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Pseudolechriops coleyae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text10. Pseudolechriops coleyae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 10, a–d Diagnosis: Largely reddish brown, except head and base of rostrum, disc of pronotum and elytra, and posterior tibiae and apical ½ of posterior femora black; posterior tibiae slender, subcylindrical, not conspicuously flattened; from above slender, subcylindrical, with elytra not conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; setae on sides of pronotum dense, forming a well-defined oblique white stripe from base of eyes to anterior to elytral humeri; elytra without conspicuous basal fascia, with posthumeral marginal spot and weak sutural spot beyond middle; eyes narrowly separated, rostrum not sexually dimorphic, glabrous above antennal insertions; Nicaragua to Panamá. Description: Holotype male: Dark reddish brown, except darker and nearly black on head and rostrum above antennal insertions, disc of pronotum, distal 2 / 3 and basal 1 / 3 of elytra along suture, distal half of hind femora and most of hind tibiae, tarsi, anterior and middle legs, and antennae paler reddish brown; from above (Fig. 10 a), setae mostly hair like, transparent and inconspicuous, except short patches of white setae at middle on elytral interval 2, along suture on elytral intervals 1–2 just before apices, and in transverse fascia of white setae on outer three intervals of lateral margins behind humeri; pronotum above with band of whitish setae anterior to basal margin and sides with oblique stripe of dense white setae extending from apical margin behind base of eyes to dorsal posterior angles (Fig. 10 b); head glabrous except front with sparse white setae between eyes on upper half; beneath moderately densely covered with white setae on sides of metasternum and metepimera and more sparsely on abdominal sternites; external faces of distal 1 / 3 of anterior and middle femora rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on anterior and middle tibiae and posterior legs inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 2.45 mm long. Head prominent, about 2 / 3 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, with fine medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front (Fig. 10 c), eyes narrowly separated for their entire length, rostrum with antennae inserted just above middle, narrow and polished distal to antennal insertions, expanding somewhat basally and sparsely, finely punctate and carinate along midline, from side nearly straight. Pronotum from above nearly conical, base only slightly wider than apex, from side nearly flat, disc finely punctate, with fine medial carina. Elytra together about 1 / 3 broader than pronotum, widest behind humeri, 1 / 3 longer than wide, lateral margins very weakly arcuate, narrowing only slightly to near apices, apices broadly, nearly conjointly rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with low ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum narrowly incised along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite weakly, narrowly depressed along midline on posterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly, narrowly depressed on anterior 1 / 2. Femora unarmed, posterior femora (Fig. 10 b) with very weak carina on basal 1 / 2; posterior tibiae only slightly flattened, almost terete. Aedeagus pale transparent brown with dark interior tube (Fig. 10 d). Allotype female: As male; 2.8 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Prov. Heredia, F. La Selva, 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 5.04. 1980, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (INBC). Allotype female: Same data as holotype, but 30.03. 1984 (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Prov. Guanacaste, Estac. Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 700 m, 330200-380200, 12.1989, C. Moraga & P. Rios (1, INBC), 0 4.1991, 02- 19.03.1992, 21.03 - 0 7.04, 18 - 23.07.1993, P. Rios (6, INBC), 0 3.1990, P. Rios, C. Moraga & R. Blanco (1, INBC), 0 5.1990, II Curso Parataxon. (2, INBC), Fca. Pasmompa, 5 km SO Santa Cecilia, 400 m, L-N- 333500-380600, 0 9.1992, C. Moraga (1, INBC), 14 km S Canas, 11– 12.06. 1991, F.D. Parker (1, CWOB); Heredia Pr., Est. Biol. La Selva., 50–150 m, INBio- OET, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 7.1992 (11, INBC), 11 – 12.06.2003, L.M. LaPierre, on leaf undersides of juvenile Cecropia obtusifolia (2, CHAH), 20.08. 1995, L.M. LaPierre, STR <3000m, underside Cecropia obtus. leaf (1, INBC, INBIOCRI 002055829), 0 2.07, 21.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (1, LMLC), 04-08, 17.07, 14 – 22.08.1996, 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, [collected on] Cecropia obtusifolia (26, LMLC), 04-08, 14- 16.07, 17 – 22.08.1996, 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, [collected on] Cecropia insignis (7, LMLC), 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, ID#[-], ex Cecropia obtusifolia (4, LMLC), 12.1997, 0 1.1998, L.M. LaPierre, ID#Cobt 97.79, 98.4 (6, LMLC), 10.11. 1998, L.M. LaPierre, # 98.258 (1, LMLC), 10, 11.1997, L.M. LaPierre, Cobt 97.47, 51.1 –3, 79- 1-4 (7, LMLC), 21.11. 1999, L.M. LaPierre, ID# 99.1112 Host: Cecropia obtusifolia (4, LMLC), 0 1.1998, L.M. LaPierre, ID#Cins 98.2 (1, LMLC), 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, ID#[-], ex Cecropia insignis (3, LMLC), 19, 25, 29.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, #LS-84, 85, 86 [Cecropia obtusifolia], 102, 103 (5, LMLC), F. La Selva (or La Selva Biol. Sta.), 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 10, 20, 24, 28, 30.07. 1982, 30.03. 1984, 27.03, 0 7.04.1988, 16, 21, 23, 27.07, 0 3, 0 6, 10.08. 1992, 31.07. 1993, 10.07. 1994, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (27, BMNH, CASC, CHAH, CWOB, CMNA), 11km SE La Virgen, 450–550 m, 10 o 20 ’ N 84 o 04’ W, 12 – 14.04.2003, E.G. Riley (1, TAMU); Prov. Limon, R.B. Hitoy Cerere, Send. Rompe Pechos, 400 m, Red de Golpe LS 400250 571500, 19.08. 2002, W. Arana (1, INBC); Puntarenas Pr., Osa Peninsula, 5 mi S Rincon, 0 8 o 42 ’ N 83 o 29 ’ W., 28.07. 1968, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (1, CHAH); Prov. Puntarenas, Est. Sirena, P.N. Corcovado, 0–100m, L-N- 270500 -508300, 21.03 - 21.04.1992, Z. Fuentes (1, INBC). Panamá: Bocas del Toro Pr., 2– 5 km W Almirante, road to Ojo de Agua, 0 9 o 17 ’ N 82 o 26 ’ W, 0 6.07. 1974, T.L. Erwin, D.R. Whitehead (1, USNM); Cocle Pr., La Mesa ab. El Valle de Anton, 850 m, 0 8 o 37 ’ N 80 o 07’ W, 28.07. 1974, H.A. Hespenheide (1, CHAH), [Panamá Pr.] Canal Zone, 5 mi NW Gamboa, Canal Zone, 11.04. 1970, H.P. Stockwell (1, CHAH), Madden Forest, mi 2.5, 0 9 o 05’ N 79 o 37 ’ W, 0 1.04. 1970, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (1, CHAH), mi 5.0, 0 9 o 07’ N 79 o 38 ’ W, 17.06. 1971, H.A. Hespenheide (1, CHAH). Nicaragua: Rio San Juan Pr, Refugio Bartola, 16 km ESE El Castillo, 10 o 58 / 59 ’ N 84 o 20 / 21 ’ W, 25.04, 0 4, 10.05. 1999, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (5, CHAH, SEAN). Paratypes to be deposited in AMNH, CASC, EMEC, GBFM, LACM, MUCR. Etymology: This species is named in honor of Phyllis D. Coley for her extensive study of the ecology of Cecropia (Coley 1983). Discussion: Specimens measure 1.95–3.05 mm long (mean = 2.62 mm for 99 specimens). This species is the only one of the ten considered here that shows no obvious external sexual dimorphism. This species has been reared from live petioles of juvenile Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 29-31, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops davidsonae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text5. Pseudolechriops davidsonae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 5, a–d Diagnosis: Black except tip of rostrum, tarsi, anterior and middle tibiae and apical ½ of anterior and middle femora reddish brown; posterior tibiae flattened and weakly arcuate on posterior margin; from above rhomboidal in shape with elytra conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; sides of pronotum with indistinct narrow lateral stripe of white setae, disc with pattern of dark yellowish setae; elytra with inconspicuous basal transverse fascia of white and pale yellow setae and small transverse chevron of white setae across suture beyond the middle; rostra of males and females sexually dimorphic in shape, that of male less extravagantly modified, glabrous and polished; Costa Rica and Panamá. Description: Holotype male: Black, except tarsi, anterior and middle tibiae, distal 1 / 2 of anterior and middle femora, and apical 1 / 3 of rostrum reddish brown; from above (Fig. 5 a), narrow band of white and yellowish setae at bases of elytral intervals, small transverse spot of white setae just beyond middle on elytral intervals 1–2; pronotum above sparsely, uniformly covered with hair-like orange-brown setae, small patches of white setae at posterior angles and in vague fascia on basal 1 / 2 of sides of pronotum, glabrous below fascia; head glabrous dorsally, sparse white setae between eyes on lower 1 / 2 of front and along marginal carinae, lower part of front and rostrum glabrous and polished; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with white setae on metasternum and epimera, setae smaller and sparser on abdominal sternites; femora and anterior and middle tibiae rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on hind tibiae inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 2.65 mm long. Head moderately prominent, about 3 / 5 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front, eyes narrowly separated, closest below apex and separated on upper half by narrow, shallow medial depression; lower interior margins of eyes raised to form ridges ending in quadrate teeth, rostrum slen- der, antennae inserted beyond middle, from side nearly straight, from front (Fig. 5 c) flattened and broadening slightly toward base above antennal insertions and with lateral margins strongly carinate, carinae ending with a broad oblique polished groove at base of rostrum that separates rostral carinae from carinae at lower margins of eyes. Pronotum from above nearly cylindrical, only slightly wider at base than apex, from lateral view slightly convex on basal 1 / 2, disc coarsely punctate. Elytra together about 1 / 2 broader than pronotum, 1 / 10 longer than wide, giving rhomboidal appearance, lateral margins weakly arcuate, apices conjointly rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with high ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum with medial polished depression along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite weakly depressed along midline, more deeply so on anterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly depressed on anterior 1 / 2. Femora with minute tooth on inner margin just beyond the middle, middle and posterior femora carinate; posterior tibiae conspicuously broadened and flattened for basal 3 / 4, weakly arcuately rounded on posterior margin (Fig. 5 b). Aedeagus dark brown (Fig. 5 e). Allotype female: As male, but transverse sutural elytra band larger; base of rostrum convex in cross-section, finely punctate with inconspicuous yellowish setae, without lateral carinae on rostrum or lower inner margins of eyes; abdomen uniformly rather densely covered with white setae, first abdominal segment with narrow, weak depression along midline; 3.2 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Puntarenas Pr., San Luis Vly 1100–1400m, 02– 0 9.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (INBC). Allotype female: same data as holotype (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Puntarenas Pr., San Luis de Monteverde & vicinity, 500–1200 m, 10.1997, L.M. LaPierre, San 97.67 - 6-8 (3, LMLC), San Luis Vly, 1100–1400m, same data as holotype (3, LMLC), 21 – 25.07.1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (4, LMLC), 26.07 - 0 1.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia obtusifolia (7, CHAH, LMLC), San Luis Vly, Ecolodge SL, 1100m, 10 o 15 ’ N 84 o 45 ’ W, 01– 10.08.1997, L.M. LaPierre, on sapling Cecropia polyphlebia (1, LMLC), 11 – 20.08.1997, L.M. LaPierre, on sapling Cecropia obtusifolia (1, LMLC), San Luis de Monteverde, 1100 m, 10 o 15 ’ N 84 o 48 ’ W, 03–07, 0 9, 11– 14.06.2003, L.M. LaPierre, on leaf undersides of juvenile Cecropia obtusifolia (4, CHAH), Los Alturas, 1200–1500m, 0 8 o 56 ’ N 82 o 50 ’ W, 0 1.1998, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia polyphlebia (1, LMLC); San José, Univ. de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, 1200m, 16.11. 1994, L. Kirkendall & H. Lezama, ex Cecropia obtusifolia petiole (2, MUCR). Panamá: Chiriqui, N Santa Clara, 0 8 o 51 ’ N 82 o 46 ’ W, 0 4.10. 1975, Stockwell (1, STRI). Paratypes to be deposited in BMNH, USNM. Etymology: This species is named in honor of Diane Davidson for her extensive study of the ecology of the Cecropia - Azteca relationship (Davidson 2005, Davidson and McKey 1993). Discussion: Males measure 2.55–2.9 mm long (mean = 2.71 mm for 12 specimens); females measure 2.8–3.3 mm long (mean = 3.05 mm for 13 specimens). This species is very similar to P. howdenorum, but is separated by a number of small but consistent differences and is easily recognized by the dark bases of the anterior and middle tibiae. This species has been reared from dead petioles of adult Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information). Cecropia polyphlebia has been synonymized with C. angustifolia (Berg & Franco Rosselli 2005).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops janeae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text7. Pseudolechriops janeae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 7, a–e Diagnosis: Largely reddish brown, except head (excluding rostrum), disc of pronotum and elytra, and posterior tibiae and apical ½ of posterior femora black; posterior tibiae slender, subcylindrical, not conspicuously flattened; from above slender, subcylindrical, with elytra not conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; setae on sides of pronotum dense, forming a well-defined oblique white stripe from base of eyes to anterior to elytral humeri; elytra with conspicuous transverse white fascia at base; male with eyes more widely separated, males densely white setose at base of rostrum above antennal insertions, females glabrous; Costa Rica and Panamá. Description: Holotype male: Dark reddish brown, except distal half of hind femora and most of hind tibiae black, tarsi, anterior and middle tibiae and femora, and antennae paler reddish brown; from above (Fig. 7 a), setae relatively dense mostly hair like, yellowish and inconspicuous, except band of white setae at bases of elytral intervals 1–5, setae extending slightly farther along intervals 1–3, separate short patches of white setae at middle on elytral interval 2, transverse fascia of white setae on outer three intervals of lateral margins behind humeri; pronotum with setae relatively dense mostly hair like, yellowish and inconspicuous from above, except sides (Fig. 7 b) with oblique stripe of dense white setae extending from apical margin behind basal 1 / 2 of eyes to dorsal posterior angles; head glabrous above, front with white setae between eyes on lower half and extending on rostrum to antennal insertions; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with white setae on anterior margin and sides of metasternum and metepimera and abdominal sternites 1–2, setae sparser on abdominal sternites 3–5; external faces of anterior and middle femora rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on anterior and middle tibiae and posterior femora sparser, setae on posterior tibiae inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 3.0 mm long. Head prominent, about 3 / 4 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, with fine medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front (Fig. 7 c), eyes rather widely separated for almost their entire length with shallow depression along midline, rostrum with antennae inserted at middle, narrow and polished distal to antennal insertions, expanding basally and sparsely, finely punctate, vaguely carinate along midline, from side nearly straight. Pronotum from above nearly conical, base only slightly wider than apex, from lateral view nearly flat, disc finely punctate, with fine medial carina. Elytra together about 1 / 2 broader than pronotum, widest behind humeri, 1 / 4 longer than wide, lateral margins very weakly arcuate, narrowing only slightly to near apices, apices broadly, separately rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with low ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum narrowly incised along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite weakly, broadly depressed along midline on posterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly, narrowly depressed on anterior 1 / 2. Femora unarmed, posterior femora with very fine carina; posterior tibiae only slightly flattened, almost terete (Fig. 7 b). Aedeagus pale transparent brown (Fig. 7 e). Allotype female: As male, but band of white setae on base of elytra narrower and much less conspicuous, front and rostrum (Fig. 7 d) with only small, inconspicuous yellowish setae; anterior and middle femora with setae conspicuous only on distal 1 / 2; 3.1 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Puntarenas Pr., upper San Luis Vly 1100m, 10 o 15 ’ N 84 o 45 ’ W, 24.09. 1999, L.M. LaPierre, Host: Cecropia obtusifolia ID# 99.1111 (INBC). Allotype female: Costa Rica: same data as holotype (INBC). Paratypes: Puntarenas Pr., same data as holotype (9, INBC, LMLC).San Luis de Monteverde & vicinity, 900–1200 m, 11, 12.1997, L.M. LaPierre, SAN 97.131 - 1, - 2 (1, CHAH), San Luis de Monteverde & vic., 1000–1200 m, 10 o 17 ’ N 84 o 49 ’ W, 0 8.1997, L.M. LaPierre (3, CHAH), 1000–1200 m, 26.06. 1998, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia obtusifolia (1, CHAH), San Luis Vly 1100–1400m, 21 – 25.07.1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (1, CHAH); San Luis de Monteverde, 1100 m, 10 o 15 ’ N 84 o 48 ’ W, 03–07,09, 11– 14.06. 2003, L.M. LaPierre, on leaf undersides of juvenile Cecropia obtusifolia (11, BMNH, CHAH, CMNC, CWOB). Other specimens examined: Costa Rica: San Jose P., 4 km N San Isidro del General, 870 m, 23, 24.02. 1984, H.& A. Howden (CMNC). Panamá: Panamá Pr., Cerro Campana, 850 m, 0 8 o 40 ’ N 79 o 56 ’ W, 28.03. 1972, W. Bivin (USNM). Etymology: Named in honor of Dr. Jane E. Horlings of Saddleback College, CA who encouraged LaPierre to continue his interests with graduate work in biology. Discussion: Males measure 2.5–3.05 mm long (mean = 2.86 mm for 13 specimens); females measure 2.7–3.2 mm long (mean = 2.99 mm for 16 specimens). The specimen from San Isidro has the pronotum, the central portions of the elytra, distal half of the posterior femora and posterior tibiae black, but is other wise similar to other Costa Rican material. The specimen from Panamá is very close to the Costa Rican material, including genitalia, but differs in that it lacks the post-humeral and mid-sutural spots of setae on the elytra, has a less extensive stripe of condensed setae dorsally on the sides of the pronotum, and has more slender, black hind tibiae. This species has been reared from live petioles of juvenile Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 22-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops howdenorum Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text4. Pseudolechriops howdenorum Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 4, a–d Diagnosis: Black except anterior and middle legs reddish brown; posterior tibiae flattened and weakly arcuate on posterior margin; from above rhomboidal in shape with elytra conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; pronotum more or less sparsely covered with mostly yellowish-orange setae, disc with conspicuous pattern; elytra with inconspicuous basal transverse fascia of white and pale yellow setae and small transverse chevron of white setae across suture beyond the middle; rostra of males and females sexually dimorphic in shape, that of male less extravagantly modified, glabrous and polished; Nicaragua to Panamá. Description: Holotype male: Black, except tarsi, anterior and middle tibiae and femora, and antennae reddish brown; from above (Fig. 4 a), narrow band of white setae on elytra at bases of elytral intervals 1–4, inconspicuous yellow brown setae with few white setae on outer intervals and anterior to humeri, conspicuous transverse spot of white setae just beyond middle on elytral intervals 1–4; pronotum with orange-brown setae, darker and less conspicuous hair like setae on disk, small patches of white setae at posterior angles; head with yellow brown setae dorsally, few white setae between eyes, lower part of front and rostrum glabrous and polished; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with white setae on metasternum and epimera, setae smaller and sparser on abdominal sternites; anterior and middle femora and tibiae rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on hind femora and tibiae inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 2.65 mm long. Head moderately prominent, about 2 / 3 as long as pronotum, dorsally with fine medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, about 4 / 5 as wide as pronotum at apex; from front, eyes narrowly separated, closest below apex and separated on upper half by narrow, shallow medial depression; interior margins of eyes raised to form ridges on lower 1 / 5 ending in rounded teeth, rostrum slender, antennae inserted at middle, from side arcuately rounded, from front (Fig. 4 c) flattened and broadening slightly toward base above antennal insertions and with lateral margins carinate, carinae ending with a broad oblique polished groove at base of rostrum that separates rostral carinae from carinae at lower margins of eyes. Pronotum from above nearly cylindrical, only slightly wider at base than apex, from lateral view slightly convex on basal 1 / 2, disc sculpture obscured by setae. Elytra together about 1 / 2 broader than pronotum and only slightly longer than wide, giving rhomboidal appearance, lateral margins weakly arcuate, apices conjointly rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with high ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum with rather broad medial polished depression along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite narrowly depressed along midline, more deeply so on posterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly depressed on anterior 1 / 2. Femora with distinct tooth on inner margin just beyond the middle, middle and posterior femora carinate; posterior tibiae conspicuously broadened and flattened for basal 3 / 4, weakly arcuately rounded on posterior margin (Fig. 4 b). Aedeagus pale transparent brown (Fig. 4 e). Allotype female: As male, but transverse sutural elytra band broader (intervals 1–5); base of rostrum convex in cross-section, medially carinate and finely punctate, without lateral carinae on rostrum or lower inner margins of eyes; first two abdominal segments weakly convex; 3.1 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Heredia [Prov.], La Selva B.S., 50–150 m, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’W, 25.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, C [ecropia] obt [usifolia] (INBC). Allotype female: Costa Rica: same data as holotype but 0 8.07. 1996 (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Alajuela, Rio Sn Lorencito, Res. For. Sn Ramon, 5 km N Col. Palmarena, 900m, 244500-470700, 0 3.1990, Curso Carabidae (1, INBC, barcode INBIOCRI 000160296), Sect. San Ramon, 620m, L-N- 318100 -381900, 13– 28.03.1994, K. Taylor (1, INBC, barcode INBIOCRI 001760484), 20 km S Upala, 21 – 28.08.1990, 01- 10 - 0 4.1991, F.D. Parker (2, CWOB); Prov. Guanacaste, Estac. Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 700 m, 329950-380450, 0 4.1995, P. Rios, (1, INBC, barcode INBIOCRI 002336488), Estac. Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, 700 m, 330200 -380200, 09– 14.07. 1993, Gredy, Diego, Carlos, Estudiantes, (1, INBC, barcode INBIOCRI 001955775), 3 km N Pitilla Biol. Sta, 400m, 0 9.09. 1994, B. Jordal, ex Cecropia obtusifolia (1, CHAH), Cerro Ormalita, 4 km SW Pitilla Biol. Sta, 1100m, 0 9.09. 1994, B. Jordal, ex Cecropia insignis (1, CHAH); Heredia Pr., La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 2.05. 1990, 25.07. 1996, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (2, CHAH), 17.08. 1996, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia insignis (1, CHAH), Est. Biol. La Selva, 50–150 m, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 11 – 20.07.1997, emer[ged] 21, 31, 22.08, L.M. LaPierre, Cins 97.24 - 8 (1, LMLC), 14, 15, 0 3.09. 1998, L.M. LaPierre, Cins 98.57 - 26 (1, LMLC), 0 9.05. 2000, L.M. LaPierre, ID# 0 0.402, Host: Cecropia insignis (1, LMLC), La Selva B.S., 50–150 m, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’W, 14 – 16.07.96, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia insignis, 26.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, LS- 60 (1, LMLC); Limon, 3 km W Bribri, 0 5.09. 1994, B. Jordal, ex Cecropia obtusifolia (2, CHAH). Nicaragua: Matagalpa, Fuente Pura, 12.06. 1994, Maes/Tellez/Hernandez, s/ Cecropia (1, CWOB). Panamá: Chir[iqui], Res. For. La Fortuna, El Vivera, 20.07. 1995, C.W. O’Brien (1, CWOB); Panamá Pr., Cerro Campana, 850 m, 0 8 o 40 ’ N 79 o 56 ’ W, 26.06. 1977, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia petiole (1, CMNC), 17.08. 1974, Stockwell, underside Cecropia leaf (1, GBFM); Cocle Pr., 5 km N El Cope, cont. divide, 850m, 17.06. 1991, Windsor & Stockwell (1, STRI). Etymology: Named in honor of Henry and Anne Howden whose studies, respectively, of Neotropical Scarabaeidae and Curculionidae, research support, and hospitality recommend this recognition. Discussion: Males measure 2.6–3.05 mm long (mean = 2.84 mm for 12 specimens); females measure 3.05–3.8 mm long (mean = 3.34 mm for 15 specimens). This species has been reared from dead petioles of adult Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 13-16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops longinoi Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text2. Pseudolechriops longinoi Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 2, a–e Diagnosis: Black except rostrum and legs reddish brown, posterior tibiae darker, flattened and weakly arcuate on posterior margin; from above rhomboidal in shape with elytra conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; sides of pronotum moderately densely covered with setae; elytra with transverse basal fascia of white setae connecting along suture to elongate spot of white setae at middle; rostra of males and females strongly sexually dimorphic in shape; Costa Rica. Description: Holotype male: Black, except tarsi, tibiae, femora, antennae and rostrum reddish brown; rostrum, apices of posterior femora and posterior tibiae darker; from above (Fig. 2 a), indistinct pattern of narrow white setae on elytra at bases of elytral intervals, extending for 1 / 2 of length of intervals 1 and 2, with slightly more conspicuous spot at middle; pronotum with inconspicuous hair like setae on disk, and broader white setae on sides, barely visible from above; head with white setae between eyes on lower 1 / 2 and on lateral margins of carinae to antennal insertions, and in medial spot above groove in lateral carinae, rostrum glabrous and polished below groove in lateral carinae; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with elongate white setae; femora and anterior and middle tibiae rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on hind tibiae dark and inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 2.85 mm long. Head very prominent, about 3 / 4 as long as pronotum, dorsally with fine medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, nearly as wide as pronotum at apex; from front, eyes narrowly separated, closest below apex and separated on upper half by narrow medial depression; interior margins of eyes raised to form ridges on lower half ending in obtuse teeth; rostrum slender, antennae inserted at middle, from side nearly straight, from front flattened and broadening slightly toward base above antennal insertions and with lateral margins carinate, carinae ending with an oblique polished groove at base of rostrum that separates rostral carinae from carinae at lower margins of eyes (Fig. 2 c). Pronotum from above nearly cylindrical, only slightly wider at base than apex, from lateral view very weakly convex on basal 1 / 2, disc punctate, distinctly carinate along midline. Elytra together about 1 / 2 broader than pronotum and only 1 / 6 longer than wide, giving a rhomboidal appearance, lateral margins weakly arcuate, apices conjointly rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with high ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum with rather broad medial polished depression along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite narrowly depressed along midline, glabrous and more deeply so on posterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly depressed on anterior 1 / 2, from side abruptly declivous near apex. Middle and posterior femora with minute tooth on inner margin just beyond the middle, very finely carinate; posterior tibiae conspicuously broadened and flattened to near apices, very weakly arcuately rounded on posterior margin (Fig. 2 b). Aedeagus transparent yellowish (Fig. 2 e). Allotype female: As male, but base of rostrum convex in cross-section and more coarsely punctate, without lateral carinae on rostrum or lower inner margins of eyes (Fig. 2 d). Mesosternal groove present but weaker, first abdominal segment indistinctly depressed along midline; 2.95 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Heredia Pr., La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 26.07. 1996, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (INBC). Allotype female: Costa Rica: same data as holotype but 31.07. 1993 (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Heredia Pr., La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 28.07. 1982, 27.07, 10.08. 1992, 31.07. 1993, 18.07. 1994, 26.07. 1996, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (5, BMNH, CHAH), La Selva B. S., 50–150m, 0 4.07, 14– 22.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, C. obt [usifolia] (2, BMNH, LMLC), 11 – 12.06.2003, L.M. LaPierre, on leaf undersides of juvenile Cecropia obtusifolia (1, LMLC), 25, 29.08. 1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (3, INBC). Nicaragua: Rio San Juan Pr, Refugio Bartola, 16 km ESE El Castillo, 10 o 58 / 59 ’ N 84 o 20 / 21 ’ W, 10.05. 1999, H.A. Hespenheide (2, CHAH, SEAN) Etymology: This species is named in honor of John T. Longino for his work on the ecology of the Cecropia - Azteca relationship (Longino 1991), as well as his coordination of the Arthropods of La Selva (ALAS) Project (Longino & Colwell 1997; see below). Discussion: Two other undamaged male specimens are 2.5 and 2.65 mm long; females measure 2.8–3.1 mm long (mean = 2.96 mm for 14 specimens). This species has not been reared but adults have been observed on the undersides of juvenile Cecropia leaves.Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 8-10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops wrightae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text9. Pseudolechriops wrightae Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 9, a–d Diagnosis: Black except tip of rostrum, tarsi, anterior tibiae and base of posterior femora reddish brown; posterior tibiae slender, subcylindrical, not conspicuously flattened; from above slender, subcylindrical, with elytra not conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; setae on sides of pronotum dense, forming a well-defined oblique white stripe from base of eyes to anterior to elytral humeri; elytra with only conspicuous transverse white fascia at base; males with white setae on rostrum above antennal insertions to middle of eyes, females glabrous; Costa Rica. Description: Holotype female: Intense black, except apex of rostrum, antennae, tarsi, and anterior tibiae reddish brown; from above (Fig. 9 a), setae mostly slender and white, elytra with transverse band of broader white setae at bases of elytral intervals extending anterior to humeri to lateral margins, setae extending slightly farther along intervals 2–4, short line of white setae on interval 1 at elytral apices, setae otherwise dark and inconspicuous; pronotum with white setae, visible from above only at posterior angles, sides (Fig. 9 b) with irregular band of denser white setae; head glabrous except for white setae behind lower margins of eyes; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with white setae except glabrous on epimera and area above anterior coxae, denser on episterna and sides of metasternum, sparser on middle of metasternum and abdominal sternite 1; external faces of middle femora, apical 1 / 2 of anterior femora, and basal 1 / 2 of posterior femora rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae otherwise inconspicuous on legs; 3.1 mm long. Head prominent, about 2 / 3 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, with medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front (Fig. 9 c), eyes rather widely separated for almost their entire length with shallow depression along midline, rostrum with antennae inserted at middle, narrow and polished distal to antennal insertions, expanding above antennal insertions, sharply carinate along midline and finely punctate laterally, from side nearly straight. Pronotum from above nearly conical, base only slightly wider than apex, in lateral view above nearly flat except for depression behind anterior margin, disc somewhat coarsely punctate with punctures somewhat confluent, with distinct medial carina along midline. Elytra together about 1 / 3 broader than pronotum, widest behind humeri, 1 / 3 longer than wide, lateral margins very weakly arcuate, narrowing regularly to near apices, apices broadly, separately rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with low ridges to receive rostrum continuing to slightly excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum narrowly incised along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite very weakly, narrowly depressed along midline. Femora unarmed, posterior femora (Fig. 9 b) with very fine carina only at base; posterior tibiae laterally compressed but not broadened. Allotype male: As holotype except eyes somewhat more widely spaced and raised below middle, covered with moderately dense white setae from middle of eyes and on rostrum to antennal insertions; setae on sides of pronotum dense but more extensive and less clearly forming definite stripe; 2.7 mm long; aedeagus dark brown (Fig. 9 d). Holotype female: Costa Rica: Alajuela Prov., Boca Tapada de San Carlos, 200 m elev, 10 o 38 ’ N 84 o 14 ’ W, 12.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, coll ex mature petioles of Cecropia polyphlebia (INBC). Allotype male: Same data as holotype (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Same data as holotype (1, LMLC). Panamá: Pmá. Pr., 8 km NE Cerro Jefe, 700 m, 27.03. 1976, H.P.Stockwell (1, CHAH). Etymology: Named in honor of Pamela M. Wright, best friend and wife of LaPierre, who assisted in his study of this and other Cecropia herbivores. Discussion: This species has been reared from live petioles of adult Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information). The data for the types list C. polyphlebia Donn. Sm. as the host, but this is an error. The host is probably C. hispidissima Trécul, based on the description in Berg & Franco Rosselli (2005).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 26-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops klopferi Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text6. Pseudolechriops klopferi Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Figs. 6, a–d; 18 Diagnosis: Black except tip of rostrum, sides of pronotum, disc of elytra, tarsi, anterior and middle legs and basal ½ of posterior femora reddish brown; posterior tibiae flattened and weakly arcuate on posterior margin; from above narrowly rhomboidal in shape with elytra conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; sides of pronotum with broad oblique band of dense white setae from sides of rostral canal to dorsal posterior angles (upper portion lacking in males); elytra with conspicuous medial sutural spot of pale yellowish setae; rostra of males and females similar in shape; Costa Rica and Panamá. Description: Holotype male: Dark reddish brown, except head, elytral markings, distal half of hind femora and hind tibiae black, tarsi, anterior and middle tibiae and femora, antennae, and apical 1 / 3 of rostrum paler reddish brown; from above (Fig. 6 a), band of creamy white setae at bases of elytral intervals 1–4, setae continuing more sparsely along small intervals 1–2, then forming conspicuous oval spot at middle on elytral intervals 1–3, vague oblique fascia of sparse creamy setae from central spot to lateral margins, and on first interval at elytral apices; pronotum above with small patches of white sparse creamy setae in vague fascia at posterior angles and just anterior to scutellum, and setae dense on basal 1 / 2 of sides of pronotum; head glabrous; beneath moderately densely and uniformly covered with creamy white setae, except glabrous on anterior half of metasternum and metepimera, setae sparser on abdominal sternites 3–5; anterior and middle femora and basal 1 / 2 of posterior femora rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae on hind tibiae inconspicuous, appearing glabrous; 3.1 mm long. Head moderately prominent, about 2 / 3 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, with medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front (Fig. 6 c), eyes very narrowly separated for almost their entire length, rostrum narrowest at middle, expanding somewhat apically and more so basally, sparsely, finely punctate, vaguely carinate along midline, antennae inserted at middle, from side arcuately rounded. Pronotum from above slightly conical, base 1 / 4 wider than apex, from lateral view nearly flat, disc finely punctate. Elytra together about 2 / 5 broader than pronotum, 1 / 4 longer than wide, giving rhomboidal appearance, lateral margins nearly straight to near apices, apices conjointly rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with low ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum narrowly incised along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first ventral sternite weakly depressed along midline, more broadly so on anterior 1 / 2, second sternite also weakly, narrowly depressed on anterior 1 / 2. Anterior femora unarmed, middle femora blunt tooth on inner margin at apical 3 / 5, posterior femora (Fig. 6 b) with acuminate tooth on inner margin just at apical 2 / 3, basal 1 / 2 of posterior femora carinate; posterior tibiae conspicuously broadened and flattened, arcuately rounded on posterior margin. Aedeagus pale transparent brown (Fig. 6 e). Allotype female: As male, but patch of dense setae on sides of pronotum twice as large, extending to posterior angles; transverse basal elytra band of setae less distinct except on interval 2; anterior and middle femora only with inconspicuous setae; 3.1 mm long. Holotype male: Costa Rica: Prov. Heredia, F. La Selva, 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 20.07. 1982, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (INBC). Allotype female: Costa Rica: Heredia Pr., La Selva Biol. Sta., 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 16.07. 1992, H.A. Hespenheide (INBC). Paratypes: Costa Rica: Alajuela Prov, N Slope Volcan de Rincon, 2 km W Dos Rios, 550 m, 22.05. 1985, J.T. Doyen, P.A. Opler (1, EMEC), 20 km S Upala, 03– 09.03.1991, 01– 10.04, F.D. Parker (3, CWOB), Finca San Gabriel, 2 km S Dos Rios, 12.02. 1994, R.W. Flowers (1, CWOB); Heredia Pr., Est. Biol. La Selva., 50–150 m, INBio-OET, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 7.1992 (4, INBC), 15.04. 1993, M/05/068, bosque primario (1, INBC), 0 1.09. 1993, M/01/ 192, parcelas sucesionales (1, INBC, INBIOCRI 002259366), 13.08. 1995, L.M. LaPierre, STR <3000m, on Cecropia obtus [ifolia]. (1, INBC, INBIOCRI 002055876), 0 6, 04–08, 14–16.07, 17–22.08, 25.09 – 11.09.1996, 17– 22.08. 1997, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia insignis (11, LMLC), 0 6, 17.07, 14 – 22.08.1996, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia obtusifolia (4, LMLC), 25, 29.08. 1996, died 29.08, L.M. LaPierre, Cecropia (4, LMLC), 11 – 20.07.1997, em 31.07 or 0 1.08, L.M. LaPierre, Cins 97.24 – 16, - 17, - 26 (3, LMLC), 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, on Cecropia obtusifolia (or insignis) (8, LMLC), F. La Selva (or La Selva Biol. Sta.), 3 km S Pto. Viejo, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 9.07. 1982, 31.03. 1988, 16.07, 10.08. 1992, 14.07. 1998 (Cecropia insignis), H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (4, BMNH, CHAH, INBC, MUCR), Puerto Viejo, Finca La Selva, 12.04. 1982, R.J. Marquis, no. 910, 28.06. 1982, R.J. Marquis, no. 1051, 15.08. 1982, R.J. Marquis, no. 1128, Cecropia obtusifolia (3, USNM); Prov. Guanacaste, Estac. Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 700 m, 330200-380200, 12.1989, 11.1990, C. Moraga & P. Rios (6, INBC, CMNC), 0 4, 0 7, 0 8, 0 9, 03– 18.10.1991, 27.07 - 14.08.1992, 02-03, 18.04- 19.05. 1993, 0 6.1994, P. Rios (11, INBC), 0 2.1990, P. Rios, C. Moraga & R. Blanco (13, INBC), 0 5.1990, II Curso Parataxon. (2, INBC), Prov. Guanacaste, Fca. Pasmompa, 5 km SO Santa Cecilia, 400 m, L-N- 333500-380600, 0 9.1992, C. Moraga (2, INBC), Cerro Ormalita, 4 km SW Pitilla Biol. Sta, 1100m, 0 9.09. 1994, B. Jordal, ex Cecropia insignis (1, CHAH); Turrialba, 28.05. 1951, O.L.Cartwright (6, USNM), Prov. Alajuela, Sect. San Ramon de Dos Rios, 620m, L-N- 318100-381900, 20.02 - 03.03.1995, C. Cano (1, INBC); Prov. Limon, Sector Cerro Corocori, Fca de E. Rojas, 150m, L-N- 286000-567500, 0 3.1991, 0 4.1993, E. Rojas (2, INBC), Prov. Limon, Sector Corocori, 30 km N de Cariari, Finca de E. Rojas, A.C. Tortuguero, 150m, L-N- 286000-567500, 0 1.1994, E. Rojas (1, INBC). Panamá: Bocas del Toro, 400 m, 0 8 o 49 ’ N 82 o 11 ’ W, 26.05. 2000, H.& A. Howden (1, CMNC); Chiriqui: Res. La Fortuna, 1100 m, 8 o 44 ’ N 82 o 14 ’ W, 21- 25.03. 2001, leg. Prena (1, JPPC); Cocle Pr., La Mesa ab. El Valle de Anton, 850 m, 0 8 o 37 ’ N 80 o 07’ W, 28.07. 1974, H.A. Hespenheide (3, CHAH), Cerro Gaital, 10 - 12.06.1995 (3, CWOB); Colon Pr., Ft. Sherman, 0 9 o 17 ’ N 79 o 59 ’ W, 0 8.11, 0 1.12. 2001, F. Odegaard, on Cecropia insignis (4, FOC); Panamá Pr., Canal Zone, 7 mi NW Gamboa, 0 9 o 09’ N 79 o 43 ’ W, 29.06. 1971, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (1, CHAH); Panamá Pr., Cerro Campana, 2700 ’, 13, 23.05. 1978, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien & Marshall (2, CWOB), Cerro Campana, 850 m, 0 8 o 40 ’ N 79 o 56 ’ W, 12.09. 1970, 17.07. 1977, Stockwell (2, CMNC), 29.04, 29.05, 12.06, 30.07, 0 1.08. 1970, 19.06.1971, 14, 27.07. 1974, 17.07. 1977, 24.07, 0 3.08. 1978, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (19, CASC, CHAH, CWOB, GBFM), Cerro Jefe, 700 m, 0 9 o 14 ’ N 79 o 23 ’ W, 22.06. 1971, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (3, CHAH), Cerro Azul, 4 km beyond Goofy Lake, 700 m, 0 9 o 12 ’ N 79 o 23 ’ W, 23.05. 1970, H.A. Hespenheide, Cecropia (2, CHAH). Paratypes to be deposited in AMNH, CASC, GBFM, LACM, MUCR. Etymology: This species is named in honor of Peter Klopfer of Duke University, the undergraduate mentor of Hespenheide. Discussion: Males measure 2.5–3.15 mm long (mean = 2.90 mm for 71 specimens); females measure 2.7–3.8 mm long (mean = 3.38 mm for 41 specimens). This species has been reared from live petioles of juvenile Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 18-21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Pseudolechriops alleni Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species
No full text8. Pseudolechriops alleni Hespenheide & LaPierre, new species Fig. 8, a–d Diagnosis: Black except tip of rostrum, tarsi, anterior and middle legs and basal ½ of posterior femora and apical ½ of posterior tibiae reddish brown; posterior tibiae slender, subcylindrical, not conspicuously flattened; from above slender, subcylindrical, with elytra not conspicuously wider than base of pronotum; setae on sides of pronotum sparse, irregularly distributed over most of surface; elytra with conspicuous transverse white fascia at base connected to weak sutural spot beyond middle; male with eyes more widely separated, males densely white setose at base of rostrum above antennal insertions; Costa Rica. Description: Holotype male: Black, except apex of rostrum, antennae, base of hind femora and apex of hind tibiae, tarsi, anterior and middle legs reddish brown; from above (Fig. 8 a), setae mostly hair like and white, elytra with transverse band of setae at bases of elytral intervals extending anterior to humeri to lateral margins, setae extending along intervals 1–2 to beyond middle, more conspicuous in a vague white spot beyond middle; pronotum with hair like setae, transparent and inconspicuous from above, except at sides with indistinct area of white setae; head glabrous above, front with dense white setae between eyes and extending on rostrum to antennal insertions; beneath and on sides moderately densely and uniformly covered with white setae, denser on epimera, sparser on middle of abdominal sternite 1 and on sternite 5; external faces of anterior and middle femora rather densely covered with fine white setae, setae somewhat sparser on posterior femora and tibiae; 2.6 mm long. Head prominent, about 3 / 4 as long as pronotum, dorsally finely punctate, with medial carina, eyes arcuately rounded, as wide as pronotum at apex; from front (Fig. 8 c), eyes rather widely separated for almost their entire length with shallow linear depression along midline, rostrum expanding basally with antennae inserted at middle, narrow and polished distal to antennal insertions, carinate along midline above antennal insertions, from side nearly straight. Pronotum from above nearly conical, base 1 / 3 wider than apex, from lateral view nearly flat, disc somewhat coarsely punctate, with fine medial carina and small glabrous spot along midline just before middle. Elytra together about 1 / 4 broader than pronotum, widest behind humeri, 1 / 3 longer than wide, lateral margins very weakly arcuate, narrowing only slightly to near apices, apices broadly, separately rounded. Mesosternum with well-defined groove with low ridges to receive rostrum continuing to excavate and carinate anterior margin of metasternum; metasternum narrowly incised along midline to abdomen. Abdomen with first and anterior 1 / 2 of second ventral sternite weakly depressed along midline; sternite 5 convex. Femora unarmed, posterior femora with very fine carina only at basal 1 / 4; posterior tibiae terete (Fig. 8 b). Holotype male: Costa Rica: Heredia Pr., Est. Biol. La Selva., 50–150 m, INBio-OET, 10 o 26 ’ N 84 o 01’ W, 0 9.05. 2002, L.M. LaPierre, ex Cecropia insignis, ID #: (INBC). Paratype: Same data as Holotype, except 10.1997, and “see records Cins 97.28 ” (CHAH). Etymology: Named in honor of Robert L. Allen, nature photographer, author and biology professor in California, who encouraged LaPierre’s interest in insects during high school. Discussion: The aedeagus of the teneral paratype is pale transparent brown, darker in the middle 1 / 3, and is illustrated in Figure 8 d, and the paratype is 2.7 mm long. Pseudolechriops alleni resembles P. janeae in having conspicuous white setae on the front and in the pattern of white setae on the elytra, but it is black rather than brown and the setae on the lateral portions of the pronotum are not condensed into a well-defined oblique stripe. This species has been reared from live petioles of juvenile Cecropia (see Table 1 and the Discussion section for more detailed information).Published as part of Hespenheide, Henry A. & Lapierre, Louis M., 2006, A review of Pseudolechriops Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Conoderinae), pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 1384 on pages 24-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17506
Sociétés d\u27ici et d\u27ailleurs : histoire coloniale et postcoloniale - table ronde
No full textInterventions de Nicolas Bancel, historien à l\u27Université de Lausanne et de Nicole Lapierre, sociologue et anthropologue au CNRS, lors de la première biennale des sciences humaines et sociales "Des livres et des idées" organisée à l\u27enssib, les 16 et 17 novembre 2012, avec pour thème "penser la crise"
General B. Chidlaw, James H. Doolittle, E. S. Thompson, P. D. Reed, Stauffer, and C. W. LaPierre
No full textChidlas, Doolittle, Thompson, Reed, Stauffer, and LaPierre cather around the memorial at PIkes Peak, Colorado posing for the camera. Caption reads: "Happily disposed to a big job well done: Left to right: Kneeling - Gen. B. Chidlaw, Commander, Air Defense Command, Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, USAF (Res.), Standing - E. S. Thompson, Mgr. Contracts, AGT Div. P. D. Reed, Chairman of the Board, GE Co., Mr. Stauffer, Denver District, GE Co., C. W. LaPierre, VP and Gen Mgr. AGT Division." Image displayed (72 dpi JPEG), Master image (600 dpi TIFF)
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