypes: 1♀ " USA NM Sandoval Co., Valles Caldera Nat. Preserve , Redondo Peak, Felsenmeer El. 11,000 ft, N35°52'22.9'', W108°33'50.5'', 24 June - 30 July 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus varus Woodroffe & Coombs det. R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 2♂♂, 3♀♀ " USA NM Sandoval Co., Valles Caldera Nat. Preserve , Redondo Peak, Felsenmeer El. 11,000 ft, N35°52'22.9'', W108°33'50.5'', 30 July - 26 Aug 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus varus Woodroffe & Coombs det. R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA, cES] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-07 Pit #B; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'13.5'', W106°33'48.7'', 27 May-12 June 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA, cES] ; 2♂♂ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-03 Pit #B; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'14.2'', W106°33'42.7'', 27 May-12 June 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♂♂, 3♀♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-09 Pit #B; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'12.8'', W106°33'50.4'', 27 May-12 June 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-08 Pit #A; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'13.1'', W106°33'49.7'', 12-23 June 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J. Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-09 Pit #A; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'12.8'', W106°33'60.4'', 23 June-29 July 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM- MSBA] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-05 Pit #B; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'15.9'', W106°33'40.4'', 23 June-29 July 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-01 Pit #B; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'12.5'', W106°33'44.5'', 23 June-29 July 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♀ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-MAL-1; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'11.8'', W106°33'46.3'', 1-8 July 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] ; 1♂ " USA, NM, Sandoval County, Valles Caldera National Preserve , Redondo Peak , Spruce Fir Forest , SF-03 Pit #A; El. 11,200 ft, N35°52'14.2'', W106°33'42.7'', 25 August-30 September 2014 / Cryptophagidae , Cryptophagus confertus Casey det R J Buss 2017" [ UNM-MSBA] .

E t y m o l o g y: Named after the Redondo Peak (Valles Caldera National Preserve) where the types were collected.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Male, 2,2 mm, pale reddish-brown, membranous wings absent, eyes small. Covered with long and whitish hair, pubescence decumbent. Beetle shiny. Legs long but strong, tarsi 5-jointed, hind tarsi 4-jointed (not in female). Fore tarsi (segments I to IV) hardly widened (not in female). Antennae moderately slender and 11- segmented with a 3-segmented club. Segments IX and X moderately transverse, segment XI drop-shaped. Segments IV to VIII more (segment IV) or less (segment VIII) longer than broad. Segments II and III distinctly longer than wide, segment nearly spherical. Pronotum nearly wide as long, punctuation moderately strong and dense. Anterior callosity not prominent, with a little tooth oriented backwards. Lateral tooth placed in the middle of the lateral margin. Margin before the lateral tooth slightly concave, behind the tooth slightly convex. Elytra elongated, slightly flattened, punctuation (basal third) less strong and dense than on pronotum.

C o m m e n t: Quite typical species with legs and antennae slender and small eyes. It differs from Cryptophagus bussi ESSER, 2017 by it less convex posterior part of the margin and more flattened pronotum and elytra.

Figures

Fig. 5-6: (5) Cryptophagus redondoensis nov.sp. holotype, male; (6) Cryptophagus bussi ESSER, 2017