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Oryssomus rhombus Almeida & Santos, 2014, sp. nov.

Description

Oryssomus rhombus sp. nov.

(Fig. 6)

Description of holotype (male). Length 5.07, width 3.84 mm. Form elongate oval, widest at middle of elytra, somewhat flattened dorsoventrally (Fig. 6 C). General color brownish yellow. Outline of pronotum and elytron discontinuous. Pronotum brownish yellow, with a transverse basal black spot, translucent at apex; finely, densely punctured; pubescence of semidecumbent yellowish hairs (Fig. 6 D). Elytra brownish yellow with a rhomboidal black spot on the middle of the dorsum (Fig. 6 A). Elytral punctures coarse, dense, slightly larger than on pronotum and sparse in the discal area. Antenna and mouthparts brownish yellow, hypomera and epipleura yellow, legs brownish yellow. Metaventrite finely, sparsely punctured medially and anteriorly; coarsely, densely punctured laterally and posteriorly with punctures large, often confluent (Fig. 6 B). Abdominal ventrites coarsely punctured, punctures separated by about a diameter or less, punctures becoming coarser laterally on first and second ventrite (Fig. 6 E). First abdominal ventrite with postcoxal line 2/3 distant from the posterior margin of the ventrite. Genitalia simple; basal lobe shorter than paramere, lateral margin thickened and abruptly widened in apical half, apex bluntly pointed; paramere slightly curved in lateral view, nearly parallel-sided (Fig. 6 G, H); sipho slightly sinuous and flattened, rounded apex (Fig. 6 F).

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. The name of this species refers to the shape of the macula in the middle of the elytra.

Discussion. Oryssomus rhombus sp. nov. differs from its congeners by its color, shape of spot and male genitalia.

Type material. “ Guyane Française,/ Bélvédère de Saül,/ 29.X.2010, vitre 1,/SEAG col.” “ ♂ ” [white label]. “ HOLOTYPE / Oryssomus rhombus /Almeida & Santos, 2014” [red label]. 1 ex. [MNHN].

Geographical distribution. Bélvédère de Saül, French Guiana (Fig. 15).

Notes

Published as part of Almeida, Lúcia M. & Santos, Paula B., 2014, Synopsis of Oryssomini Gordon (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Neotropical region with new species of Oryssomus Mulsant, Pseudoryssomus Gordon and Gordonoryssomus Almeida & Lima, pp. 42-68 in Zootaxa 3846 (1) on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3846.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/250860

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Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN
Event date
2010-10-29
Verbatim event date
2010-10-29
Scientific name authorship
Almeida & Santos
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Coccinellidae
Genus
Oryssomus
Species
rhombus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Oryssomus rhombus Almeida & Santos, 2014