Carpophilus dufaui Grouvelle, 1908

Powell, Gareth S. & Schnepp, Kyle E., 2020, Review of Carpophilus (Ecnomorphus) Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Carpophilinae) in the West Indies, Insecta Mundi 2020 (840), pp. 1-8 : 4

Carpophilus dufaui Grouvelle, 1908

Specimens examined. Lectotype studied ( MNHN) ( Fig. 1F ).

Geographical Distribution. Endemic to Guadeloupe. ( Fig. 3 ).

Diagnosis. The separation between antennomeres 9 and 10 place this species within the subgenus Ecnomorphus . Carpophilus dufaui is easily distinguished from other members of this subgenus in the Caribbean by the parallel sided lateral margins of the pronotum (broadly rounded in C. thomasi ), and darker coloration (overall lighter coloration in both C. tempestivus and C. thomasi ). Carpophilus dufaui clearly has close affinities to C. tempestivus but is diagnosed by the length of the visible abdominal tergites (penultimate longer in C. jamaicensis , terminal segment longer in C. dufaui ).

Natural history. Unknown.

Figures

Figure 1. Caribbean Carpophilus spp. A–B) Carpophilus jamaicensis sp. nov., holotype. C) Carpophilus tempestivus Erichson (lectotype MNHUB).D–E) Carpophilus thomasi sp. nov., holotype. F) Carpophilus dufaui Grouvelle (lectotype MNHN). A, C–D, F, dorsal habitus. B, E, ventral habitus.

Figure 3. Distributions of Carpophilus (Ecnomorphus) in the West Indies. Carpophilus dufaui Grouvelle (red square), Carpophilus jamaicensis sp. nov. (pink circle), Carpophilus tempestivus Erichson (orange triangle), Carpophilus thomasisp. nov. (green hexagon).