Adelopsis asperoides Szymczakowski, 1963

Gnaspini, Pedro & Peck, Stewart B., 2019, Redescription of the ‘ older Adelopsis’ species (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini) based on the analysis of type specimens, Zootaxa 4696 (1), pp. 1-62 : 38-39

Adelopsis asperoides Szymczakowski, 1963

( Figs. 179–189 )

Adelopsis asperoides Szymczakowski, 1963: 675 [and Figs. 18–21 ]; Gnaspini, 1996: 539 (holotype and paratype seen); Salgado, 2010: 213 (assignment to group).

Note: see Taxonomic Notes for erroneous/doubtfull citations of this species.

Type material examined: Holotype male and 1 paratype male in NMPC (Gnaspini, 1996: 541). Labels : “ São Paulo / Bras. Mráz lgt / Mus Pragense” . Holotype here illustrated. The aedeagus of the paratype agrees with that of the holotype.

Length: 2.2 mm (original description); 2.3–2.35 mm (our measurement).

Type locality: São Paulo, [São Paulo State], Brazil .

Additional material examined (misidentifications): 5 males ( Gnaspini, 1993: 83 [and Figs. 23–29 ]— Brazil: Minas Gerais: Montes Claros, in cave) in MZSP—they belong in a different species (Gnaspini, 1996: 540), here described as Adelopsis claudina sp. n.

Taxonomic Notes.

1) The Gnaspini (1993: 83) record from Minas Gerais State is here recognized as a different species ( A. claudina sp. n., see above).

2) Salgado (2005: 969 [and Figs. 14–15 ], 2015: 32) recorded this species from Santa Catarina State, Brazil (and still cited Gnaspini’s, 1993 record from Minas Gerais state, which was stated as a wrong record in Gnaspini, 1996: 540). Unfortunately, he did not illustrate the aedeagus (which is “mandatory” for the proper recognition of species in Adelopsis ) and the genital segment illustrated (his Fig. 14 ) fits any species in the subgroup grouvellei here established. The spermatheca illustrated (his Fig. 15 ) is a 2-turns spermatheca, common to several species of the genus (as can be seen in several species here illustrated). Yet, this record is far from the “ type locality”, and other species occur in the area. Therefore, this record from Santa Catarina should, at least, be considered doubtfull. Other species of the subgroup grouvellei nov. recorded in Santa Catarina are A. grouvellei (type from Bahia) and A. luculenta (type from São Paulo) (both recorded for the first time in Santa Catarina also by Salgado, 2005), and A. aspera (type from São Paulo), recorded by Jeannel (1936) based on a female, all here considered doubtful records (see Taxonomic Note at each species). On the other hand, A. triangulifer is indeed recorded in both Santa Catarina and São Paulo States, based on the similarities of the aedeagus and genital segments based on illustrations, reinforcing the need for illustrating these features from several views, which was not done for the species cited in the previous phrase.

Short Redescription. Eyes normal ( Fig. 187 ). Winged. Male ventrites with a pair of posterior projections. Right lobe of the aedeagus with a long arm and apex as an upside-down trapezoid with the apical margin emarginated ( Fig. 183 ), with a sinuate margin ending bluntly, in lateral view ( Figs. 179, 181 ). Flagellum shorter (about 3/ 4 in length) than aedeagus ( Fig. 180 ). Proportion aedeagus/elytron = 0.27. Spiculum gastrale of the genital segment divided at apex, with long branches ( Fig. 186 ).

Female originally unknown. Salgado (2005) recorded this species from Santa Catarina, here considered a doubtful record, illustrating the spermatheca (his Fig. 15 ).

Distribution. Brazil: São Paulo State (original description; here).

Note: Doubtfull and Erroneous records (see Taxonomic Notes above): Minas Gerais ( Gnaspini, 1993) and Santa Catarina ( Salgado, 2005, 2015) States.

Taxonomic Remarks. The lateral view of the aedeagus ( Fig. 179 ), together with the frontal view of the tip of the right lobe of the aedeagus ( Figs. 183, 184 , showing the very distinctive ‘Y’-shaped crest, also illustrated in Fig. 21 in Szyczakowski, 1963), seems to help in the recognition of this species.

Figures

FIGURES 179–189. Adelopsis asperoides Szymczakowski, 1963, holotype male in NMPC, from São Paulo. 179–184, aedeagus, left lateral, dorsal, right lateral, and ventral views, and two frontal views of aedeagus apex (the first ‘almost’ frontal); 185, last ventrite; 186, genital segment; 187, head, lateral view; 188, antenna, dorsal view; 189, protarsus and protibia. Scale lines = 0.5 mm; a for figs. 179–186; b for figs. 187–189.

FIGURES 17–25. Adelopsis ovalis Jeannel, 1936, holotype male in MNHN, from ‘Venezuela’. 17–20, aedeagus, left lateral, dorsal, and right lateral views, and frontal view of aedeagus apex; 21, head, lateral view; 22, antenna, dorsal view; 23, protarsus and protibia; 24, mesotibia; 25, metatibia. Scale lines = 0.5 mm; a for figs. 17–20; b for figs. 21–25.

FIGURES 4–16. Adelopsis ascutellaris (Murray, 1856). 4-15, lectotype male in BMNH, from Caracas. 4, habitus; 5–9, aedeagus, left lateral, dorsal, right lateral, and ventral views, and frontal view of aedeagus apex; 10, last ventrite; 11, genital segment; 12, head, lateral view; 13, meso and metathorax, ventro-lateral view (of left side of specimen) [as = anapleural suture; cc = coxal cavity; mc = metastemal carina; msep = mesepimeron; mset = mesepisternum; mte = metasternum; mtet = metepisternum]; 14, mesotarsus and mesotibia; 15, metatarsus and metatibia; 16, paralectotype female in BMNH (same data), spermatheca. Scale lines = 0.5 mm; a for figs. 5–11, 16; b for figs. 4, 12–15.