Pseudomeira eremita, Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2010

Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, Zootaxa 2376, pp. 1-96 : 28

Pseudomeira eremita sp. n.

( Figs. 26a–b, 52c, 73)

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Diagnosis. Species of medium size (4.3–5.0 mm), characterised by a subquadrate rostrum, robust funicle, rather small but very convex eyes distinctly projecting beyond the genae, elongate elytra widest across humeral calli, protibiae curved inwards near apex and ochreous coloration.

Description. Body outline elongate, widest across humeral calli. Dorsal vestiture composed of rounded to slightly oblong scales, brown with weak bronze shimmer, and of moderately long setae, not much broadened before apex, evidently reclinate on elytral declivity. Rostrum strongly transverse, sides almost straight, not or weakly convergent apicad; epistome not or hardly notched, epistomal keel present, pterygia weakly prominent. Frons very wide. Eyes rounded, subconical, prominent, rather small, diameter shorter than distance between front margin of eye and hind margin of pterygium or than width of epistome. Antennae with scape not very robust, curved, usually incrassate from base to apex; funicle rather elongate, desmomere 2 no more than 2.5 times as long as wide, desmomeres 6 and 7 moniliform or transverse; club elongate, first segment widely cup-shaped. Pronotum transverse, sides rounded. Elytra elongate, widest across humeral calli, weakly rounded at sides, striae with evident punctures in spite of vestiture, each puncture with a moderately robust, elongate microseta, interstriae weakly convex. Tibiae elongate, protibiae on outer margin widely rounded before apex, slightly curved inwards. Aedeagus in dorsal view subtruncate in preapical region, angles widely rounded, very shortly papillate at apex ( Fig. 26a); endophallic structures as in Fig. 26b. Spermatheca as in Fig. 52c.

Etymology. A Latin noun in apposition, referring to the isolation of the environment where it has been found.

Distribution. Balearic endemite: island of Mallorca (Fig. 73).

Material examined. Holotype male: Mallorca, Sa Moleta, Nus sa Corbata , 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti ( MMA); paratypes: Baleares: do., 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti (10 BEL, 1 OSE, 9 PIE), Soller , Sierra de Torrellas , 20.4.93, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 1 PIE); do., 26.5.95, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 1 PIE); do., 29.4.2000, leg. Bellò (1 BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (1 PIE); Mallorca , Bal. Soller, leg. Frnkl. Müller (2 FOR); Soller , Camino a Moncaire , C-710, Km. 41, 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 2 PIE); E. Mallorca, 1,5 Km. S. Lluc S. ra de Tramuntana, Puig Galileu , N 30°48’54’’ E 02°51’28’’, 1062 m., 21.8.2004 leg. Stüben (2 STU), E. Mallorca, 7 Km. NE Lluc. S. ra de Tramuntana, Tomir Mt. (Umg. Binifaldo) N 39°50’14’’ E 02°55’06’’, 910 m., 25.8.2004, leg. Stüben (1 STU).

Biology. Collected among fallen leaves of Quercus ilex L. subsp. ilex (Fagaceae) , Pistacia lentiscus L. ( Anacardiaceae ), Smilax aspera L. var. balearica Willk. (Smilacaceae) and Teucrium subspinosum Pourret (Lamiaceae) .