Nesocyrtosoma guerreroi Hopp and Ivie

Hopp, Katie J. & Ivie, Michael A., 2009, A Revision Of The West Indian Genus Nesocyrtosoma Marcuzzi (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 8) 63, pp. 1-138 : 69-77

Nesocyrtosoma guerreroi Hopp and Ivie , New Species

( Figs. 10, 15 , 70 , 234–238 , 266 , 301 )

Type Material. HOLOTYPE: Male. DOM.REP:Prov. Pedernales; 26 km

N. Cabo Rojo, 915m; 09 SEP 1988,wet forest; at light and night beating;

M.Ivie, Philips and Johnson. (from WIBF, deposited NMNH). PARATYPES (21 specimens) : 1 WIBF specimen with same label data as type. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Barahona Prov., Filipinas; 18u 07.3399N, 71u 07.1529W; 625 m; Day beating; 7 July 2004 S. Lingafelter. (1 WIBF) . DOMINICAN REP.: Prov.; Barahona, nr. Filipinas,; Larimar Mine ; 26-VI-7-; VII-1992; Woodruff and; Skelley, at light. (2 FSCA, 1 WIBF) . DOMINICAN REP.: Prov.; Barahona, nr. Filipinas; Larimar Mine ; 20–26-VI-1992; Woodruff and; Skelley; at night. (1 FSCA) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pr.; Barahona, Rd. to Polo , S.; slope, 860m 14-VII-1996; Coll. M.C. Thomas. (3 FSCA) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Prov. ; La Vega, 1km NW Manabao; 6-VI-1994; coll. M.C. Thomas. (1 WIBF) . DOM.REP; LaVega Prov. ; PN. A.Bermudez, Cienaga; 19.VII-2.VIII.95, 1,100m; trop.evgrn.for.,FIT; S.+J. Peck, 95-36. (2 CMNC) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:; La Vega Prov., PN Armando; Bermudez , km 1–3 along trail; W of La Cienga, 900–1,100,; 19u 01.7539N, 70u 54.6549W; 6-VI-2005; Gino Nearns. (1 WIBF) . DOMIN.REP: Prov. LaVega; La Cienega , 1,100m; 19u 04.079N, 70u 51.689W; 29 JULY 1999, at night; M.A.Ivie and K.A.Guerrero. (1 WIBF) . DOM.REP:- Prov. Pedernales; 24 km N.Cabo Rojo, 610m; 21 AUG 1988,wet forest; at light and night beating; M. Ivie, Philips and Johnson. (1 WIBF) . DOM.REP: Prov. Pedernales; 24 km N.Cabo Rojo, 610m; 20AUG-09SEP1988,wetforest; Malaise trap, M.A. Ivie,; T. K. Philips and K.A. Johnson. (1 WIBF) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pr.; Pedernales,25kmN. Cabo; Rojo , 700m 10-VII-1996; Coll. M.C. Thomas. (1 FSCA) . DOM.REP: Prov. La Altagracia; P.N.del Este, Boca de Yuma ; entrance, 05AUG1999, at night; 18u 21.9049N, 68u 37.0879W; M.A.Ivie, beating veget. (2 WIBF) . DOM.REP: Prov. La Altagracia; P.N.del Este, Boca de Yuma , entr. to Par. ; Nac. delEste, 12m, 06AUG1999; at night, 18u 21.9049N, 68u 37.0949W; M.A.Ivie beating at night. (1 WIBF) . DOMINICAN REPUB- LIC: Prov.; Puerto Plata, 1km, ESE; Estero Hondo , 1-VI-1994; coll. M.C. Thomas. (1 FSCA) . DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Peravia Prov., Cerro Gordo; south of Baní 65 meters; 18u 16.1209N, 70u 20.6079W; 28 June 2004 S. Lingafelter. (1 NMNH) .

Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished by the combination of the elytral striae present as rows of small, lightly impressed, discontinuous punctures ( Fig. 234 ), hypomeral bead absent, antennomeres 6–10 transverse, ocular depression present ( Fig. 238 ), and tibiae with a weak dorsal longitudinal groove ( Fig. 37 ). It most closely resembles N. fernandoi , but can be distinguished from that species by having an antero-posteriorly broad mesoventrite ( Fig. 237 ).

Description (male). 4.0– 5.5 mm long, 2.0–3.0 mm wide. Small, body short, moderately convex ( Figs. 234, 235 ). Dark ferrugineous to purple; antennae, mouthparts, and tarsi ferrugineous. Head densely variably punctate; largest punctures subequal to a single eye facet, weakly to moderately impressed; extremely short golden seta emerging from each puncture. Antenna clavate, antennomeres 6–10 transverse, forming a loose club; apical antennomere subcircular; antennomeres 6–11 with stellate sensoria. Mentum with acute median keel raised anteriorly to a point ( Figs. 10, 12 ). Ventral portion of eye not reaching subgenal sulcus ( Fig. 8 ); ventral ocular groove present ( Fig. 238 ); postgena with distinct punctures ( Fig. 12 ). Dorsal surface of pronotum densely punctate; punctures separated by 0.5–1.5 diameters. Pronotal marginal bead complete laterally, anterior margin with marginal bead effaced medially, posterior margin lacking marginal bead; anterior angles of pronotum right, weakly produced and widely rounded apically; lateral edge of pronotum evenly curved to base; pronotum evenly convex ( Fig. 236 ). Hypomeron without distinct punctures.

Prosternal process apically rounded with indistinct marginal grooves opposite coxae not joined apically, mediobasal portion of prosternal process raised ( Fig. 237 ). Elytral striae weakly impressed, present as rows of small punctures separated by 0.5–1.0 3 diameter; elytral interstriae flat, scarcely punctate; scutellary striae 3 punctures long; scutellum triangular, normal ( Figs. 234, 236 ). Mesoventrite broad antero-posteriorly, U-shaped, excavate, receiving prosternal process; metaventrite subequal to antero-postero length of mesocoxa ( Fig. 237 ). Metathoracic wing fully developed. Legs short, punctate; femora reaching beyond edge of elytron; tibiae with a weak dorsal longitudinal groove; metatibia straight, lacking ventral apical tooth ( Fig. 70 ). Abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites reduced to indistinct slits ( Fig. 74 ); intercoxal process of first ventrite apically rounded; ventral surface densely punctate, punctures weakly to moderately impressed ( Fig. 237 ).

Female. Identical to male.

Biology. This species has been collected at light, by beating dead branches at night in wet forest and moist tropical forest, and by beating vegetation in dry forest. It has also been taken during the day by beating secondary Acacia Mill. and Cassia L. (both Fabaceae ) thorn scrub. It has also has been taken in a Malaise trap.

Distribution. This species is endemic to Hispaniola. It has been collected in Barahona Province at the Larimar Mines and on the road to Polo; in La Vega Province at Parque Nacional Armando Bermudez in Ciénaga; in Pedernales Province north of Cabo Rojo; in La Altagracia Province in Parque Nacional del Este Boca de Yuma; and variously in Puerto Plata Province, Peravia Province, and La Estrel Province ( Figs. 260 , 266 ).

Etymology. This species is named for Kelvin Guerrero, former student of MAI who helped collect some of the series and is infamous around our laboratory for the saying ‘‘Sistemática, no es easy!’’

Nesocyrtosoma virens (LaPorte and Brulle´), New Combination ( Figs. 12 , 37 , 71 , 80, 82 , 239–242 , 263 , 302 )

Platydema virens LaPorte and Brullé 1831: 391–392 ; Leng and Mutchler 1914:

462; Gebien 1938 – 1942 a: 538; Blackwelder 1945: 529; Marcuzzi 1984: 89. Hoplocephala flavicornis Chevrolat 1877: 170 [synonymy follows Blackwelder

1945: 529]. Neomida viridula Gundlach , nomen nudum [in Gundlach collection]. Diaperis viridula Zayas 1988: 93 , Fig. 81 . New Synonymy. Serrania viridula ; Garrido 2003: 50–51, Fig. 1 ; Peck 2005: 150. Platydema antennatum [not LaPorte and Brulle´]; Ivie 1991: 400 (misidentifica-

tion); Marcuzzi 1998: 158 (misidentification).

Taxonomic Notes. Garrido (2003) described the monotypic genus Serrania for Diaperis viridula Zayas, 1988 , placing it in the Diaperini . Diaperis viridula was described from two specimens in the Gundlach collection with the nomen nudum Neomida viridula and the number 656.

Three years after Zayas’ publication, Ivie (1991) visited the residence of Zayas and examined part of the collection and synonymized several taxa described by Zayas. Among these, Ivie incorrectly synonymized Diaperis viridula Zayas, 1988 with Platydema antennatum LaPorte and Brulle´, 1831. Garrido (2003), detecting Ivie’s mistake, attempted to resolve the taxonomic placement of this species. However, when he sent two topotypes to C. A. Triplehorn, Triplehorn identified them as Nautes Pascoe sp. in the tribe Helopini , resulting in yet another discrepancy in determination between Zayas, Ivie, and Triplehorn ( Garrido 2003). Thus, Garrido (2003) described a new genus, Serrania , with D. viridula as the type species, under the new combination, Serrania viridula (Zayas) .

While Garrido was correct that D. viridula does not fit within any of the current Diaperinae genera, he failed to recognize that it does not belong in the Diaperinae at all. This species has the clypeal membrane concealed and the metatibia does not bear a fine, crenulate, longitudinal ridge on the external (dorsal) surface. This automatically rules out this species from the Diaperinae as the Diaperinae have the clypeal membrane exposed and the metatibia bears a fine, crenulate, longitudinal ridge on the external (dorsal) surface ( Triplehorn 1965).

While dealing with the Serrania problem, a second species, Platydema virens LaPorte and Brulle´, 1831, came into the picture. Much like S. viridula , P. virens lacks the external apomorphies of the Diaperinae . Interestingly enough, after the examination of P. virens type specimens in Torino, Italy by Ivie, it was discovered that Serrania viridula (Zayas) is a synonym of Platydema virens LaPorte and Brullé New Synonymy. With this new synonymy, females of this species were dissected in order to determine its taxonomic placement.

Dissections of the female genitalia revealed the true taxonomic placement of this species in the Stenochiinae : Cnodalonini and in the genus Nesocyrtosoma . First, the defensive reservoirs are attached medially and have annular bands, which are consistent with Stenochiinae defensive reservoirs ( Fig. 82 ) ( Tschinkel and Doyen 1980). Second, the genital tube is a bursa-less vagina with an apical, smooth spermathecal accessory gland ending distally in a membranous, abruptly saccate spermatheca, which is consistent with the Stenochiinae ( Fig. 80 ) ( Tschinkel and Doyen 1980). Third, the ovipositor is consistent with the Stenochiinae with the paraprocts much shorter than the coxites, and at rest are rotated 180u so that the morphologically proximal ends lie distally beside the coxites, the proximal lobe of the coxites is longer than the distal three lobes combined ( Fig. 83 ) ( Tschinkel and Doyen 1980; Doyen 1989). Finally, the stiffened-cuticular tube is consistent with the NSCT-type, thus this species is placed in Nesocyrtosoma and recognized for the first time as Nesocyrtosoma virens (LaPorte and Brulle´) New Combination.

Type Material Examined. Diaperis viridula Zayas : HOLOTYPE: ‘‘ Col. F. de Zayas; Sierra Maestra; Turquino 6 1963; Oriente. CUBA / red circle label Tipo/ D. viridula ; Zayas’’ ( FZCM).

Serrania viridula (Zayas) : TOPOTYPES designated by Garrido (2003): 7 specimens in OHGC. Examined 5 of 7 (other two were not found in collection when visited); 1 specimen labeled ‘‘Coleccion M. Barro; Soledad; 14 VI 1933; Prov. S.C. CUBA / Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 210; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988;’’ 3 other specimens with the same label data but with OHG numbers 203, 207 and 1470; 1 specimen labeled ‘‘Corralillo; 14. VI.33; L. V. Cuba/ Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 205; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988.’’

Platydema virens LaPorte and Brulle´: LECTOTYPE of Platydema virens here designated (female): Diaperis ; virens Klug ; Is. (??) Cuba D. Schüppel. PARA- LECTOTYPE of Platydema virens here designated (sex unknown): Diaperis ; virens Klug ; Is. (??) Cuba D. Schüppel.

A second specimen with the same label data as the type is reported in the Zayas description, but was not designated as a paratype.

Other Material Examined. Coleccion M. Barro; Soledad; 14. VI 1933; Prov. S.C. CUBA. (6 OHGC —OHG 157, OHG1881, OHG 1884, OHG 1885, OHG 1889, OHG 1890,). Turquino- Ote; VI- 1967; Zayas-Alayo; Garcia. (1 OHGC — OHG 1882). Cardero-; Turquino; X-1966; I. Garcia. (7 OHGC —OHG 209, OHG 1882, OHG 1883, OHG 1886, OHG 1463, OHG 1469, OHG 1877; 3 IESC — OHG 301, OHG 302, OHG 304). Cardero-Turquino; VI-1964; I. Garcia/ Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 1887; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988. (1 OHGC). Turquino- Ote; VI-1967; Zayas-Alayo; Garcia/ Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 1882; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988. (1 OHGC). Soledad; 13. VI. 32; S.C. CUBA / Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 1891; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988. (1 OHGC). Soledad; 14 VI 1933; S.C. Cuba / Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 1890; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988. (1 OHGC). Sierra de; Rangel- P. R.; VI-1930 / Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 1888; Serrania viridula ; Zayas, 1988. (1 OHGC). Cayamas; 11. 3 Cuba / E. A. Schwarz; Collector. (1 NMNH). Cayamas; 13. 3 Cuba / E. A. Schwarz; Collector. (1 NMNH). Cayamas; Cuba, Baker/ 4171/ CASEY; bequest; 1925/ Platydema ; virens ; Cast. (1 NMNH). Loma del Gato; Cobre Range, O; July 3–7 1936; about 3,000 ft. / Cuba 1936; Darlington; Collector/ Platydema ; virens Lap. and Brll. ; Det. Triplehorn ’64. (4 OSUC). [Soledad, Cuba; (Cienfuegos); May, 1936; Darlington. (1 OSUC). 454/ Cuba; Poey Coll. (2 ANSP). 454; var./ Cuba; Poey Coll. (1 ANSP). Poey; Collection/ Cuba. (1 ANSP). 285/ Poey Coll./ Cuba./ Neomida ; viridula ; M. Berl; Diaperiales. (1 ANSP). CUBA: Las Villas; Topes de Collantes; Sierra de Trinidad; 11 June 1959; M. W. Sanderson. (1 WIBF). CUBA: Oriente, Loma; (Pico) del Gato, Sierra; Maestra, 26–28 MAR 1959; M. W. Sanderson. (1 WIBF). 182; Neomida virens . (1 Gundlach Collection, IESC). 656; Neomida viridula (3 Gundlach Collection, IESC). 1128; Platydema virens . (1 Gundlach Collection– IESC). CUBA: Oriente; Yateritas; 01 June 1959; M. W. Sanderson. (5 WIBF). CUBA, 30.5.1985; Pico Turquino; S. Bilý leg. (1 NMPC). 285/ Cuba; Poey Coll./ Neomida ; viridula ; M. B.; Diaperiales. (1 ANSP).

Notes. This list of examined specimens may represent a complex of species as variation is extremely difficult to understand. If a specimen from Cuba does not fit nicely in N. cubanense , N. dentatum , or N. garridoi , it is placed in N. virens . The two specimens examined from the Gundlach Collection, 182 and 656, were listed from Cardenas in Gundlach’s record book.

Diagnosis. This species is extremely variable, but can be distinguished by the combination of weakly to strongly convex elytral interstriae ( Fig. 239 ), hypomeral bead weakly to strongly impressed ( Fig. 27 ), and males with a small ventral apical tooth on the metatibia ( Fig. 71 ).

Redescription (modified from LaPorte and Brullé 1831, Zayas 1988, and Garrido 2003) (male). 4.0– 4.5 mm long, 2.5–3.0 mm wide. Small, short, broad, slightly convex ( Figs. 239, 240 ). Shining greenish blue; antennae, mouthparts and tarsi yellow-brown to ferrugineous. Head densely punctate; punctures variable, largest punctures larger than a single eye facet and deeply impressed. Antenna clavate; antennomeres 7–10 weakly transverse, forming a loose club; apical antennomere subcircular; antennomeres 7–11 with stellate sensoria. Mentum with acute median keel raised anteriorly to a point ( Figs. 10, 12 ); ventral portion of eye not reaching subgenal sulcus ( Fig. 8 ); postgena with distinct punctures ( Fig. 12 ). Dorsal surface of pronotum punctate; punctures separated by 0.5–1.0 diameters. Pronotal marginal bead complete laterally, anterior margin with marginal bead effaced medially, posterior margin lacking marginal bead; anterior angles of pronotum obtuse, not produced and broadly rounded apically; lateral edge of pronotum evenly curved to base; pronotum evenly convex ( Fig. 241 ). Hypomeral bead weakly to deeply impressed; hypomeron with distinct punctures ( Fig. 27 ). Prosternal process with mediobasal portion of prosternal process raised, apically rounded with marginal grooves opposite coxae joined apically ( Fig. 242 ). Elytral striae lightly impressed, present as small discontinuous punctures with an impressed line through the middle, connecting the row of punctures; interstriae weakly to roundly convex; scutellary stria 4–8 punctures long; scutellum triangular, normal ( Figs. 239, 241 ). Mesoventrite broad antero-posteriorly, deeply excavate, U-shaped, receiving prosternal process; metaventrite subequal to antero-postero length of mesocoxa ( Fig. 242 ). Metathoracic wing fully developed. Legs short, stout, punctate, short golden setae emerging from each puncture; apical 1/4 of femur reaching beyond edge of elytron; tibiae with dorsal longitudinal groove ( Fig. 37 ); metatibia apically slightly curved ventrally, ventral apical tooth vestigial ( Fig. 71 ). Abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites reduced to slightly impressed slits ( Fig. 74 ); intercoxal process of first ventrite with apical nipple; ventral surface densely punctate, punctures weakly to strongly impressed ( Fig. 242 ).

Female. Identical to male, except metatibia straight without apical ventral tooth.

Biology. Unknown.

Distribution. Blackwelder (1945) synonymized Hoplocephala flavicornis Chevrolat with P. virens and states its distribution as Puerto Rico. However, Chevrolat (1877) reports H. flavicornis only from Cuba, never mentioning Puerto Rico. Thus, this species is endemic to Cuba. It has been collected primarily on Pico Turquino in the Sierra Maestra of Oriente Province. It has also been taken in Soledad, Cayamas, Loma del Gato, Coralillo, Yateritas, and Topes de Collantes ( Figs. 259 , 263 ).

Nesocyrtosoma cubanense (Kulzer) , New Combination ( Figs. 27 , 30 , 72 , 243–246 , 266 , 303 )

Apsida cubanensis Kulzer 1961: 217 ; Triplehorn 1970: 568. [Here designated correct as First Revisers]

Apsida cubaensis Kulzer 1961: 219 ; Marcuzzi 1984: 90; Ferrer and Ødegaard 2005: 640 [Here designated lapsus calami as First Revisers].

Type Material Examined. HOLOTYPE: Playa Marianao; bei Habana; 2. 6. 1932./ A. Bierig leg; Eing.Nr.129,1933./ Hapsida ; n. sp.; H. Gebein det. 1934/ =/ on white square label with red outline HOLOTYPUS; Apsida ; cubaensis mihi; det. H. Kulzer 1961. ( NHMB). ALLOTYPE: Playa Marianao; bei Habana; 2. 6. 1932./ A. Bierig leg; Eing.Nr.129,1933./ R / ALLOTYPUS; Apsida ; cubaensis mihi; det. H. Kulzer 1961. (1 NHMB). PARATYPES: Playa Marianao; bei Habana; 2. 6. 1932./ A. Bierig leg; Eing.Nr.129,1933./ PARATYPUS; Apsida ; cubaensis mihi; det. H. Kulzer 1961. (1 NHMB). Cuba,; Prov. Pinar d. Rio; Sierra d. Rosario; Rangel XII.1932 / A. Bierig leg; Eing.Nr.129,1933./ PARATYPUS; Apsida ; cubaensis mihi; det. H. Kulzer 1961. (1 NHMB).

Notes. After examination of the paratype from Pinar del Rio, it was determined that this specimen is a female of N. dentatum . However, it is not given paratype status of N. dentatum because it is a female. Kulzer (1961) used two spellings for this species, Apsida cubanensis as the first (p. 217) and second (p. 218) usage with Apsida cubaensis used in the key on p. 219. Triplehorn (1970) followed the first of these, while Marcuzzi (1984) and Ferrer and Ødegaard (2005) used the second. Under ICZN Article 32.2.1, the First Reviser [see also Art. 24.2.3] is empowered to choose between these two spellings, but in order to satisfy that provision, both names must be cited and one chosen. None of the users have satisfied this condition, so it falls to us as First Revisors to follow Triplehorn (1970) and choose Apsida cubanensis as the correct name.

Other Material Examined. Pto. Manati; Tunas- Ote 1981; L. R . Hern y; L. de Armas. (1 OHGC). Playo Giron ; C. de Zapata; VI 1962; Zayas. (1 OHGC). P. Gorda; C. de Zapata; VI 1962; Zayas. (1 OHGC). CUBA: Matanzas Prov.,; Cienaga Zapata, at; Playa Larga ; 11 and 12 Feb. 1981; P. Spangler, A. Vega / Collected in; malaise trap. (1 NMNH, 1 WIBF) .

Notes. Triplehorn (1970) published a synopsis of the genus Apsida Lacordaire and wrote a new key to the species, but did not include A. cubanensis because he had not seen specimens of this species and was therefore unable to place it in his key. However, this species does not belong in Apsida as it does not have the clypeal membrane exposed and the metatibia does not bear a fine, crenulate, longitudinal ridge on the external (dorsal) surface. The second paratype listed from Pinar del Rio is likely a female of N. dentatum , and is placed there, but not designated as a paratype as it is a female. There is an additional paratype in the series, but it was not examined.

Finally, the female specimens in the ‘‘Other Material Examined’’ section may represent a complex of species as only male specimens can be identified with certainty.

Diagnosis. Both males and females of this species can be distinguished from most other members of the Serrania species-group by the small, broad body ( Fig. 243 ), flat interstriae ( Fig. 243 ), strong hypomeral bead ( Fig. 27 ), and prosternal process raised in the mediobasal portion ( Fig. 246 ). The males of this species can be distinguished from all other species except N. dentatum by the combination of a femoral tooth on the hind margin distad the trochanter and the strongly curved metatibia with a small tooth on the apical ventral surface that flows into the apex of the metatibia ( Fig. 72 ), whereas N. dentatum males have a larger ventral apical metatibial tooth proximad apex ( Fig. 73 ).

Redescription (modified from Kulzer 1961) (male). 4.0– 4.5 mm long, 2.5–3.0 mm wide. Small, body short, broad, moderately convex ( Figs. 243, 244 ). Shining greenish blue; antennae, mouthparts, and tarsi yellow-brown to ferrugineous. Head densely variably punctate; largest punctures larger than a single eye facet, weakly to moderately impressed; extremely short golden seta emerging from each puncture. Antenna clavate; antennomeres 7–10 short, apically widened forming a loose club; apical antennomere subcircular; antennomeres 7–11 with stellate sensoria. Mentum with acute median keel raised anteriorly to a point ( Figs. 10, 12 ); ventral portion of eye not reaching subgenal sulcus ( Fig. 8 ); postgena with distinct punctures ( Fig. 12 ). Dorsal surface of pronotum punctate; punctures separated by 0.5–1.0 diameters Pronotal marginal bead complete laterally, anterior margin with marginal bead effaced medially, posterior margin lacking marginal bead; anterior angles of pronotum right, weakly produced and broadly rounded apically; lateral edge of pronotum evenly curved to base; pronotum evenly convex ( Fig. 245 ). Hypomeral bead deeply impressed; hypomeron with distinct punctures ( Fig. 27 ). Mediobasal portion of prosternal process raised; prosternal process apically rounded, with distinct marginal grooves opposite coxae joined apically ( Fig. 246 ). Elytral striae lightly impressed, present as small discontinuous punctures with a lightly impressed line through the middle, connecting the row of punctures; interstriae flat; scutellary striae 4 punctures long; scutellum triangular, normal ( Figs. 243, 245 ). Mesoventrite broad anteroposteriorly, excavate, U-shaped, receiving prosternal process; metaventrite subequal to antero-postero length of mesocoxa ( Fig. 246 ). Metathoracic wing fully developed. Legs short, stout, punctate; pro- and metafemora reaching beyond edge of elytron, mesofemur not reaching past edge of elytron; metafemur with tooth distad trochanter ( Fig. 72 ); tibiae with dorsal longitudinal groove ( Fig. 37 ); metatibia strongly curved ventrally, with small ventral apical tooth with posterior edge sloped into apex of the tibia ( Fig. 72 ). Abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites reduced to indistinct impressed slits ( Fig. 74 ); intercoxal process of first ventrite with apical nipple; ventral surface densely punctate, punctures strongly impressed ( Fig. 246 ).

Female. Identical to male, except metafemur lacking tooth distad trochanter and metatibia straight and lacking ventral apical tooth.

Biology. The only available biological data available for this species are that it has been collected in a Malaise trap.

Distribution. This species is endemic to Cuba. It seems to be widespread throughout Cuba, occurring in La Habana, Playa Giron, Playa Gorda and Playa Larga in Ciénaga de Zapata located in Matanzas Province, Manti in Las Tunas Province, and Pico Turquino in Oriente Province ( Figs. 258, 259 , 266 ).

Nesocyrtosoma dentatum Hopp and Ivie , New Species ( Figs. 73 , 247–250 , 262 , 304 )

Apsida cubanensis Kulzer 1961: 217–218 ; Triplehorn 1970: 568 [in part, one paratype].

Type Material. HOLOTYPE: Male. PinaresOri-; enteCuba’18; W M Mann. ( NMNH). PARATYPES (5 specimens): CUBA: Pinar del Rio; Aspiro-Rangel; 16 June 1959; M. W. Sanderson. (2 WIBF). Pinar del Rio; 7-12-1960 / Tenebrionidae ; Ident. OHG 316; Hapsida ; cubanensis ; Kulzer, 1961. (1 OHGC). Soledad, Cuba; (Cienfuegos); May, 1936; Darlington. (1 OSUC). CUBA: Camaguey; Monte Imias; nr. California; 07 JUN 1959; M. W. Sanderson. (1 WIBF).

Other Material Examined. Cuba,; Prov. Pinar d. Rio; Sierra d. Rosario; Rangel XII.1932 / A. Bierig leg; Eing.Nr.129,1933./ PARATYPUS; Apsida ; cubaensis mihi; det. H. Kulzer 1961. ( NHNB). PinaresOri-; enteCuba’18; W M Mann. ( NMNH).

Notes. The paratype of A. cubanensis from Pinar del Rio does not belong to that species as it is more elongate and slender and has a weakly impressed hypomeral bead. However, it is a female, so its placement here is tentative. The four recognized Cuban species of the Serrania species-group are quite variable, and even though there are some characters to use to place females within the correct species, those characters are variable and thus make it difficult to identify a female with certainty. Therefore, the female paratype of A. cubanensis from Pinar del Rio is not made a paratype of N. dentatum . The second specimen under Other Material Examined is a male and can be distinguished by the metatibia, however, the pronotum and head are missing so it is not given paratype status.

Diagnosis. Both males and females of this species can be distinguished by the elongate body form ( Fig. 247 ), weakly to roundly convex interstriae ( Fig. 247 ), weak hypomeral bead, and prosternal process not greatly raised in the mediobasal portion ( Fig. 250 ). The males of this species can be distinguished from all other species, except N. cubanense , by the combination of a tooth on the metafemur distad the trochanter, strongly curved metatibia and sharp tooth on the ventral surface proximad apex ( Fig. 73 ). It can be distinguished from N. cubanense by the males of N. dentatum having a larger ventral apical metatibial tooth proximad apex ( Fig. 73 ), whereas N. cubanense males have a small tooth on the apical ventral surface of the metatibia that flows into the apex of the metatibia ( Fig. 72 ).

Description (male). 3.5–4.5 mm long, 2.0– 2.5 mm wide. Small, body elongate, slender, slightly convex ( Figs. 247, 248 ). Shining greenish blue to purple; antennae, mouthparts, and tarsi yellow-brown. Head densely punctate; largest punctures subequal to a single eye facet, punctures moderately impressed; extremely short golden seta emerging from each puncture. Antenna clavate; antennomeres 7–10 transverse, apically widened forming a loose club; apical antennomere subcircular; antennomeres 7–11 with stellate sensoria. Mentum with acute median keel raised anteriorly to a point ( Figs. 10, 12 ); ventral portion of eye not reaching subgenal sulcus ( Fig. 8 ); postgena with distinct punctures ( Fig. 12 ). Dorsal surface of pronotum punctate; punctures separated by 0.5–1.0 diameters. Pronotal marginal bead complete laterally, anterior margin with marginal bead effaced medially, posterior margin lacking marginal bead; anterior angles of pronotum obtuse, weakly produced and broadly rounded apically; lateral edge of pronotum evenly curved to base; pronotum evenly convex ( Fig. 249 ). Hypomeral bead weakly to deeply impressed; hypomeron with distinct punctures ( Fig. 27 ). Prosternal process apically rounded with marginal grooves opposite coxae joined apically ( Fig. 250 ). Elytral striae impressed, present as small discontinuous punctures with a weakly to moderately impressed line connecting the rows of punctures; interstriae weakly convex to flat; scutellary striae 4–6 punctures long; scutellum triangular, normal ( Figs. 247, 249 ). Mesoventrite thin antero-posteriorly, deeply excavate, U-shaped, receiving prosternal process; metaventrite subequal to antero-postero length of mesocoxa ( Fig. 250 ). Metathoracic wing fully developed. Legs long, slender, punctate, short golden seta emerging from each puncture; apical 1/4 of femur reaching beyond edge of elytron; metafemur with tooth distad trochanter; tibiae with distinct dorsal longitudinal groove ( Fig. 37 ); metatibia strongly apically curved ventrally; metatibial tooth proximad apex of metatibia, sharp with posterior edge straight ( Fig. 73 ). Abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites reduced to slightly impressed slits ( Fig. 74 ); intercoxal process of the first ventrite with apical nipple; ventral surface densely punctate, punctures weakly to strongly impressed ( Fig. 250 ).

Female. Identical to male, except metafemur without tooth distad trochanter and metatibia straight without ventral apical tooth.

Biology. This species has been collected at night, but no other biological data are available.

Distribution. This species is endemic to Cuba and has been collected in Aspiro- Rangel and Pinares in Pinar del Rio Province. It has also been collected on Monte Imias in Camaguey Province, and at Ciénaga de Zapata and Topes de Collantes in Las Villas Province ( Figs. 258, 259 , 268 ).

Etymology. This species epithet comes from the Latin word dentatus meaning toothed. This species has a large tooth on the metafemur distad the trochanter, and a sharp tooth on the ventral surface proximad apex of the metatibia ( Fig. 73 ).

Figures

Figs. 10–18. 10–13: Ventral portion of head. 10) Nesocyrtosoma guerreroi ocular depression; 11) Nesocyrtosoma bankense ocular depression; 12) Nesocyrtosoma virens distinct postgenal punctures; 13) Nesocyrtosoma otus median keel of mentum broad. 14–18: Antenna. 14) Nesocyrtosoma crenulatum with antennomeres 10 and 11 with stellate sensoria; 15) Nesocyrtosoma guerreroi with antenna clavate, apical six antennomeres enlarged to form club; 16) Nesocyrtosoma crenulatum with antenna moderately clavate, apical six antennomeres enlarged to form club; 17) Nesocyrtosoma inflatum with antenna weakly clavate, nearly filiform, apical six antennomeres enlarged to form club; 18) Strongylium atrum with filiform antenna.

Figs. 62–73. Male metatibia of the Serrania species-group species. 62) N. bankense; 63) N. garridoi; 64) N. puertoricense; 65. N. serratum; 66) N. skelleyi; 67) N. nearnsi; 68) N. teresitae; 69) N. curvum; 70) N. guerreroi; 71) N. virens; 72) N. cubanense; 73) N. dentatum.

Figs. 234–242. 234–238: Nesocyrtosoma guerreroi. 234) Habitus, dorsal; 235) Habitus, lateral; 236) Pronotum; 237) Thoracic sterna; 238) Ocular depression. 239–242: Nesocyrtosoma virens. 239) Habitus, dorsal; 240) Habitus, lateral; 241) Pronotum; 242) Thoracic sterna.

Figs. 265–267. Nesocyrtosoma species distribution maps. 265) Distributions of N. gebieni, N. hispaniolae, N. neibaense, N. inflatum, N. skelleyi, and N. nearnsi; 266) Distributions of N. mutabile, N. garridoi, N. guerreroi, and N. cubanense; 267) Distributions of N. larseni and N. cuprosum.

Figs. 293–304. Illustrations of male genitalia in dorsal and lateral view of the Serrania species-group species. 293) Nesocyrtosoma bankense; 294) N. garridoi; 295) N. puertoricense; 296) N. serratum; 297) N. skelleyi; 298) N. nearnsi; 299) N. teresitae; 300) N. curvum; 301) N. guerreroi; 302) N. virens; 303) N. cubanense; 304) N. dentatum.

Figs. 35–38. Characters of the legs. 35) Nesocyrtosoma inflatum with trochanters reduced and setose; 36) Nesocyrtosoma otus with metafemur emarginate at apex; 37) Nesocyrtosoma virens with protibia with dorsal longitudinal groove; 38) Nesocyrtosoma serratum with ventral metatibial serrations.

Figs. 5–9. 5–7: Mandible of Nesocyrtosoma hispaniolae. 5) View from back; 6) View from side; 7) View from front. 8–9: Ventral portion of eye. 8) Nesocyrtosoma lacrima with ventral portion of eye not reaching the subgenal sulcus; 9) Nesocyrtosoma darlingtoni with ventral portion of eye reaching the subgenal sulcus.

Figs. 74–76. Abdominal characters. 74) Nesocyrtosoma inflatum with abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites reduced to indistinct slits (AbS 5 abdominal slits); 75) Nesocyrtosoma otus with abdominal depressions on 4th and 5th ventrites present as impressed pits (AbP 5 abdominal pits); 76) Nesocyrtosoma skelleyi with first visible abdominal ventrite with a nipple at the apex.

Fig. 260. Map of the provinces of the Dominican Republic.

Figs. 79–83. Female genitalia characters. 79) Cnodalon viride female genital tract lacking stiffened cuticular tube; 80) Nesocyrtosoma virens female genital tract with NSCT; 81) Hesiodus longitarsus female genitalia with a stiffened cuticular tube not consistent with NSCT; 82) N. virens defensive glands (stained with acid fuschsin); 83) Nesocyrtosoma cuprosum ovipositor.

Figs. 262–264. Nesocyrtosoma species distribution maps. 262) Distributions of N. bestiola, N. ferruginea, N. merkli, N. altagracia, N. basilense, N. dolosum, N. darlingtoni, N. cristalense, and N. dentatum; 263) Distributions of N. virens, N. purpureum, N. crenulatum, N. otus, and N. elongatum; 264) Distributions of N. tumefactum, N. turquinense, N. scabrosum, N. simplex, N. parallelum, N. fernandoi, N. serratum, N. teresitae, and N. productum.

Figs. 1–4. Dorsal view of head. 1) Nesocyrtosoma otus with punctures on the dorsal surface of head smaller than a single eye facet (sp 5 small puncture); 2) Nesocyrtosoma bankense with dorsal punctures on the surface of the head subequal or larger than a single eye facet (lp 5 large puncture; 3) Cyrtosoma picea with clypeal membrane exposed (CM 5 clypeal membrane); 4) Nesocyrtosoma inflatum with clypeal membrane concealed.

Figs. 23–28. Characters of the pronotum, hypomeron and prosternal process. 23) Nesocyrtosoma bestiola pronotum with anterior marginal bead effaced, lateral marginal bead complete, and posterior margin absent; 24) Nesocyrtosoma inflatum pronotum with anterior and posterior marginal beads effaced medially and lateral marginal bead complete; 25) Nesocyrtosoma lacrima pronotum with anterior marginal bead absent, lateral marginal bead complete, and posterior marginal bead absent; 26) Strongylium atrum pronotum with anterior and posterior marginal bead complete and lateral marginal bead absent; 27) Nesocyrtosoma cubanense hypomeron with marginal bead and distinct punctures; 28) Cnodalon viride prosternal process apically narrowly rounded, nearly to a point.

Figs. 258–259. Maps of provinces of Cuba. 258) Provinces of Cuba from 1976 to present; 259) Provinces of Cuba prior to 1976.

Figs. 29–34. Characters of the elytra and metathoracic wing. 29) Nesocyrtosoma skelleyi with elytral interstriae roundly convex; 30) Nesocyrtosoma cubanense with elytral interstriae flat; 31) Nesocyrtosoma otus with anterodorsal corners of elytron with a notch to receive prothorax; 32) Nesocyrtosoma hispaniolae with epipleuron terminating at base of 5th abdominal ventrite; 33) Strongylium sp. with epipleuron continuing to apex of 5th abdominal ventrite. 34) Nesocyrtosoma otus metathoracic wing.

Figs. 243–250. 243–246: Nesocyrtosoma cubanense. 243) Habitus, dorsal; 244) Habitus, lateral; 245) Pronotum; 246) Thoracic sterna. 247–250: Nesocyrtosoma dentatum. 247) Habitus, dorsal; 248) Habitus, lateral; 249) Pronotum; 250) Thoracic sterna.

Figs. 268–269. Nesocyrtosoma species distribution maps. 268) Distributions of N. bankense, N. curvum, and N. puertoricense; 269) Distribution of N. lacrima on Montserrat.