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Physiomorphus antennatus Pollock 2000, sp. n.
No full textPhysiomorphus antennatus Pollock sp. n. (Figures 33, 47±48, 57) HOLOTYPE,,l labelled:`Para, Brazil Acc. No. 2966 / June', in CMNH. Derivation of speci W c epithet This species is named for the relatively elongate antennomeres on the holotype. Diagnosis, adult This species may be separated from its congeners by the following diagnostic combination: antennomeres relatively elongate, not distinctly transverse; lateral margins of pronotum evenly arcuate. Description, adult Characters of Physiomorphus, with the following speci®c features: Body very elongate (TL/GEW 3.75), parallel-sided. Head. Scape relatively elongate, sub®liform; antennomere 2 about half length of scape; antennomeres relatively elongate, 3±4 sub®liform; antennomeres 5±10 triangular, increasing in width to apex of antenna; antennomere 11 somewhat narrowed distally, without cleft; distal maxillary palpomere slightly expanded, securiform; eyes moderately large, widely separated. Pronotum relatively narrow (GPW /PL 1.35), only slightly wider than head (GPW / GHW 1.07); lateral margins of disc slightly arcuate, widest near midlength, slightly narrower at anterior margin than posterior; discal depressions relatively deep, distinctly de®ned; punctation shallow, non-umbilicate; setation uniform, sparse. Elytra moderately convex, without suggestions of costae; epipleuron traceable to ventrite 4, relatively evenly narrowed posteriorly; vestiture relatively sparse, not obscuring regular, coarse punctation; apical binding patch only slightly visible dorsally. Abdomen. Sexual setae golden-red, at least half length of V2, directed posteriorly at about 30ss angle; male genitalia with paramere with very deep sinuation, beginning in distal third. Colour. Head piceous on vertex and occiput, frons and mouthparts rufous; antennae piceous; prothorax entirely testaceous; elytra piceous, slightly lighter in colour than base of head; legs testaceous, with tarsi and distal half of tibiae slightly infuscated; meso- and metasternum and abdominal ventrites rufopiceous.Published as part of Pollock, D. A., Ide, S. & Costa, C., 2000, Review of the Neotropical genus Physiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Lacconotinae), with description of the larvae of three species, pp. 2209-2239 in Journal of Natural History 34 (12) on page 2229, DOI: 10.1080/002229300750037875, http://zenodo.org/record/475708
Styraconyx craticulus Pollock 1983
No full text108. Styraconyx craticulus (Pollock, 1983) Bathyechiniscus craticulus n. sp. (Pollock 1983) Styraconyx craticulus (Pollock, 1983), new combination (Kristensen & Higgins 1984 a) Bathyechiniscus craticulus Pollock, 1982 (Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault 1984) Terra typica: Caribbean Sea (U.S. Virgin Islands) Adriatic Sea: • 42 °08′N, 15 ° 29 ′E [42 °07′N, 15 ° 30 ′E]; 5–10 m bsl: [FAO 37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, San Domino Island, I Pagliai, coarse organogenic detritus. Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003) Alboran Sea: • 35 ° 11 ′N, 02° 26 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 37] Morocco, Chafarinas Islands, Isable II Island [Isla Isabel II], midlittoral pool (2 sites). Villora-Moreno & Grimaldi de Zio (1996) Caribbean Sea: • 19 ° 48 ′N, 70 ° 42 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province, Puerto Plata, Fortaleza Point [Fortaleza San Felipe], sand or algae. Pollock (1983) • 19 ° 47 ′N, 72 ° 14 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Republic of Haiti, North Department, NW of Cape Haitian, Plage Cormier, sand or algae. Pollock (1983) • 17 ° 45 ′ 30 ′′N, 64 ° 35 ′ 36 ′′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Type Locality: U.S. Virgin Islands, E end of St. Croix, Smuggler’s Cove, algal rinsings. Pollock (1983), Kristensen & Higgins (1984 a) • 16 ° 16 ′N, 61 ° 33 ′W: [FAO 31] Undefined locality, Guadeloupe Islands, sand or algae. Pollock (1983) • 16 ° 14.4 ′N, 61 ° 20.5 ′W / 16 ° 14 ′N, 61 ° 21 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, the lagoon system de Bois Jolan, intertidal, fine sand (mean diameter 0.125 and 0.290 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984) • 16 ° 12.5 ′N, 61 ° 29.4 ′W / 16 ° 13 ′N, 61 ° 29 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, Le Gosier, beach, intertidal, fine, sand (mean diameter 0.225 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984) Coral Sea: • 19 ° 11 ′S, 147 °01′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 71] Australia, Queensland State, Cape Cleveland, intertidal zone, barnacles. Kristensen & Higgins (1984 a) • 19 ° 52 ′S, 158 ° 18 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 71] Chesterfield Reefs [Islands], Long Island, North Cay, intertidal zone, barnacles. Kristensen & Higgins (1984 a) Ionian Sea: • 40 ° 13.94 ′N, 17 ° 54.54 ′E; 10 m bsl: [FAO 37] Italy, Lecce Province, San Isidoro, coarse sand. Accogli et al. (2011) • 40 ° 13 ′ 90 ′′N, 17 ° 54 ′ 59 ′′E [ 40 ° 13 ′N, 17 ° 55 ′E]; 0 m bsl: [FAO 37] Italy, Lecce Province, San Isidoro [Sant’Isidoro]. Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003) • 39 ° 52 ′00′′N, 16 ° 42 ′ 30 ′′E; 20–200 m bsl: [FAO 37] Italy, Cosenza Province, High Ionian Sea offshore, Calabrian Coast, Amendolara Shoal, coralligenous, coralligenous mixed with debris, coarse medium or fine coralligenous (few sites). D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (1987), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (1987), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003)Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Bartels, Paul J., Roszkowska, Milena & Nelson, Diane R., 2015, The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada, pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 4037 (1) on page 100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23351
Batillipes tubernatis Pollock 1971
No full text31. Batillipes tubernatis Pollock, 1971 Batillipes sp. (Riemann 1966 a) Batillipes tubernatis sp.nov. (Pollock 1971) B. tubernatis Pollock, 1971 (Höfling 1972) B. tubernatis Pollock (McIntyre & Murison 1973) Batillipes tubernatis Pollock (Moore 1979, Morgan 1980) Batillipes tubernatis (Morgan & Lampard 1986 b, Jørgensen et al. 2010) Terra typica: Atlantic Ocean (UK, Europe) Atlantic Ocean: • 57 ° 50 ′N, 05° 41 ′W: 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Type Locality: UK, Scotland, Highland County, Loch Ewe, Firemore Bay (Gaineahm Smuagh), just above low water neaps, 5–12 cm deep in sand (0.22 mm). Pollock (1971) • 57 ° 50 ′N, 05° 41 ′W; mean high water neaps to 3 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Highland County, Loch Ewe, Firemore Bay, flatfish nursery ground, small pocket beach, beach or subtidal zone, 4–16 cm deep in sand, sand. McIntyre & Murison (1973) • 55 ° 55 ′N, 04° 53 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Inverclyde County, Clyde Sea, Lunderston Bay, Inverclyde, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 52 ′N, 04° 53 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Meigle Bay, Cunninghame, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 41 ′N, 04° 52 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Ardneil Bay, Cunninghame, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 39 ′N, 04° 49 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Adrosson, North Bay, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 37 ′N, 04° 43 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Ardeer, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 36 ′N, 05° 28 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Argyll and Bute County, Clyde Sea, Carradale, Kintyre, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 36 ′N, 04° 41 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Irvine, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 35 ′N, 04° 40 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Gailes, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 35 ′N, 04° 40 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Irvine, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 34 ′N, 05° 23 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea area, Pernmill, Arran. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a, b) • 55 ° 34 ′N, 04° 40 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, South Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Barassie, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 33 ′N, 05° 21 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea area, Machriewaterfoot, Arran. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a, b) • 55 ° 32 ′N, 05°07′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea area, Lamlash Bay, Arran. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a, b) • 55 ° 32 ′N, 04° 40 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, South Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Troon, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 29 ′N, 05°06′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, North Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea area, Whiting Bay, Arran. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a, b) • 55 ° 28 ′N, 04° 38 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, South Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Ayr, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 ° 17 ′N, 04° 50 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, South Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Turnberry Bay, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 55 °05′N, 05°01′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, South Ayrshire County, Clyde Sea, Ballantrae Bay, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 54 ° 48 ′N, 04° 57 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway County, Clyde Sea, Sandhead, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 54 ° 45 ′N, 05°00′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway County, Clyde Sea, Port Logan Bay, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 54 ° 44 ′N, 04° 55 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway County, Clyde Sea, New England Bay, intertidal, interstitial. Morgan & Lampard (1986 a) • 54 ° 12 ′N, 10 °06′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Connacht Province, Mayo County, Mullet Peninsula, washings from barnacles (Balanus sp.). Morgan (1980) • 53 ° 58 ′N, 10 °04′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Connacht Province, Mayo County, Trawmore Sand, sand sample. Morgan (1980) • 53 ° 57 ′N, 10 ° 11 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Connacht Province, Mayo County, Keem Strand. Hummon (1994) • 53 ° 44 ′N, 09° 54 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Connacht Province, Mayo County, sand sample. Morgan (1980) • 53 ° 39 ′N, 09° 53 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Connacht Province, Mayo County, sand sample. Morgan (1980) • 43 °00′N, 70 ° 40 ′W [42 °00′N, 70 ° 38 ′W]; 0 m bsl: [FAO 21] USA, Massachusetts State, Plymouth County, Plymouth Harbor, near Duxbury, Saquish Neck, beach sand. Hummon (1994) • 29 ° 54 ′N, 84 ° 24 ′W; 0–15 cm / 0.15 m bsl: [FAO 31] USA, Florida State, Franklin County, Gulf of Mexico, Alligator Harbor, high energy beach, mid to low tidal height, sample from the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water. McKirdy (1975) • 27 ° 46 ′N, 82 ° 37 ′W; 0–15 cm / 0.15 m bsl: [FAO 31] USA, Florida State, Pinellas County, Gulf of Mexico, St. Petersburg, high energy beach, mid to low tidal height, sample from the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water. McKirdy (1975) • 27 ° 43 ′N, 82 ° 42 ′W; 0 m bsl: USA, [FAO 31] Florida State, Pinellas County, Gulf of Mexico, low energy beach near Cat’s Point, west bank of a channel connecting Boca Ciega Bay with Tampa Bay, sample from the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water, surface sediments. McKirdy (1975) • 27 ° 13 ′N, 82 ° 31 ′W; 0–15 cm / 0.15 m bsl: [FAO 31] USA, Florida State, Sarasota County, Gulf of Mexico, Blind Pass on Siesta Key, high energy beach, mid to low tidal height, sample from the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water. McKirdy (1975) • 26 ° 45 ′N, 82 ° 16 ′W; 0–15 cm / 0.15 m bsl: [FAO 31] USA, Florida State, Charlotte County, Gulf of Mexico, Gasparilla Island, high energy beach, mid to low tidal height, sample from the vertical wall of the excavation from the beach surface to the depth of the water. McKirdy (1975) • 23 ° 26 ′S, 45 °04′W; 0 m bsl; [FAO 41] Brazil, São Paulo State, Ubatuba, fine sand. Höfling (1972) Celtic Sea: • 50 ° 36 ′N, 03° 24 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, England, Devon County, Exe Estuary. Hummon (1994) • 48 ° 44 ′N, 03° 59 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] France, Brittany Region, Roscoff, Roscoff Marine Biological Station. Jørgensen et al. (2010) Irish Sea: • 54 ° 19 ′N, 04° 23 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Isle of Man, Ramsey, intertidal, quartz sand. Moore (1979) • 54 ° 17 ′N, 04° 36 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Isle of Man, Kirk Michael, intertidal, quartz sand. Moore (1979) • 54 ° 13 ′N, 04° 42 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Isle of Man, Peel, intertidal, quartz sand. Moore (1979) • 54 °09′N, 04° 29 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Isle of Man, Douglas, intertidal, quartz sand. Moore (1979) • 52 ° 53 ′N, 06°03′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Ireland, Leinster Province, Wicklow County, Brittas Bay, low water sand. Morgan (1980) North Sea: • 54 ° 26 ′N, 00° 32 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, England, North Yorkshire County, Stoupe Beck Beach, sand. Pollock (1971) • 54 ° 12 ′N, 00° 17 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] UK, England, North Yorkshire County, Filey Beach, sand. Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 56 ′N, 08° 47 ′E; 13.5 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea edge, mouth of Elbe River, fine to medium sand. Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 54 ′N, 08° 39 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea, Elbe River estuary, near the lightship Elbe 3 (NW of Cuxhaven and NE of Neuwerk), clean fine sand. Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 53 ′N, 08° 41 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea edge, Elbe River estuary, N of Cuxhaven, fine sand and “flour sand” (mean diameter 0.125 mm). Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 52 ′N, 09°08′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, S edge of Wadden Sea, Elbe River estuary, near Brunsbüttel, sandbank, “flour sand”. Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 51 ′N, 08° 45 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea edge, Elbe River estuary, Cuxhaven, beach, coarse sand. Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 50 ′N, 08° 46 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea edge, Elbe River estuary, N of Altenbruch, sandbank, “flour sand” (mean diameter 0.062–0.125 mm). Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) • 53 ° 50 ′N, 08° 52 ′E; 0 m bsl: [FAO 27] Germany, Lower Saxony State, Wadden Sea edge, Elbe River estuary, N of Ottendorf, sandbank, “flour sand”. Riemann (1966 a), Pollock (1971) Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 35, Celtic Sea: 2, Irish Sea: 5, North Sea: 9; total: 51. Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO 21: 1, FAO 27: 44, FAO 31: 5, FAO 41: 1; total: 51. Remarks: Batillipes tubernatis is frequently reported from the waters around the UK, but has also been found off the coast of Florida and Brazil. Specimens collected as Batillipes sp. from Elbe estuary (North Sea) (Riemann 1966 a) were later identified as B. tubernatis by Pollock (1971). This is an intertidal (to 13.5 m bsl in Elbe estuary) and interstitial species usually found down to a few centimetres deep in sand sediments. It is also present in seawater to low salinity, and polluted sediments (Elbe river: Riemann (1966 b) according to Pollock (1971)).Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Bartels, Paul J., Roszkowska, Milena & Nelson, Diane R., 2015, The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada, pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 4037 (1) on pages 39-41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23351
Thisiomorphus festivus Pollock, 2016, new species
No full textThisiomorphus festivus, new species (Figs 8, 17, 36) Holotype, male, labeled: “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. 6 km E Maria Chiquita 9 ° 26 ’N, 79 ° 42 ’W [9.433333, - 79.7] 350m 11 Apr 92 H. Stockwell // underside leaf Astrocaryum alatum // [handwritten label] Mycterus / Lacconotus n. genus sp. 2 // HPSC // [large red label] HOLOTYPE ♂ Thisiomorphus festivus Pollock ”, in USNM. Allotype, female, labeled: “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. 6 km E Maria Chiquita 9 ° 26 ’N, 79 ° 42 ’W [9.433333, - 79.7] 350m 11 Apr 92 H. Stockwell // underside leaf Astrocaryum alatum // HPSC // [large red label] ALLOTYPE ♀ Thisiomorphus festivus Pollock ”, in USNM. Paratypes: 1 female, labeled: “Estac. Pitilla, 700m, 9km S Santa Cecilia. Guanac. Pr. COSTA RICA, 21 Mar- 21 Apr 1989. GNP Biod. Sur. 330200,380200 [10.992609, - 85.429477] // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 001 008753”, in INBC; 4 males, with same label data as holotype, in DAPC, MAIC, BMNH (?); 2 males, labeled: “ PANAMA: Bocas d. Toro Chiriqui Grande [8.948473, - 82.120030] 19 Jan 92, H. Stockwell // on frond of Raphia taedigera ”, in DAPC; 1 male, labeled: Panamá: Panamá Pr. Cerro Campana, 850 M 8 ° 40 ’N 79 ° 56 ’W [8.666667, - 79.933333] // 9.iv. 1973 H.A. Hespenheide”, in HAHC; 1 female, labeled: PANAMÁ: Canal Zone Madden Forest, mi. 5.0 9 °07’N 79 ° 38 ’W [9.116667, - 79.633333] // 17.vi. 1971 H.A. Hespenheide // PALM”, in HAHC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA, Heredia: Est.Biol.La Selva, 50-150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W [10.433333, - 84.016667] Feb 1994, INBio-OET // 1 Febrero 1994 bosque primario M/03/ 334 // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 065028”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA, Heredia: Est.Biol.La Selva, 50-150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Mar 1993, INBio-OET // 0 3 Marzo 1993 M/ 10 /025 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 067137”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA, Heredia: Est.Biol.La Selva, 50- 150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Mar 1993, INBio-OET // 2 Marzo 1993 M/04/019 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 066440”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA, Heredia: Est.Biol.La Selva, 50-150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Jul 1995, INBio-OET // 17 Julio 1995 M/02/ 400 Bosque secondario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 065377”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA, Heredia: Est.Biol.La Selva, 50-150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Jul 1995, INBio-OET // 17 Julio 1995 M/05/ 403 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 065406”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // 18 Mayo 1993 M/08/ 102 Bosque primario // [barcode label] INBIO CRI 002 268330 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET / M/05/ 140 0 1 Julio 1993 Bosque primario / [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229066 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/05/ 140 0 1 Julio 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229067 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/09/ 187 14 Agosto 1993 Bosque secundario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229220 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/06/ 263 0 1 Noviembre 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229417 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/ 13 /028 0 3 Marzo 1993 Bosque secundario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229630 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/ 11 /090 0 3 Mayo 1993 Bosque secundario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229664 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/ 13 / 175 0 3 Agosto 1993 Bosque secundario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 229771 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/ 12 /059 0 2 Abril 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 230180 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio- OET // M/ 16 / 178 0 4 Agosto 1993 Bosque secundario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 231041 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/04/099 18 Mayo 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 231005 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/07/054 0 1 Abril 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 230337 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia Est.Biol. La Selva, 50-150m 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W Proy. ALAS, INBio-OET // M/05/084 0 2 Mayo 1993 Bosque primario // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 002 228394 ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “[first line of label cut off] La Estrella, R.B. Hitoy Cerere, 150m. 22 ENE- 23 FEB 1994, G. Carballo. Malaise, L_N_ 184600 _ 643400 [9.675378, - 83.026776] # 2882 // [barcode label] INB 0003444591 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “[first line of label cut off] La Estrella, R.B. Hitoy Cerere, 150m. 22 ENE- 23 FEB 1994, G. Carballo. Malaise, L_N_ 184600 _ 643400 [9.675378, - 83.026776] # 2882 // [barcode label] INB 0003444590 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Limón, Valle de la Estrella, R.B. Hitoy Cerere. Estacíon Hitoy Cerere. 100m. 0 4 MAR 1994. G. Carballo. Malaise. L_N_ 643400 _ 184600 [9.675378, - 83.026776] # 2889 // INB 0003497326 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Limón, Valle de la Estrella, R.B. Hitoy Cerere. Estacíon Hitoy Cerere. 100m. 0 4 MAR 1994. G. Carballo. Malaise. L_N_ 643400 _ 184600 [9.675378, - 83.026776] # 2889 // INB 0003497493 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “Est. Pitilla, 700 m, 9 km S Sta. Cecilia, P.N. Guanacaste, Prov. Guan., COSTA RICA. 18 abr a 9 may 1993. C. Moraga. L-N- 330200, 380200 [10.992609, - 85.429477] // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 001 308749 ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “Rio San Lorenzo, 1050m, Tierras Morenas, Z.P. Tenorio, Prov. Guanacaste Costa Rica. M. Segura 23 mar a 21 abr 1992 L-N 287800,427600 [10.610459, - 84.994996] // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 000 775648 ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “Sector Cerro Cocori, Finca de E. Rojas, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA. 150 m. SET 1994, E. Rojas, L N 286000 _ 567500 [10.594274, - 83.716512] # 3218 // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 001 995764 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “Sector Cerro Cocori, Fca. de E. Rojas, 150 m, Prov. Limón, COSTA RICA. 31 ene a 21 feb 1992. E. Rojas. L-N- 286000, 567500 [10.594274, - 83.716512] // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 001 316860 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “Estación Pitilla, 9 km S. Sta. Cecilia, Prov. Guana, COSTA RICA. 700m. 1–15 Jul 1992. P. Ríos, L N 330200 _ 380200 [10.992609, - 85.429477] # 1343 // [barcode label] COSTA RICA INBIO CRI 001 729470 ”, in INBC; 1 female, labeled: “ PANAMA, Chiriqui prov. La Fortuna, 8 ° 47 ’ N; 82 ° 13 ’W [8.783611, - 82.216944], 1200m Continental Divide Trail # 2 montane forest, 22.vii. 2009 beating & sweeping, L. Sekerka & D. Windsor lgt. // BMNH {E} 2010 - 28 L. Sekerka // BMNH # 943615 // NHMUK010255720”, in BMNH. Derivation of specific epithet. From the Latin “ festus ”, meaning joyful or festive; this is meant to convey the “festive” coloration of individuals of this species, compared to others in the genus, and mycterids generally. Diagnosis. This species is one of the most distinctive in the genus; it is diagnosed on its broadly ovate body form and the distinct, dorsally tri-colored body (head and pronotum blue, elytra red with apices blue-purple). Description. Measurements (mm, N = 14): HL = 0.92–1.12; PL = 0.80–1.08; EL = 2.80–3.84; GHW = 1.04– 1.24; GPW = 1.28–1.76; GEW = 2.16–2.72; TL = 4.60–5.96. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.28–1.50; GPW/PL = 1.52–1.73; TL/GEW = 2.02–2.33; GPW/GHW = 1.23–1.43. With characters of Thisiomorphus, and the following: Body broadly ovate (TL / GEW 2.17), elytral margins distinctly arcuate. Color. Antennae uniformly testaceous to light rufous; maxillary palpi rufous, with distal palpomere piceous; head dorsally (except labrum) and ventrally dark, with metallic green-blue lustre; pronotum same color as head; elytra distinctly bicolored: anterior ¾ rufotestaceous (same color as antennae), posterior ¼ dark metallic purple; scutellum dark metallic blue-purple; femora piceous, tibiae slightly lighter, rufo-piceous, tarsi distinctly (in contrast to femora) lighter in color, rufous; venter dark piceous to near black, with slight metallic blue-purple sheen. Antennae relatively elongate; antennomeres 3–7 filiform-subfiliform; antennomeres 8–10 moderately expanded distally. Pronotum distinctly wider than long (GPW / PL 1.62), moderately wider than head (GPW / GHW 1.36); lateral margins moderately arcuate, greatest width about midlength; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions. Male genitalia. Parameres distinctly shorter than basale, inner margins shallowly sinuate basally; basale with anterior margin straight to slightly curved, lateral margins of basale straight anteriorly, then slightly angulate past midlength. Distribution. Specimens are known from COSTA RICA (Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón) and PANAMA (Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Colón, Panamá).Published as part of Pollock, Darren A., 2016, Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on pages 316-317, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26410
Thisiomorphus caeruleus Pollock, 2016, new species
No full textThisiomorphus caeruleus, new species (Figs 4, 15, 37) Holotype, male, labeled: “Cerro Campana [8.66667, - 79.933333], 800m Panamá Prov., R.P. 29 Apr. ’ 70 H. P. Stockwell // Mycterus/ Lacconotus n. genus sp. 1 // HPSC // [large red label] HOLOTYPE ♂ Thisiomorphus caeruleus Pollock ”, in USNM. Allotype, female, labeled: “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. Cerro Campana V- 17-1993 F. Andrews & A. Gilbert // CDAE // [large red label] ALLOTYPE ♀ Thisiomorphus caeruleus Pollock ”, in CSCA. Paratypes: 1 female, labeled: “ Panamá: Panamá Pr. Cerro Campana, 850m 8 ° 40 ’N, 79 ° 56 ’W 21 Apr. ’ 73 Stockwell”, in USNM; 2 females, labeled: “PortoBello [9.550007, - 79.649962] PanMar 7 11 EA Schwarz”, in NMNH; 1 female, labeled: “ COSTA RICA: Heredia: Est. Biol. La Selva, 50-150m, 10 ° 26 ’N 84 °01’W [10.433333, - 84.016667]. 18.MAY. 1993, INBio-OET: M/05/ 100 // [blue label] CSCA Loan 2011 ”, in CSCA; 1 female, labeled: “ PANAMA: Panama Altos de Campana 26 May 1996 R. Turnbow”, in RHT; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Limón. R.B. Hitoy Cerere, Send. Espavel. 560m. 18 SEP- 4 OCT 2003, B. Gamboa, E. Rojas, W.Arana, Malaise # 3, L_S_ 401200 _ 569800 [9.661438, - 83.030709] # 75493 // [barcode label] INB 0003782859 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Alajuela, P.N. Volcán Tenorio, Guatuso, Falda Norte del Volcán Tenorio I, 1500 – 1600m, 30 MAY – 9 JUL 2005, J Azofeifa, Tp. malaise, L_N_ 294400 _ 426300 [10.670109, - 85.00698] # 83818 // [barcode label] INB 0003957449 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Limón. Pococí, Sector Cerro Cocorí, Finca de Elias Rojas. 160m. 23 NOV 1993 - 3 ENE 1994, E. Rojas, Malaise, L N 286000 _ 567500 [10.594274, - 83.716512] # 2593 // [barcode label] INB 0003819911 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC; 1 male, labeled: “ COSTA RICA. Prov. Limón, Valle de la Estrella, R.B. Hitoy Cerere. Estación Hitoy Cerere. 100m. 0 4 MAR 1994. G. Carballo. Malaise. L_N_ 643400 _ 184600 [9.675378, - 83.026776] # 2889 // [barcode label] INB 0003497347 INBIOCRI COSTA RICA ”, in INBC. Derivation of specific epithet. From the Latin word “ caeruleus ”, meaning “blue”, in allusion to the bluemetallic dorsal color of individuals of this species. Diagnosis. Adults of this species share the following diagnostic features: color uniform, dark brown to piceous, with at least a trace of blue to purple metallic sheen; lateral margins of pronotum subparallel basally, then anteriorly arcuate. Description. Measurements (mm, N = 9): HL = 0.80–0.96; PL = 0.80–0.92; EL = 3.00– 3.72; GHW = 1.00– 1.12; GPW = 1.08–1.28; GEW = 1.60–2.24; TL = 4.64–5.40. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.54–1.95; GPW/PL = 1.30–1.43; TL/GEW = 2.38–2.93; GPW/GHW = 1.08–1.15. With characters of Thisiomorphus, and the following: Body relatively elongate, narrowly ovate (TL / GEW 2.65), lateral elytral margins slightly arcuate. Color. Antennae uniformly light rufous; maxillary palpi with 2 basal segments rufo-testaceous, distal palpomere distinctly darker, piceous; head and pronotum concolorous, rufo-piceous to near black, with slight bluepurple metallic sheen; elytra slightly lighter in color than forebody, also with metallic sheen; femora piceous, tibieae and especially tarsi lighter, rufous; venter uniformly dark, piceous. Antennae moderately elongate, antennomeres 3–7 filiform; antennomeres 8–10 relatively elongate, slightly expanded distally. Pronotum moderately wider than long (GPW / PL 1.37), slightly wider than head (GPW / GHW 1.12); lateral margins subparallel basally, then arcuate anteriorly, maximum width about midlength; hind angles not protruding; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions. Male genitalia. Parameres shorter than basale, inner margins shallowly sinuate basally; basale with anterior margin distinctly curved, lateral margins sinuate. Distribution. Specimens are known from COSTA RICA (Alajuela, Heredia, Limón) and PANAMA (Coclé, Colón, Panamá).Published as part of Pollock, Darren A., 2016, Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on page 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26410
Thisiomorphus curticornis Pollock, 2016, new species
No full textThisiomorphus curticornis, new species (Figs 7, 16, 35) Holotype, male, labeled: “ Ecuador: Sucumbios 9km.E.Lumbaqui [0.033559, - 77.243048] 650m. 7 / 8 -VIII- 98 W. Opitz // [large red label] HOLOTYPE ♂ Thisiomorphus curticornis Pollock ”, in FSCA. Derivation of specific epithet. From a combination of the Latin “ curtus ” (short) and “ cornu ” (horn), in reference to the distinctly short antennae of the holotype. Diagnosis. The single specimen of this new species possesses very short antennae, not extending past half length of pronotum; this is unique in the genus. Description. Measurements (mm, N = 1): HL = 0.88; PL = 0.88; EL = 3.16; GHW = 1.16; GPW = 1.24; GEW = 1.92; TL = 4.92. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.65; GPW/PL = 1.41; TL/GEW = 2.56; GPW/GHW = 1.07. With characters of Thisiomorphus, and the following: Body narrowly oval (TL / GEW 2.56), lateral elytral margins slightly arcuate. Color. Antennae rufotestaceous; maxillary palpi uniformly rufous; head, pronotum and scutellum concolorous, dark brown; elytra dark brown, slightly lighter in color than forebody; femora and tibiae brown, femora slightly lighter distally; tarsi dark rufous; venter uniformly brown. Antennae very short; antennomeres 3–7 subfiliform; antennomeres 8–10 short, nearly moniliform, only slightly widened distally. Pronotum moderately wider than long (GPW / PL 1.41), subequal in width to head (GPW / GHW 1.07); lateral margins subparallel basally, arcuate in anterior half, maximum width near midlength; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions. Male genitalia. Parameres distinctly shorter than lateral margin of basale, inner margins very slightly sinuate basally; basale with anterior margin slightly curved, lateral margins straight for their entire lengths. Distribution. The only known specimen is from northeastern ECUADOR (Sucumbíos).Published as part of Pollock, Darren A., 2016, Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on page 315, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26410
The hmc-Operon of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough encodes a potential transmembrane redox channel.
No full textThe nucleotide sequence of the hmc operon from Desulfovibrio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Hildenborough indicated the presence of eight open reading frames, encoding proteins Orf1 to Orf6, Rrf1, and Rrf2. Orf1 is the periplasmic, high-molecular-weight cytochrome (Hmc) containing 16 c-type hemes and described before (W. B. R. Pollock, M. Loutfi, M. Bruschi, B. J. Rapp-Giles, J. D. Wall, and G. Voordouw, J. Bacteriol. 173:220-228, 1991). Orf2 is a transmembrane redox protein with four iron-sulfur clusters, as indicated by its similarity to DmsB from Escherichia coli. Orf3, Orf4, and Orf5 are all highly hydrophobic, integral membrane proteins with similarities to subunits of NADH dehydrogenase or cytochrome c reductase. Orf6 is a cytoplasmic redox protein containing two iron-sulfur clusters, as indicated by its similarity to the ferredoxin domain of [Fe] hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio species. Rrf1 belongs to the family of response regulator proteins, while the function of Rrf2 cannot be derived from the gene sequence. The expression of individual genes in E. coli with the T7 system confirmed the open reading frames for Orf2, Orf6, and Rrf1. Deletion of 0.4 kb upstream from orf1 abolished the expression of Hmc in D. desulfuricans G200, indicating this region to contain the hmc operon promoter. The expression of two truncated hmc genes in D. desulfuricans G200 resulted in stable periplasmic c-type cytochromes, confirming the domain structure of Hmc. We propose that Hmc and Orf2 to Orf6 form a transmembrane protein complex that allows electron flow from the periplasmic hydrogenases to the cytoplasmic enzymes that catalyze the reduction of sulfate. The domain structure of Hmc may be required to allow interaction with multiple hydrogenases
Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock, 2016, new species
No full textThisiomorphus inaequalis, new species (Figs 9, 18, 35) Holotype, male, labeled: “ ECUADOR: Napo Limoncocha [- 0.4, - 76.6] 15 June 1977 W.E. Steiner // [large red label] HOLOTYPE ♂ Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock ”, in NMNH. Allotype, female, labeled: “ ECUADOR: Sucumbios Sacha Lodge, 0.5 °S, 76.5 °W, 270 m, 16-29 -VIII- 1994, Hibbs, ex: malaise // [barcode label] SM0024575 KUNHM-ENT // [large red label] ALLOTYPE ♀ Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock ”, in SEMC. Derivation of specific epithet. From the Latin “ inaequalis ”, meaning “unequal” or “different”, named for the distinct difference in color between the forebody and elytra of individuals of this species. Diagnosis. This is one of four species in the genus exhibiting a reddish pronotum and blue-black elytra; T. inaequalis is the only species in this group that has a red head and scutellum, with dark antennae and elytra. Description. Measurements (mm, N = 2): HL = 0.84–1.20; PL = 0.88–1.20; EL = 3.36–4.72; GHW = 1.00– 1.28; GPW = 1.12–1.52; GEW = 1.80–2.40; TL = 5.08–7.12. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.87–1.97; GPW/PL = 1.27; TL/ GEW = 2.82–2.97; GPW/GHW = 1.12–1.19. With characters of Thisiomorphus, and the following: Body elongate, very narrowly oval (TL / GEW 2.90), lateral elytral margins slightly arcuate. Color. Antennae dark, rufo-piceous to dark piceous, antennomeres 10–11 slightly lighter than basal antennomeres; maxillary palpi rufous, with last palpomere piceous; head, pronotum and scutellum concolorous, uniformly rufous; elytra dark piceous to near black, with distinct blue-purple metallic lustre; legs dark, piceous, tarsi somewhat lighter than femora or tibiae; venter (except for rufous prosternum) dark, piceous. Antennae moderately elongate; antennomeres 3–7 filiform; antennomeres 8–10 relatively elongate, slightly expanded distally. Pronotum moderately wider than long (GPW / PL 1.27), slightly wider than head (GPW / GHW 1.16); lateral margins slightly arcuate, maximum width near midlength; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions. Male genitalia. Parameres slightly shorter than basale, inner margins straight basally; basale with anterior margin straight, lateral margins evenly curved. Distribution. This species is known only two localities in Sucumbíos, northeastern ECUADOR.Published as part of Pollock, Darren A., 2016, Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on page 318, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26410
Anisonyches diakidius Pollock 1975
No full text177. Anisonyches diakidius Pollock, 1975 b Anisonyches diakidius n. sp. (Pollock 1975 b) Terra typica: Atlantic Ocean (Commonwealth of the Bahamas) Adriatic Sea: • 42 °06 ′ N, 15 ° 29 ′E; 10 m bsl: [FAO 37] Italy, Foggia Province, Tremiti Islands, southern area of San Domino Island, in the proximity of Punta Zio Cesare, submarine cave Grotta delle Viole, external cave’s entrance, coarse organogenic detritus. D’Addabbo Gallo et al. (2001), Grimaldi de Zio & D’Addabbo Gallo (2001), Grimaldi de Zio et al. (2003) Arabian Sea: • 28 °02′N, 48 ° 40 ′E; 0.46–1.07 m above ISLW (Indian Spring Low Water) / 0 m bsl: [FAO 51] Saudi Arabia, Eastern Region, Persian Gulf, N of Safaniya, intertidal. Hansen & Kristensen (2006) Atlantic Ocean: • 22 ° 23 ′N, 73 ° 30 ′W [22 ° 36 ′N, 73 ° 30 ′W]; 0–3 bsl/ 0.1 m bsl: [FAO 31] Type Locality: Commonwealth of the Bahamas, between Crooked and Mayaguna Islands, East Plana Cay, S coast beach, mid-tidal level, coralline sand. Pollock (1975 b) • 16 ° 15.7 ′N, 61 ° 12.7 ′W; 0 m bsl: [FAO 31] Guadeloupe Islands, Grande-Terre Island, Anse La Gourde [Anse á la Gourde], intertidal, coarse coral sand (mean diameter 0.525 mm). Renaud-Mornant & Gourbault (1981, 1984)Published as part of Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Bartels, Paul J., Roszkowska, Milena & Nelson, Diane R., 2015, The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada, pp. 1-189 in Zootaxa 4037 (1) on page 147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/23351
Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock, 2016, new species
No full textThisiomorphus inaequalis, new species (Figs 9, 18, 35) Holotype, male, labeled: “ ECUADOR: Napo Limoncocha [- 0.4, - 76.6] 15 June 1977 W.E. Steiner // [large red label] HOLOTYPE ♂ Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock ”, in NMNH. Allotype, female, labeled: “ ECUADOR: Sucumbios Sacha Lodge, 0.5 °S, 76.5 °W, 270 m, 16-29 -VIII- 1994, Hibbs, ex: malaise // [barcode label] SM0024575 KUNHM-ENT // [large red label] ALLOTYPE ♀ Thisiomorphus inaequalis Pollock ”, in SEMC. Derivation of specific epithet. From the Latin “ inaequalis ”, meaning “unequal” or “different”, named for the distinct difference in color between the forebody and elytra of individuals of this species. Diagnosis. This is one of four species in the genus exhibiting a reddish pronotum and blue-black elytra; T. inaequalis is the only species in this group that has a red head and scutellum, with dark antennae and elytra. Description. Measurements (mm, N = 2): HL = 0.84–1.20; PL = 0.88–1.20; EL = 3.36–4.72; GHW = 1.00– 1.28; GPW = 1.12–1.52; GEW = 1.80–2.40; TL = 5.08–7.12. Ratios: EL/GEW = 1.87–1.97; GPW/PL = 1.27; TL/ GEW = 2.82–2.97; GPW/GHW = 1.12–1.19. With characters of Thisiomorphus, and the following: Body elongate, very narrowly oval (TL / GEW 2.90), lateral elytral margins slightly arcuate. Color. Antennae dark, rufo-piceous to dark piceous, antennomeres 10–11 slightly lighter than basal antennomeres; maxillary palpi rufous, with last palpomere piceous; head, pronotum and scutellum concolorous, uniformly rufous; elytra dark piceous to near black, with distinct blue-purple metallic lustre; legs dark, piceous, tarsi somewhat lighter than femora or tibiae; venter (except for rufous prosternum) dark, piceous. Antennae moderately elongate; antennomeres 3–7 filiform; antennomeres 8–10 relatively elongate, slightly expanded distally. Pronotum moderately wider than long (GPW / PL 1.27), slightly wider than head (GPW / GHW 1.16); lateral margins slightly arcuate, maximum width near midlength; dorsal surface evenly convex, without depressions. Male genitalia. Parameres slightly shorter than basale, inner margins straight basally; basale with anterior margin straight, lateral margins evenly curved. Distribution. This species is known only two localities in Sucumbíos, northeastern ECUADOR.Published as part of Pollock, Darren A., 2016, Revision of Thisiomorphus Pic (Coleoptera: Mycteridae: Eurypinae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Central and South America and a key to genera of Neotropical Eurypinae, pp. 301-322 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on page 318, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/26410
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