Aglyptinus dominica 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 : 48-49

Aglyptinus dominica Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 104, 105

Diagnostic description. Length 1.1–1.9 mm; greatest width 0.8–1.4 mm. Shining; color dark reddish brown; antennae, pronotal margins, tibiae, tarsi and elytral epipleura paler. Pronotum moderately finely punctate; punctures larger and more dense on head and elytra. Antennae reaching base of pronotum. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum with dense lines of microsculpture medially and laterally. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Posterior margin of major male metafemur weakly concave; metatibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate, sinuate at apex. Aedeagus ( Fig. 104, 105 ) elongate, slender, strongly arched, roundly curved dorsoventrally, depressed dorsally at apical fourth in lateral view; apex truncate, flat in dorsal view. Parameres straight, evenly narrowed from base to apex.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “WEST INDIES: DOMINICA / Middleham Falls trail, Cochrane / N15 20.922’ W61 20.747’, 650 m / Forest FITs, 31.V–11.VI.2004 / S. & J. Peck, 04- 93” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (51) with the following label data: with same data as holotype (19, SBPC; 3, FSCA; 3, MCZC; 3, FMNH) ; same data except: Forest litter Berlese, 04-93A (1, SBPC) ; Dominica : Springfield Estate, 31.V–16.VI.2004, N15 20.841’ W61 22.000’, 400m, Mt. Joy House, wet montane forest, FIT, S. & J. Peck, 04-89 (3, SBPC) ; same data except: 550m, ridgetop forest above Mt. Joy , 04-90 (2, SBPC) ; Dominica : Sindicate Estate trail, E. of Dublanc, N15 31.202’ W61 25.015’, 560m, Montane rain forest carrion trap, 2–14.VI.2004, S. & J. Peck, 04-97 (11, SBPC) ; same data except: FIT, 04-98 (1, SBPC) ; Dominica : Springfield Estate , 4–6.VI.2004, N15 20.841’ W61 22.000’, 550m, Ridgetop forest above Mt. Joy, dung trap, S. & J. Peck, 04-100 (1, SBPC) ; Dominica : Sindicate Estate trail, E. of Dublanc, N15 31.202’ W61 25.015’, 560m, Montane rain forest,treebase litter Ber., 13.VI.2004, S. & J. Peck, 04-105 (2, SBPC) ; Dominica : Cochrane, west of Morne Macaque, 15°20.852 N 61°20.698 W, 26.IV.2006, 2300 ft. 701m], Z. Prusak (2, FSCA) .

Distribution. Known only from Dominica.

Etymology. The epithet dominica refers to Dominica where this species occurs.

Figures

Figures 92–115. Aedeagi, lateral and dorsal apical views, of Aglyptinus. 92, 93) A. puertoricensis (from Peck 1972). 94, 95) A. angulatus. 96, 97) A. grandis. 98, 99) A. longipalpus. 100, 101) A. hispaniolensis. 102, 103) A. kaszabi. 104, 105) A dominica. 106, 107) A. martiniquensis. 108, 109) A. luciae. 110, 111) A. parvus. 112, 113) A. grenadensis. 114, 115) A. vincentii. Scale line = 0.30 mm, Fig. 92-95, 98-115; 0.45 mm, Fig. 96, 97.