Renda fulgida, Márquez, 2010

Márquez, Juan, 2010, Revision of the genus Renda Blackwelder, 1952 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini) 2686, Zootaxa 2686 (1), pp. 1-61 : 33-34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2686.1.1
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/237A597D-FF8D-FFF4-7482-C431FC1FA943
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Renda fulgida
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Renda fulgida View in CoL sp. nov.

Type material ( 9 specimens). Holotype, male: “ COSTA RICA: Prov. Guanacaste, Est. Maritza, lado O Vol. Orosi, 600 m, Tp Malaise, 1989, L-N 326900, 373000” ( INBIO). Paratypes: “Prov. Guanacaste, Est. Pitilla, 9 km S Sta. Cecilia, 700 m, 22-VIII-1993, C. Moraga, LN 330200 380200, # 2322” (1♂, INBIO). “Prov. Guanacaste, Est. Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, Fila Orosilito, P. N. Guanacaste, 700 m. IV-1994, F. Pizarro, L- N 330200 380200 # 3062” (1♂, INBIO). Same data, except: “ F. Araya, V-1992 ” (1♀, INBIO). Same data, except: “ C. Moraga, V-1991 ” (1♀, INBIO). “Prov. Limon, Sector Cerro Cocori , Fca. de E. Rojas, 150 m, E. Rojas, I-1991, L-N 286000, 567500” (1♀, INBIO). “ NICARAGUA: Rio San Juan Dept., 60 km SE San Carlos, Refugio Bartola , 100 m, 10°58.40´N, 84°20.30´W, 26-V-2002, R. Brooks, Z. Falin, S. Chatzimanolis, ex: sweeping vegetation, NIC1BFC02 080” (1♂, SEMC). “ PANAMA: Panama, Old Gamboa Rd, 14–19-XI- 1994, D. Windsor, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1♀, SEMC). “ Panamá Pr., Cerro Jefe, 900 m, 9° 12´N, 79° 21´W, 16-IV-77, Stockwell” (1♀, FMNH). GoogleMaps

Description. Total length 14.8–16.5 mm. Body black, shining with metallic reflections (green-brown) on head and abdomen (most strongly on sternites).

Head. Oval, with posterior angles obtuse (similar to Fig. 17 View FIGURES 11–19 ), 1.33x as long as wide; dorsal and ventral surface slightly convex; with very dense umbilicate punctures on dorsal surface, ventrally with dense umbilicate punctures unevenly distributed separated by 1–2x their width ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 20–24 ); temple with superior and inferior temporal carinae and a flattened to slightly concave area ( Figs. 33, 34 View FIGURES 25–34 ); eyes 0.26x as long as head, interocular distance 0.62x cephalic width; first antennomere 1.76x as long as antennomeres 2–3 combined, apical antennomere 1.23x as long as antennomeres 9–10 combined; labrum with two central teeth longer than two lateral teeth ( Fig. 55 View FIGURES 53–61 ); mandibles with external channel poorly developed; apical maxillary palpomere elongate ( Fig. 38 View FIGURES 35–46 ), 1.6x as long as preapical palpomere; apical labial palpomere widened and flattened moderately in apex ( Fig. 44 View FIGURES 35–46 ), nearly twice as long as preapical palpomere.

Thorax. Pronotum 1.5x as long as wide; 1.04x as wide as head; with fine, moderately dense punctures, except for wide longitudinal impunctate area; with depressed area clearly visible on each half of posterior third ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 47–52 ). Elytra 1.05x as long as pronotum; with fascia of pale and long setae wider than scutellum and similar setae on posterior borders (similar to Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1–6 ). Prosternum transverse, with fine setae sparser than on meso and metasternum.

Abdomen. Densely covered with pale, long setae that are denser than on head and pronotum.

Aedeagus. Elongate; total length 1.6 mm; parameres 0.48x as long as median lobe, apical area of median lobe 0.45x as long as total length of median lobe, and internal sac without sclerotized structures ( Fig. 74 View FIGURES 62–77 ).

Variation. Metallic lustre variably visible on head, pronotum and abdomen, and mainly visible in ventral view. In several specimens the apex of the last antennomere is red.

Comparison. This species is easily distinguished from the rest of species of this group by the black color of the body with only metallic reflections, the oval head, the temple of the head with superior and inferior temporal carinae and a concave, area and the small aedeagus.

Etymology. The species name is derived from the Latin word “fulgidus” and refers to the bright metallic color of this species.

Geographic distribution. Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.