Chnoodes pseudosanguinea Brèthes, 1925

Krüger, Thaysa C., Castro-Guedes, Camila F. & Almeida, Lúcia M., 2016, Two new species of Chnoodes Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 4078 (1), pp. 269-283 : 277-278

Chnoodes pseudosanguinea Brèthes, 1925

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Chnoodes pseudosanguinea Brèthes, 1925a: 7 ; Korschefsky, 1932: 226; Blackwelder, 1945: 450.

Material examined. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais: Catas Altas (Serra do Caraça), 1380 m, XI.1961, Kloss, Lenko, Martins & Silva leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Vila Monte Verde, 10.III.1970, 9827, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP). São Paulo: Barueri, XII.1965, K. Lenko leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Barueri, 30.V.1959, K. Lenko leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Barueri, 2.X.1954, Coleção M. Alvarenga, K. Lenko leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Batêa (?), 2.XI.1940, F. Lane leg., 2 specimens ( MZSP); Campos do Jordão, XII.1963, Coleção M. Alvarenga, Seabra & Oliveira leg., 1 specimen ( DZUP); Campos do Jordão, 23.II.1937, Osw. Guilherme leg., 1 specimen ( DZUP); Guarulhos (Sítio Bananal), 15.X.1936, 9745, 1 specimen; 6.X.1957, 3621, 1 specimen, 29.IX.1957, 3137, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP, USNM); Jundiaí, 30.I.1964, 2657, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Par. Mathias (?), 2.I.1960, 3625, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); Salesópolis (Estação Biológica [de] Boracéia), 21–22.III.1973, S. Vanin & M. Jorge leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); São Paulo (Cantareira), 27.XII.1985, 11770, 1 specimen; 4.XII.1958, 11311, 2 specimen; 8.IV.1959, 12890, 1 specimen, J. Halik leg. ( USNM); São Paulo (Cantareira), II.1962, J. Halik leg., 5 specimens ( MZSP); São Paulo (Cantareira), XI.1939, Dirings leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); São Paulo (Horto Florestal), 11.XII.1959, 3278, J. Halik leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); São Paulo (Represa Billings, Rio Grande), XII.1952, B. Pohl leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP); São Paulo (Serra da Cantareira) 9.XII.1943, F. Lane leg., 1 specimen ( MZSP). Paraná: Ponta Grossa (Pedreira), IX.1944, Guarda Chuva, 1907, Coleção F. Justus Jor, 1 specimen ( DZUP); Ponta Grossa, I.1946, 1907, Coleção F. Justus Jor, 1 specimen ( DZUP).

Male. Length 3.04–3.12 mm, width 2.56–2.68 mm. Body oval, with sparse yellowish pubescence. Pronotum orange with one central black spot. Scutellum black or red. Elytra red, without spots ( Figs 5 A–D). Head, antennae, mouthparts, hypomera, epipleuron and legs orange or brownish. Meso-, metasternum and central part of first abdominal ventrites black ( Fig. 5 B).

Genitalia symmetrical; basal lobe shorter than parameres, rounded, tapered at apex ( Fig. 5 E). Parameres narrow, elongated, with long bristles throughout their length ( Fig. 5 F). Sipho emarginate at apex, with elongated siphonal capsule ( Fig. 5 G).

Female. Length 3.32–3.44 mm, width 2.64–2.68 mm. Coxites longer than wide, subtriangular; apex mammilliform, with long bristles ( Fig. 5 H). Spermatheca C-shaped, elongated, rounded at apex ( Fig. 5 I).

Geographical Distribution. Brazil (MG, SP, PR).

Remarks. Chnoodes pseudosanguinea differs from other species of the genus in the elytral and pronotal color; it also differs in the shape of the male and female genitalia.

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FIGURE 5. Chnoodes pseudosanguinea Brèthes, 1925. A – D. Habitus; A. dorsal; B. ventral; C. frontal view; D. lateral. E – G. Male genitalia: E. tegmen, ventral; F. tegmen, lateral; G. sipho lateral view. H – I. female genitalia; H. coxites; I. spermatheca.