Aglyptinus vincentii 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 : 56-57

Aglyptinus vincentii Peck and Cook , new species

Figures 114, 115

Diagnostic description. Length 1.4–1.8 mm; greatest width 1.0– 1.2 mm. Shining; color yellowish to reddish brown; antennae, pronotal margins and elytral epipleura paler. Pronotum finely, sparsely punctate; punctures larger, more dense on head and elytra. Antennae not reaching pronotal base. Maxillary palps unmodified. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Metasternum with dense lines of microsculpture laterally; without microsculpture medially. Male protarsi and mesotarsi densely setose. Major male metafemur about equal in width with mesofemur; metatibia elongate; inner metatibial spine elongate, curved, sinuate apically. Aedeagus ( Fig. 114, 115 ) elongate, slender, moderately curved dorsoventrally; apex flat in lateral view, abruptly narrowed in dorsal view. Parameres, straight, narrow apically.

Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “WEST INDIES: St. Vincent / Hermitage Forest E of Spring / Village, N13°14.86’ W61°12.77’ / 15–27.VIII.06, forest edge FIT trap / 348m, S. & J. Peck, 06-102B” ( SBPC) . Paratypes (53): with same data as holotype (19, SBPC) ; same data except: clearing malaise trap, 06-101A (2, SBPC) ; same data except: clearing FIT trap, 06-101B (1, SBPC) ; same data except: 16–27.VIII.06, forest malaise trap, 06-103A (5, SBPC) ; same data except: forest FIT trap, 06- 103B (17, SBPC; 3, MCZC, 3, FSCA; 3, FMNH) .

Additional material examined. ST. VINCENT: hermitage Forest E of Spring Village, same data except: forest edge malaise,, N13°14.86’ W61°12.77’, 16–27.VIII.06, 340m, 06-104A (12, SBPC) ; same data except: 23–27.VIII.06, forest edge FIT, 06-104B (13, SBPC) ; same data except: 16–27.VIII.06, forest FIT, 360m, 06-105 (28, SBPC) ; same data except: 21.VIII.2006, uv trap, 350m, 60-116 (1, SBPC) ; same data except: tree base litter, 18.VIII.06, 06-117 (1, SBPC) ; same data except: tree base forest litter, 348m, 06- 106 (2, SBPC) ; St. Vincent : Vermont Nature Trails, E of Layou, N13°13’ W61°13’, 19.VIII.06, tree base litter, 420m, S. & J. Peck, 06-111 (9, SBPC) ; same data except: 24.VIII.06, forest litter, 370m, 06-119 (1, SBPC) ; same data except: 7km E Buccament , 11-20.VI.07, rainforest FIT, 07-18 (6, SBPC) ; St. Vincent , Emerald Valley Hotel, Buccament, N13°12.0’ W61°13.8’, 10–0.VI.07, FIT, 20m, S. & J. Peck, 07-14 (2, SBPC) .

Distribution. Known only from St. Vincent.

Remarks. This is probably the unnamed species mentioned from St. Vincent by Hlisnikovsky (1964).

Etymology. The epithet vincentii refers to the occurence of this species on the Lesser Antilles island of St. Vincent.

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.