Adelopsis ovalis Jeannel, 1936

(Figs. 17–25)

Adelopsis ovalis Jeannel, 1936: 65 [and Figs. 77–78]; Gnaspini, 1996: 539 (type seen); Gnaspini and Peck, 2001: 429 (assignment to group ascutellaris); Salgado, 2010: 215 (assignment to group peruviensis). Here returned to group ascutellaris.

Type material examined: Holotype male [a single specimen in original description, assumed as holotype] in MNHN ( Gnaspini, 1996: 541). Labels: “ Venezuela ”. Note: the specimen was previously dissected, and the genital segment was missing. Specimen here illustrated.

Length: 2.5 mm (original description); 2.3 mm (our measurement).

Type locality: “ Venezuela ” .

Short Redescription. Eyes normal, but slightly less than the usual height (Fig. 21). Data on wings not observed [apterous, according to original description (key couplet)]. No posterior projections on male ventrites. Apex of the right lobe of the aedeagus is an upside-down trapezoid with the apical margin curved outward, with a pronounced curve to its left end (Figs. 18, 20). Flagellum shorter (about half the length) than aedeagus, with apex bent at 90º (Fig. 17). Proportion aedeagus/elytron = 0.31. Genital segment missing. Male mesotibia with a sharp curve medially on the internal margin, being slightly bent medially (Fig. 24). Female unknown.

Distribution. Venezuela: known only from “ type locality” (original description; here).

Taxonomic Remarks.

1) See Taxonomic Remarks under Adelopsis ascutellaris, above.

2) Szymczakowski (1975: 14) stated that it is very probable that A. ovalis is a synonym of A. brunnea; and he proposed to use the latter as the valid name [but the former has page precedence] if this synonymy is proved right. However, this ‘potential synonymy’ has never been used in the literature afterwards. We here presently consider both as valid species, and do not propose a revalidation because we understand that Szymczakowski´s statement is not a valid taxonomic act.

3) This species is tentatively assigned to subgroup, since the genital segment (which is here considered important for subgroup assignment) is unknown.