Coilodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909

Basílio, Daniel Silva, Vaz-De-Mello, Fernando Zagury, Cherman, Mariana Alejandra & Almeida, Lúcia Massutti de, 2023, A look beyond the colour: taxonomic revision of Coilodes Westwood, 1846 (Coleoptera, Hybosoridae), with the description of six new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 914 (1), pp. 1-53 : 40-42

Coilodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909

Figs 11 , 14D

Coelodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909: 491 (original description).

Coelodes punctipennis – Arrow 1912: 37 (catalogue).

Coilodes punctipennis – Blackwelder 1944: 217 (checklist). — Allsopp 1984: 107 (checklist). — Ocampo & Ballerio 2006: 191 (catalogue).

Diagnosis

Similar to Coilodes edeiltae sp. nov., it is distinguished by the male genitalia not having a dorsal lobe on the tegmen.

Type material

Lectotype

EQUADOR • ♂; Mirador; “ Fry Coll .”; “1905-100”; NHMUK.

Additional material examined (11 ♂♂ and 12 ♀♀)

BOLIVIA • 1 ♂; Tropica Region Chapare , “400 ms lischka”; 25 Jul. 1949; UCCC .

ECUADOR – Napo • 1 ♂; Cotococha ; alt. 860 m; 15 Apr. 1995; X Cisneros leg.; CEMT • 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding • 1 ♂; Tena, Puerto Izahualli ; 17–22 Mar. 2004; J. Jensen leg.; CEMT • 5 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding • 1 ♂; Puerto Misahuali ; 1°02′4.2″ S, 77°39′49.2″ W; alt.1650–1900; 6–19 Sep. 1998; J.E. Eger leg.; pitfall trap, fish carron baited; FIT; CEMT. – Tugurahua • 1 ♂; Baños ; 26 Dec. 1996; N. Vieira leg.; CEMT • 1 ♂; Baños , “El Topo”; 1°23′41″ N, 78°22′52″ W; alt. 1590 m; 23 Jan. 2011; G. Maldonado leg.; human faeces; CEMT • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; CERPE • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; DZUP • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 2°34′59″ S, 79°49′59″ W; alt. 1390 m; pitfall “Carroña”; CEMT . – Pastaza • 1 ♀; Villano ; 3 Jul. 1996; J. Naranjo leg.; CERPE • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; DZUP • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 9 Jul. 1996; CEMT • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 10 Jul. 1996 .

Type locality

Ecuador (Canelos, Mirador) and Peru (Nauta).

Redescription

Male

MEASUREMENTS. Length 5.8–6.9 mm. Width 3.7–4.0 mm. Body ( Fig. 11A–B ) convex, oval and shiny.

COLOUR. Body yellowish brown; elytra might have dark brown spots.

HEAD ( Fig. 11C–D ). Surface strigulate. Frons, in dorsal view, subrectangular; two small tubercles in the middle; proximal border rounded; posterior margin as wide as the anterior; slightly arched and darker entrance on lateral margin; sparse punctures. Eye barely visible dorsally. Canthus strong; distinct area expanded downwards. Clypeus subtrapezoidal; lateral margins weakly rounded; anterior borders rounded; apex straight; setae thin and sparse, throughout the anterior margin dorsally. Labrum semicircular; slight medial projection; setae sparse, spreading along the entire dorsal border. Mandibles dorsally excavated, protruding beyond the apex of labrum; invagination in the upper area of tooth base. Labium with mentum subrectangular; inferior margin slightly arched, lateral and superior margins straight; disc strigulate, long setae on the margins. Maxilla subtriangular; long setae throughout surface.Antenna with 10 antennomeres; antennal club with three antennomeres; club with basal antennomere cupuliform.

PRONOTUM ( Fig. 11E ). Convex; slightly excavated medially; subtrapezoidal, posterior margin wider than anterior margin; anterior margin straight, angles subacute; posterior margin rounded and weakly produced medially; lateral margin convex, setae and punctures absent.

SCUTELLAR SHIELD. Subtriangular; setae and punctures absent; apex punctate.

ELYTRA. Double row of longitudinal thick punctures, sutural stria complete, formed by thick punctures.

VENTER ( Fig. 11B ). Hypomeral surface strigulate, setose; prosternum ( Fig. 11B, D ) elevated at midlength, transversally grooved; anterior margin rounded and flat, mesoventrite and metaventrite smooth.

LEGS. Procoxa conical; surface strigulate. Protrochanter joint with the procoxa rounded, distally angulate. Profemur with posterior margin carinate. Protibia with inner margin convex; carinate; single spur, slightly curved at the apex; external margin with three larger teeth and series of smaller denticles along the entire margin. Protarsi with tarsal insertion beneath the protibial second tooth. Mesothoracic and metathoracic legs smooth. Mesotrochanter and metatrochanter subtriangular with bifurcated apex. Mesofemur and metafemur carinate on posterior margin. Mesotibia and metatibia with erect setae; apex weakly expanded; pair of spurs with sharp apex. Tarsi with five tarsomeres; tarsal claws toothed medially.

ABDOMEN. Six ventrites with recumbent setae.

GENITALIA ( Fig. 11F–K ). Lobe of tegmen absent; sclerotized region next to right paramere base; parameres asymmetrical; right paramere longer than wide, rounded apex; left paramere dislocated to ventral region, wide base and apex spoon-shaped, strongly curved outward.

Female

Length 6.6–7.0 mm. Width 3.8–4.0 mm.

Geographical distribution

Ecuador (Napo, Tungurahua, Pastaza); Peru (Loreto); Bolivia (Chapare) ( Fig. 14D ) ( Arrow 1909; label data).

Biological data

Species collected in human faeces (label data).

Figures

Fig. 11. Coilodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909, ♂ at UCCC from Tropica Region Chapare, Bolivia (A, C–E), ♂ at CEMT from Cotococha, Napo, Ecuador (B), ♂ at DZUP from Tugurahua, Ecuador (F–G, J–K), and graphical representation (H–I). A. Body, dorsal view. B. Body, ventral view. C. Head, dorsal view. D. Head, ventral view. E. Pronotum, dorsal view. F–K. Male genitalia. F. Dorsal view. G. Ventral view. H. Right paramere. I. Left paramere. J. Right side. K. Left side. Scale bars: A–B = 1 mm; C–E = 0.5 mm; F–K = 0.2 mm.

Fig. 14. Distribution map of species of Coilodes Westwood, 1846. A. Coilodes bezerrai Basílio & Vazde-Mello sp. nov.; Coilodes castaneus Westwood, 1846; and Coilodes edeiltae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov. B. Coilodes fumipennis Arrow, 1909; Coilodes humeralis (Mannerheim, 1829); and Coilodes lunae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov. C. Coilodes mayae Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov.;Coilodes niger (Mannerheim, 1829) stat. rev.; Coilodes ovalis Robinson, 1948; and Coilodes parvulus Westwood 1846. D. Coilodes punctipennis Arrow, 1909; Coilodes ravii Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov.; and Coilodes skelleyi Basílio & Vaz-de-Mello sp. nov.