Agrilinellus ornatus ( Schmidt, 1911 ), 2008

Dellacasa, Marco, Dellacasa, Giovanni & Gordon, Robert D., 2008, Agrilinellus, new genus and four new species of Mexican Aphodiini (Scarabaeoidea: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Insecta Mundi 2008 (53), pp. 1-16 : 14-15

Agrilinellus ornatus ( Schmidt, 1911) new combination

( Fig. 24-32 , 48 )

Aphodius ornatus Schmidt, 1911: 14 ; Blackwelder, 1944: 213.

Aphodius magnopunctatus Hinton, 1934: 191 ; Blackwelder, 1944: 213; Skelley et al. 2007: 2 (as synonym

of Agrilinus ornatus ).

Aphodius (Volinus) ornatus ; Schmidt 1913: 142; Schmidt 1922: 177.

Aphodius (Chilothorax) ornatus ; Dellacasa 1988: 236.

Aphodius (Agrilinus) magnopunctatus ; Dellacasa 1988: 108.

Agrilinus ornatus ; Skelley et al. 2007: 2.

Type locality. Mexico .

Type repository. Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. (Type examined)

Description. Length 3.0-4.0 mm; oblong, convex, shiny, almost glabrous. Blackish; clypeal margin and pronotal anterior angles pale brownish; elytra yellowish-brown with sutural margin piceous as well as the first interval on preapical declivity, and with a small subbasal quadrate spot and a longitudinal stripe on fourth interval often broadened posteriorly on the fifth interval, and sixth, seventh, eighth intervals with a common spot more or less widened (typical color pattern Fig. 25 ), or all spots joined up to form a large piceous discal spot ( Fig. 26 ) or elytra basally and preapically yellowish ( Fig. 27 ), or yellowish only preapically ( Fig. 28 ), or entirely piceous ( Fig. 29 ); legs more or less dark brown; antennal club testaceous. Head with epistome faintly gibbous on disc, coarsely rather irregularly punctured; clypeus feebly sinuate at middle, widely rounded at sides; genae rounded, shortly ciliate, feebly protruding more than eyes; frontal suture almost obsolete, somewhat raised only laterally; frons coarsely evenly punctured. Pronotum transverse, strongly convex, dually coarsely almost regularly punctured; large punctures, five times larger than small, scattered throughout; sides feebly arcuate, subparallel toward posterior angles, thinly bordered, edge glabrous; hind angles obtusely rounded; base distinctly bordered. Scutellum coarsely punctured on basal half. Elytra elongate, feebly widened posteriorly, not denticulate at humerus; striae deep, strongly punctured, moderately crenulate; intervals moderately convex, finely sparsely punctured, shortly sparsely pubescent on preapical declivity. Hind tibiae superior apical spur as long as first tarsal segment; latter shorter than following three combined. Male: fore tibiae apical spur relatively stouter and more bent downward; metasternal plate more concave, more distinctly punctured, with pubescent margins; aedeagus Fig. 30-31 . Female: fore tibiae apical spur relatively more slender and almost straight; metasternal plate flattened, more sparsely punctured and glabrous.

Material examined. MEXICO, Distrito Federal: Contreras , 16.IX.1963, leg. Reyes P., 2 ex. ( USNM) ; Durango: Km 125 carr. El Salto-Mazatlán, 23 o 45’20.6"N- 105 o 31’17.0"W, m 2400, 20.VII.2004, leg. Dellacasa M. & Martínez I., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; Piedra Herrada; Res. Biosf. La Michilia , 14.VIII.1989, leg. Anduaga S., bosque Encino-Pino, excr. de vaca, 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; Santa Martha, 3 Km ante, 19 o 04’58.1"N- 99 o 43’48.2"W, m 2700, 25.VII.2004, leg. Dellacasa M. & Martínez I., horse dung, 7 ex. ( DCGC) ; Hidalgo: Mineral del Chico , El Oyamel, 20 o 10’31.3"N- 98 o 42’92.5"W, m 2887, 29.VI.2006, leg. Dellacasa M., Martínez I. & Fresi C., horse dung, 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; México: carr. Santa Martha-Zempoala , 19 o 04’34.4"N- 99 o 21’41.1"W, m 3048, 8.VII.2006, leg. Dellacasa M., Fresi C. & Martínez I., 18 ex. ( DCGC) ; Centro Cerimonial Otomí env., 19 o 31’24.8"N- 99 o 32’14.1"W, m 2650, 23.VII.2004, leg. Dellacasa M. & Martínez I., sheep dung, 20 ex. ( DCGC) ; Raices env., 19 o 09’44.9"N- 99 o 48’17.9"W, m 3499, 8.VII.2006, leg. Dellacasa M., Martínez I. & Fresi C., sheep dung, 4 ex. ( DCGC) ; Río Frío env., 22.VIII.1980, leg. Zunino M., 4 ex. ( DCGC) ; Río Frío env., 19 o 21’00"N- 98 o 40’10"W, 3.VI.2005, leg. Cabrero F. & Trotta N., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, 19 o 20’37.7"N- 98 o 40’28.8"W, m 2991, 8.VII.2005, leg. Dellacasa M., Martínez I., Cabrero F. & Trotta N., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; Salazar , 8.IX.1968, leg. Cabrera M., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, m 3000, 12.X.1970, leg. Howden H. F., 5 ex. ( CMNC) ; Real de Arriba, Temescaltepec [= Temascaltepec], 1933, 1 ex. ( USNM) ; Puebla: carr. Puebla- Paso de Cortes , 19 o 05’20.5"N- 98 o 36’25.1"W, m 3365, 14.VIII.2006, leg. Martínez I., Suarez S., Gonzalez O., Cabrero F. & Trotta N., 22 ex. ( DCGC) ; San Miguel env., 19 o 04’43"N- 97 o 19’43"W, m 3210, 27.VI.2006, leg. Dellacasa M. & Fresi C., horse dung, 16 ex. ( DCGC) ; San Miguel Zuapan env., Pico de Orizaba , 19 o 04’33"N- 97 o 20’15"W, m 3114, 27.VI.2006, leg. Dellacasa M. & Fresi C., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, 19 o 04’33.9"N- 97 o 20’25.9"W, m 3084, 19.VIII.2005, leg. Cabrero F. & Trotta N., sheep dung, 12 ex. ( DCGC) ; San Nicolas de los Ranchos-Paso de Cortes , 19 o 05’50.5"N- 98 o 36’51.0"W, m 3350, 10.VII.2006, leg. Dellacasa M., Martínez I. & Fresi C., cow dung, 6 ex. ( DCGC) ; Veracruz: El Conejo env., 19 o 31’26.3"N- 97 o 09’22.1"W, m 3375, 10.VII.2007, leg. Dellacasa M. & Fresi C., 3 ex. ( DCGC) ; El Triunfo, cam. a Ayahualulco , 3.X.2000, leg. Pensado T., excr. borrego, 3 ex. ( DCGC) ; Rancho Pextlán ( Xico ), 19 o 25’28.9"N- 97 o 01’43.0"W, m 1465, 10.VIII.2006, leg. Martínez I., Gonzalez O. & Suarez T., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; San José Aguazuelas , El Plano, m 2600, 19 o 24’08"N- 97 o 11’57"W, 25.IX.2002, leg. Martínez I. & Suarez T., 122 ex. ( DCGC) ; San José Aguazuelas , El Triunfo-Xico, 3.X.2000, leg. Martínez I., 18 ex. ( DCGC) ; Mpio. Coscomatepec, Cuiyachapa , 28.VI.1999, leg. Alvarado M., Cruz M. & Sosa J., 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, VI-VII, 1998, 11 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, 16.X.1998, 4 ex. ( DCGC) ; idem, 8.XII.1998, 1 ex. ( DCGC) ; Cuiyachapa , m 2700, 4.IX.2000, leg. Alvarado M., excr. caballo, 6 ex. ( DCGC, PESC) ; Km 11 carr.- Cofre de Perote , m 3500, 16.VIII.1996, leg. Halffter G., potrero cerca del bosque de Pino, col. directa, borrego y cabra, 3 ex. ( DCGC) .

Distribution. Mexico (Distrito Federal, Durango, Hidalgo, México, Michoacán, Puebla, Veracruz).

Bionomics. A year-round generalist dung feeder found in cow, horse and sheep dung.

Figures

Figure 21-32. Agrilinellus oaxacaensis new species [9.5 mi E of Oaxaca, (Km 80 Rt 175), Oaxaca, Mexico]. 21) Epipharynx. 22) Habitus. 23) Habitus of female (morphological details). Agrilinellus ornatus (Schmidt, 1911) (Cuiyachapa, Mpio. Coscomatepec, Veracruz, Mexico). 24) Habitus of male (morphological details). 25-29) Color variation. 30-31) Aedeagus (dorsal and lateral view). 32) Epipharynx.

Figure 47-49. Agrilinellus spp., dorsal habitus. 47) A. nuriae new species (Cerro El Potosí, Nuevo León, Mexico). 48) A. ornatus (Schmidt, 1911) (Cuiyachapa, Veracruz, Mexico). 49) A. antonioreyi new species (Centro Ceremonial Otomi env., México, Mexico).