Aglyptinus bahamensis Peck and Cook, 2014

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 47

Aglyptinus bahamensis Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 70, 71

Diagnostic description. Length 1.3–1.4 mm; greatest width 0.9–1.0 mm. Shining; color light reddish brown with paler maculae at elytral apices. Head punctation of moderate size and spacing; pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; elytral punctures large, closer than head punctation. Antennae short, about as long as width of head; apical antennomere distinctly paler than preceeding antennomeres. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum finely, sparsely punctate medially; with fine lines of microsculpture laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi setose. Major male metafemur slender with weakly concave posterior margin; metatibia elongate; inner apical spur of metatibia elongate, curved, sinuate apically. Aedeagus ( Fig. 70, 71 ) roundly arched dorsoventrally, sinuate before apex; in dorsal view, evenly tapering to rounded apex. Parameres straight, evenly tapering to narrow apex.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “ BAHAMAS: Andros Island / Forfar Field Sta., nr./ Stafford Creek ; 9-VI-2004 / M.C. Thomas, BLT” ( FSCA) . Paratypes (7): with same data as holotype (1, FSCA) ; BAHAMAS: Andros Island, Forfar Field Sta., Stafford Creek , 7.VI.2001, B.K. Dozier, blacklight trap in coastal coppice (1, FSCA; 1, SBPC) ; Andros Is., Atala Coppice , 3.VI.2001, M.C. Thomas & R.H. Turnbow, sifted litter ex shallow solution hole (1, FSCA; 1, SBPC) ; Andros Island, Maidenhair Coppice , 24–28.VII.2006, M.C. Thomas, T.R.S. Smith, UV trap in interior coppice (1, FSCA) ; Andros I., Blanket Snd (N), Forfar Fld. Sta. , 17.V.1987, J. Browne, junction of low coast. coppice & dry pineland, blk. lt., 87-20J (1, SBPC) .

Distribution. Known from Andros Island in the Bahamas.

Remarks. Because of the geographic proximity of Florida and Andros Island of the Bahamas, it might be expected that the species of the two areas might be closely related. However, comparison of A. laevis (LeConte) of Florida and other eastern states ( Peck 2004) showed no close affinity.

Etymology. Bahama + Latin suffix - ensis, locality, refers to the occurence of this species in the Bahamas Islands.

Figures

Figures 70–91. Aedeagi, lateral and dorsal apical views, of Aglyptinus. 70, 71) A. bahamensis. 72, 73) A. biseriatus. 74, 75) A. capitaneus. 76, 77) A. fortipunctatus. 78, 79) A. minutus. 80, 81) A. sinuatus. 82, 83) A. dimorphicus (from Peck 1972). 84, 85) A. jamaicensis (from Peck 1972). 86, 87) A. hemipterus. 88, 89) A. maculus. 90, 91) A. parvoculus. Scale line = 0.30 mm, Fig. 70–73, 76–85, 88, 89; 0.35 mm, Fig. 74, 75, 90, 91; 0.45 mm, Fig. 86, 87.