Zeadolopus flavidus 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 : 28

Zeadolopus flavidus Peck and Cook , new species

Figure 41

Diagnostic description. Body strongly convex. Length 1.6–1.8 mm; greatest width 1.2–1.4 mm. Yellow to yellowish brown; somewhat shining, with reticulate microsculpture. Head finely, sparsely punctate. Antennal club moderately slender. Eyes large. Pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; sides rounded, posterior angles roundly obtuse. Elytral striae weakly impressed, striae 5–8 not reaching anterior margin; strial punctures closely spaced, moderately coarse; interstriae minutely, sparsely punctate. Flight wings fully developed. Vertical face of mesosternum broad, convex, not medially carinate. Metasternum moderately finely, irregularly punctate medially; coarsely, densely punctate laterally. Mesofemur with posterior margin expanded in both sexes, with a median toothlike expansion; additionally, in the male, a toothlike expansion at apex. Metafemur of both sexes with toothlike expansion at apex of posterior margin. Meso- and metatibiae of both sexes broad, flat and strongly spinose. Both sexes with inconspicuous pale setae ventrally on pro- and mesotarsi. Median lobe of aedeagus ( Fig. 41 ) constricted near middle and before apex, curved dorsoventrally; paired apices inwardly curved. Parameres slender with widened apices, reaching slightly beyond apex of median lobe, each bearing 2 apical setae. Inverted internal sac with median tube sclerotized in basal half; medially a pair of sclerites bearing short spines. Spermatheca of 2 connected spheres.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “ CUBA: Santiago Prov. / Santiago, Jardin Botanico/ 5–17.XII.95, 5m/ disturb for. FITs/ S. Peck, 95-74” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (5) with the following data: same data as holotype (2, SBPC) ; same data except: 50m, scrub for., 95-72 (2, SBPC) ; CUBA, Santiago Prov. , Gran Piedra, Segundo Chorroito, 7–17.XII. 95, 600m, km 8, forest stream FIT, S. Peck, 95-83 (1, SBPC) .

Distribution. Known only from Cuba.

Remarks. Because of the geographic proximity of south Florida and Cuba, it might be expected that the species of the two areas might be closely related. However, comparison of Z. flavidus n. sp. of Cuba with the species of Zeadolopus of south Florida ( Peck and Cook 2013b) showed no close affinity.

Etymology. The epithet flavidus (Latin, yellowish) refers to the color of this species.

Figures

Figures 37–43. Aedeagi, dorsal view, of Zeadolopus. 37) Z. bahamensis. 38) Z. caymanensis. 39) Z. atratus. 40) Z. cubensis. 41) Z. flavidus. 42) Z. lucidus. 43) Z. pusillus. Scale line = 0.30 mm.