Nestorinus yanettae, Guerrero & Vidal G-H & Zúñiga-Reinoso, 2022

Guerrero, Marcelo, Vidal G-H, Pedro & Zúñiga-Reinoso, Álvaro, 2022, Integrative taxonomy reveals a new genus from Central Chile and suggests a systematic rearrangement in Stenochiinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194 (3), pp. 960-972 : 967

NESTORINUS YANETTAE SP. NOV.

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Zoobank registration: lsid:zoobank.org:act: 52F69410- C6E5-4F89-8132-55E4706762F 3 Type locality: Chile, Coquimbo Region, Choapa Province , Illapel, cuesta el Espino. Georeference: − 31.33°S, − 71.09°W ( Fig. 1 : red square) .

Distribution and habitat: Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 1 ). This distribution corresponds to the entomofaunal region of the central coastal mountain range ( Peña, 1966) in the Coquimban biogeographical province ( Morrone, 2015). This species inhabits semiarid environments, associated with shrublands at the tops of hills that receive fog from the nearby sea ( Fig. 1C ).

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Figure 1. Map with biogeographical data for Nestorinus. A, collection localities of species of Nestorinus included in this study and delimitation of the biogeographical provinces. B, sclerophyllous forest in the locality of Estero Los Angeles and an in situ specimen of Nestorinus roitmani. C, a shrubland habitat at the top of a mountain in the Cuesta El Espino and an in situ specimen of Nestorinus yanettae.

Figure 6. Morphological features of the male of Nestorinus yanettae. A, dorsal view. B, details of pronotum. C, interstice of the elytra. D, aedeagus in dorsal, ventral and lateral view, respectively. Abbreviations: a, parameral alae; b, basal lamina; ls, lateral style.

Figure 7. Morphological features of the female of Nestorinus yanettae. A, dorsal view. B, ventral view of female genitalia. Abbreviations: c1b, baculus of coxite 1; c2–c4, coxites; pb, baculus of paraproct. C, spermatheca.

Figure 8. Morphological features of the mature larva of Nestorinus yanettae. A, lateral view of mature larva. Abbreviations: as, abdominal spiracle; ms, mesothoracic spiracle. B, last abdominal segments in dorsal and lateral view. Abbreviations: p, processes; u, urogomphi. C, posterior view, showing details of urogomphi.