Table Of ContentPROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
93(2), 1991, pp. 298-316
WEST INDIAN COCCINELLIDAE IV (COLEOPTERA):
NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF STICHOLOTIDINI
Robert D. Gordon
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, % U.S.
National Museum ofNatural History Washington, D.C. 20560.
Abstract.—Five newgenera ofWest Indian Sticholotidini are described. Nelasa, n. gen.,
includes the new species N. emgonota, N. beckeri, N. iricolor, N. howdeni, N. duncansi,
N. schwarzi, A^. cubensis, N. haitiensis, and N. dominicensis. Paranelasa, n. gen., includes
the new species P.jamaicensis and P.polita. Semiviride, n. gen., includes the new species
S.loisobrienaeandS.portoricensis. Neaptera, n.gen., includesthenewspeciesN.purpurea,
N. viridissima, andA^. viola. NexophalluskorschefskyiDuvergeristransferredtoNeaptera.
Parinesa, n. gen., is established for P. whiteheadi, n. sp.
Key Words: Sticholotidinae, Sticholotidini, West Indies
The classification ofthe Western Hemi- (USNM),theNaturalHistoryMuseum,De-
sphere Sticholotidinae was revised by Gor- partment of Zoology, Vienna, Austria
don (1977). At that time the subfamily was (NHMA), the Carnegie Museum, Pitts-
composedoffourtribeswith oneadditional burgh (CM), M. Ivie, Montana State Uni-
tribe described later (Gordon et al. 1989). versity, Bozeman (MI), and the University
Four genera were recognized in the tribe ofCaUfomia, Berkeley (UCB).
Sticholotidini, only one of these from the
West Indies. Five West Indian genera dis- Key to Genera of
covered subsequentlyaredescribed hereand New World Sticholotidini
A
the key to genera modified accordingly. 1. Epipleuron foveate for reception offemur;
major change in the definition ofthe tribe eyedividedbygenalextension;anteriortibia
(Gordon 1977) is necessitated by the pres- broadlyexpanded,externallydentateornot
ence ofsix abdominal sterna in three ofthe 2
Epipleuron not foveate for reception offe-
genera described herein. All previously
mur; eye not divided; anteriortibia simple,
known members ofSticholotidini had five unmodified 3
visible sterna. 2(1). Pronotum with sparse, fine pubescence;ex-
These minute to moderate sized cocci- ternal margin ofanteriortibia not angulate
nellids occur worldwide but only recently Glomerella Gordon
Pronotum without pubescence; external
has the extent ofWestern Hemisphere spe-
marginofanteriortibiasharplyangulate.(Fig.
ciation been appreciated. This contribution 14) Parinesa. n. gen.
is anotherin the ongoingprocess ofmaking 3(1). Terminalsegmentofmaxillarypalpuslong,
known the entire New World fauna ofSti- slender, apically acuminate
NexophallusGordon
cholotidinae.
Terminalsegmentofmaxillarypalpuselon-
Type material is deposited in the Cana- gate ornot, not apically acuminate 4
dianNationalCollection,Ottawa(CNC),the 4(3). Postcoxal line on 1st abdominal sternum
U.S. National Museum, Washington complete (Fig. 18) 5
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Postcoxallineon 1stabdominalsternumin- sternum broadly rounded, apex of female
complete(Fig. 15) 6 5th sternum strongly, abruptly rounded.
5(4). Eye large, finely faceted; abdomen 5-seg- Male genitalia symmetrical; basal lobe lon-
mented Nesina Gordon
Eyesmall,coarselyfaceted;abdomen6-seg- ger than paramere. Female genitalia with
mented Neaptera, n. gen. unmodifiedspermathecalcapsule(Fig. 19i);
6(4). Postcoxallineon 1stabdominalsternumex- without infundibulum. Membranous wing
tended parallel to posterior margin ofster- present.
num in apical Vr, abdomen 5-segmented ... 7 Typespecies:Nelasabeckeri, newspecies.
Postcoxal line on 1st abdominal sternum
short,notparalleltoposteriormarginof1st NelasaismostsimilartoNeotinaGordon
abdominal sternum;abdomen 6-segmented 8 butNeotina differs by havingthe prostemal
7(6). Dorsal surface smooth, polished; lateral process short, broadly triangular, without
margin ofprostemal process not ridged . lateralcarinae, andthepostcoxallineonthe
Neotina Gordon
first abdominal sternum not joining hind
Dorsal surface roughly sculptured, feebly
margin of sternum. Nelasa also resembles
shiny; lateral margin ofprostemal process
heavily ridged Semiviride, n. gen. Paranelasa, n. gen., see remarks under that
8(6). Terminalsegmentofmaxillarypalpuselon- genus. Nine species of Nelasa are known
gate (Fig. 2); antennal clubelongate(Fig. 6) thusfar: five fromJamaica, two from Cuba,
Paranelasa, n. gen. and two from Hispaniola. Surprisingly, no
Terminalsegmentofmaxillarypalpusshort
specimenshavebeenseenfrom PuertoRico
(Fig. 1); antennal club short, broad (Fig. 5)
Nelasa, n. gen. orthe Virgin Islands, but thegenus is prob-
ably represented there also. Nelasa species
Nelasa, New Genus are difficult to differentiate externally but
Sticholotidini with form generally oval; the male genitalia provide excellent diag-
without pubescence except on clypeus, lat- nostic characters. The female genitalia,
eral margin ofhead neareye; dorsal surface where known, are essentially identical in all
with metallic sheen throughout, or at least species, therefore only those of A^. beckeri
on elytron; punctation on elytron much areillustrated. Foodandhabitatpreferences
coarser than on head, pronotum. Head for this genus are unknown; most of the
broad; clypeus short, truncate apically, an- available specimens were collected by beat-
terior angle rounded. Eye coarsely faceted, ing vegetation.
small; eyes separated by 4 times width of The generic name is an arbitrary com-
eye; gena slightly extended onto eye. An- bination of letters and the gender is femi-
tenna 10-segmented; club 3-segmented, nine.
short, broad (Fig. 5); insertion mostly ex-
posed. Terminal segment ofmaxillary pal- Key to Species of Nelasa
pus short, barrel-shaped, slightly narrowed 1. Species known only from Jamaica 2
apically (Fig. 1). Epipleuron narrow, de- Species not known from Jamaica 6
scending externally, not foveate for recep- 2(1). Head, pronotal surface polished, shiny . .
tion of femoral apices. Prostemum with erugonota, n. sp.
Head, pronotalsurfacedullorfeebly shiny,
coxae narrowly separated by protuberant,
with alutaceous sculpture 3
rectangularprocess, processcarinateoneach 3(2). Dorsalsurfacewithstrong,metallicgreenish
side, carinae joined at apex (Fig. 10). Leg sheen;head,pronotumfeeblyshiny,surfaces
with femur robust, shallowly grooved for feebly alutaceous beckeri, n. sp.
receptionoftibia; tibiaslender, shorterthan Dorsal surfacewith purpleorcoppersheen,
femur; tarsus cryptotetramerous, tarsal claw or ifsheen greenish then base color brown;
simple, lackingtooth. Abdomen with 6 vis- head, pronotum dull, surfaces strongly alu-
taceous 4
ible sterna; 1st sternum with postcoxal line 4(3). Elytron brown with feeblegreenish sheen . .
short,incomplete(Fig. 15);apexofmale5th duncansensis, n. sp.
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Elytronblackwith purple orcoppery sheen mouthparts, antenna, tibia, tarsusbrownish
5 yellow; ventral surface black; femurbrown.
5(4). Elytronwithpurpletintnotmixedwithcop- Headfeeblyshiny, surfacealutaceous, finely
pery sheen howdeni, n. sp.
punctured, punctures separated by about a
Elytron with intermixed purple, coppery
sheen tricolor, n. sp. diameter. Pronotum feebly shiny, surface
6(1). Species known only from Cuba 7 finely alutaceous, punctures slightly coarser
Species known only from Hispaniola 8 thanonhead, separatedbylessthantotwice
7(6). Head,pronotalsurfacesassmooth,polished adiameter. Elytron smooth, polished, mod-
aHseasdu,rfapcreoonfoteallytrsounrfaces dull, acluubteancseiosu,s;n. sp. eratelycoarselypunctured, punctures much
surface ofelytron shiny, with only trace of larger than on pronotum, separated by less
alutaceous sculpture schwarzi, n. sp. thantotwiceadiameter.Genitaliawithsides
8(6). Elytronbrownwithmetallicgreenishsheen; of basal lobe somewhat sinuate in ventral
surfaceofhead,pronotumshiny, feeblyalu- view; sipho short, unmodified (Figs. 19a-
taceous dominicensis, n. sp.
Elytron black with metallic greenish sheen; c).
surfaceofhead,pronotumdull,stronglyalu- Allotype: Length 1.8 mm, width 1.4 mm.
taceous haitiensis, n. sp. Similarto maleexceptgenitaliaas in Figure
Nelasa erugonota, New Species 19iV.ariation: Length 1.5 mm to 1.8 mm,
Description: Holotype male, length 1.5 width 1.3 to 1.4 mm.
mm,width 1.2 mm. Formoval. Colorblack Tvpematerial:Holotype; Jamaica, Hard-
with strong, blue metallic sheen on dorsal war Gap, 4000', VIL10.1966, Howden &
surface, equally strong throughout; mouth- Becker (CNC). Allotype; same data as ho-
parts, antenna, tibia, tarsus yellow; femur, lotype exceptdate Vn.4.1966 (CNC). Para-
ventral surface dark brown. Head smooth, types, total 16; 5, same data as holotype; 7,
polished, finely punctured, punctures sep- same data as holotype except additional
arated by about a diameter. Pronotum datesVn.5.1966,Vn.l 1.1966, Vn.l6.1966.
smooth, polished, punctures equal in size VII.18.1966, VII.25.1966; 3, Jamaica, Try.
toheadpunctures, separatedby 2 to4times Barbecue Bottom, VII.6.1966, VII.13.1966,
adiameter.Elytronsmooth,polished,punc- H. Howden; 1, Jamaica, Shirley Castle,
tures coarser than on head, separated by VII.1971,onPinuscaribae. (CNC)(USNM).
about twice a diameter. Remarks:Thestrong,greenmetallicsheen
Type material: Holotype; Jamaica, Port- on the dorsal surface, feebly shiny prono-
land, Silver Hill Gap, 22.VIII.1980, 1000- tum and head distinguish N. beckeri from
1100 m, A. Norrbom(CM). the other Jamaican species. The elytral
Remarks:Thesmooth,polishedheadand punctures are also less coarse than in the
pronotum of A'', erugonota distinguish it other species.
fromtheotherknownJamaicanspecies. The The species is named for Ed Becker, one
male genitalia were not dissected to avoid of the collectors of the type series and an
damaging the only available specimen. The eminent coleopterist.
specificnameisfromtheLatinerugo, mean-
ing smooth, and refers to the smooth pro- Nelasa tricolor, New Species
notal surface. Description: Holotype male, length 1.5
mm, width 1.3 mm. Form oval, slightly
Nelasa beckeri, New Species rounded. Color black, elytron with purple,
Description: Holotype male, length 1.6 coppery metallic sheen, pronotum with
mm, width 1.3 mm. Formoval. Colorblack green, metalliccoppersheen, headwithpur-
with strong, green, metallic sheen on dorsal ple metallic sheen; mouthparts, antenna,
surface, particularly strong on elytron; tibia, tarsus brownish yellow; ventral sur-
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Figs. -12. 1-4, maxillary palpus: 1, Nelasa iricolor- 2, Pamnelasajamaicensis- 3, Semivirideloisohrienae-
4^Neapterapurpurea. 5-8, antenna: 5. Nelasa mcolor- 6, Pam«./«.a^am«/c.m/5; 7, 5.m,vvn^Wo/5o/,n.««.; 8
tfoniiso^bTr'ie'na'e";'1T2,.ZP-arinesa'wPhi™t^e^he™a"d"i.^^ 9, A^.to.« ^..,.ca«5.«m; 10, Paranelasa jamaicensis- 11, S.m/v/WJ.
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14
15 16
Figs. 13-18. 13, 14, Parinesa whiteheadi: 13, facial view; 14, protibia: 15-18, 1st abdominal sternum: 15,
Nelasa tricolor, 16, Paranelasajamaicensis; 17, Semivirideloisohhenae; 18, Neapterapurpurea.
face mostly yellowish brown; femur, ab- Remarks: All specimens except the ho-
domen brown. Head dull, surface strongly lotype are females tentatively considered
alutaceous, finelypunctured, puncturessep- conspecific with the holotype. They differ
arated by about a diameter. Pronotum dull, slightly in colorand punctation from A^. tri-
surfacestronglyalutaceous, puncturesequal color, moreso from theotherJamaican spe-
in size to head punctures, separated by 1 to cies, and they may represent another un-
2 times a diameter. Elytron smooth, pol- described species. However, males are
ished, coarsely punctured, punctures much needed to decide this.
largerthanonpronotum, separatedbyabout
Nelasa howdeni, New Species
a diameter. Genitalia with sides of basal
lobenotsinuate,broadinlateralview;sipho Description: Holotype male, length 1.6
broken (Figs. 19d-0. mm, width 1.25 mm. Form oval. Color
Type material: Holotype; Jamaica, St. black, elytron with metallic purple sheen;
And. St. Peters, VII-7-1966, Howden & mouthparts, antenna, coxa, trochanter, tar-
Becker collectors (CNC). sus brownish yellow; femur, tibia dark
Other specimens: 1, same data as holo- brown. Head, pronotum extremely dull,
type; 3,Jamaica, Port.,Port.Antonio,VII.1- punctures very fine, barely perceptible. El-
7-1966, E.C. Becker (CNC). ytronsmooth,polished,coarselypunctured,
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punctures separated by a diameter or less. VIII.25.1966; 1, Jamaica, Mandeville,
Genitalia with basal lobe slender in lateral Manchester Parish, VIII.16.1966, Howden
&
view, paramere slender; siphobroken (Figs. Becker collectors; 1, Jamaica, St. Eliz.,
19g, h). Hermitage, VIII.17.1966, E. C. Becker.
Typematerial:Holotype; Jamaica, Hard- (CNC) (USNM).
war Gap, 4000', VII.21.1966, Howden & Remarks: The brown elytra with faint
Becker (CNC). green metallic sheen combined with the
Remarks: The holotype is the only spec- dark, strongly tinted head and pronotum
imenexamined. ItwascollectedatHardwar distinguish A'^. duncansensis from other
Gap where most of the type series of A^. known Jamaican species.
beckeri was taken. In addition to very dif- Thespeciesisnamedforthetypelocality.
ferentmalegenitalia,Nelasahowdenidiffers
Nelasa schwarzi, New Species
fromA^. beckeribyhavingtheheadandpro-
notum very dull and black, without a me- Description: Holotype male, length 1.4
tallic sheen. mm, width 1.1 mm. Form broadly oval,
The species is named for Henry Howden, slightlyrounded. Colorblack,dorsalsurface
one of the collectors and a noted scara- withdistinct purple sheen; antenna, mouth-
baeidologist. parts, coxa, tibia, tarsus brownish yellow;
venter, femur dark brown. Head dull, sur-
Nelasa duncansensis, New Species
face stronglyalutaceous, puncturesveryfine,
Description: Holotype male, length 1.5 barely visible, separated by 2 to 3 times a
mm, width 1.2 mm. Form oval, slightly diameter. Pronotum dull, surface strongly
rounded. Color dark brown, head, prono- alutaceous, punctures slightly coarser than
tum darker than elytron, with strong green on head, separated by less than to twice a
metallic sheen, elytron with faint green me- diameter. Elytron shiny, surface with trace
tallic sheen; antenna, mouthparts, trochan- of alutaceous sculpture, punctures coarse,
ter, tarsus brownish yellow. Head dull, sur- separated by about a diameter. Genitalia
facealutaceous, finelypunctured, punctures with basal lobe straight in lateral view, very
separatedbylessthanto 3 timesadiameter. slightly longer than paramere (Figs. 20d, e);
Pronotum dull, surface alutaceous, punc- sipho lost.
tures equal in size to head punctures, sep- Tvpe material: Holotype; Cuba, Caya-
arated by 1 to 2 times a diameter. Elytron mas, 25.5, EA Schwarz Collector (USNM).
smooth, polished, coarsely punctured, Remarks: The holotype is the only spec-
punctures separated by less than to twice a imen seen. Nelasa schwarzi resembles the
diameter. Genitalia with basal lobe ^i lon- Jamaican A^. howdeni in external appear-
gerthan paramere, apex rounded, paramere ance but the male genitalia ofeach species
slender; siphoshort, unmodified(Figs. 20a- are different.
c). The species is named for E. A. Schwarz,
Allotype: Length 1.5 mm, width 1.2 mm. collector ofthe holotype.
Similar to male except for genitalia.
Variation: Length 1.4 to 1.6 mm, width Nelasa cubensis, New Species
1.0 to 1.3 mm. Description: Holotype female, length 1.4
Type material: Holotype; Jamaica, Try., mm, width 1.1 mm. Form oval. Colorblack
Duncans, VIII.19.1966, Howden & Becker with strong, metallic green sheen through-
(CNC). Allotype; same data as holotype. out dorsal surface; antenna, mouthparts,
Paratypes, total 14; 4, same data as holo- trochanter, tarsus brownish yellow; venter,
type; 8, same data as holotype except dates femur, tibia brown. Head with surface
VIII.13.1966, VIII.14.1966, VIII.15.1966, smooth, polished, finely punctured, punc-
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tures separated by less than to 3 times a venter, leg yellowish brown. Head shiny,
diameter. Pronotum with surface smooth, surface finely alutaceous, punctures fine,
polished, punctures equal in size to head separated by a diameter or less. Pronotum
punctures, separated by less than to 3 times shiny, surface finely alutaceous, punctures
adiameter. Elytronshiny, surfacewith faint equal in size to head punctures, separated
trace of alutaceous sculpture, punctures by about a diameter. Elytron smooth, pol-
coarse, separated by less than to about a ished, coarsely punctured, punctures sepa-
diameter. rated by a diameter or less. Genitalia with
Type material: Holotype; Cuba, Bah. basallobeslender, stronglycurvedin lateral
Honda, June 1-3, Wickham (USNM). view, apex with apical projection; sipho
Remarks:Theholotypefemaleistheonly short, unmodified (Figs. 20h-j).
specimen examined. This species is thus far Allotype: Length 1.5 mm, width 1.2 mm.
unique within the genus in having the head Similar to holotype except for genitalia.
and pronotal surfaces as smooth and pol- Variation: Length 1.5 to 1.6 mm.
ished as the elytra. Typematerial:Holotype; Dominican Re-
The species is named for the country of public, La Matica, Boca-Chica, III-6-1955,
origin. A.M. Nadler(USNM). Allotype; same data
Nelasa haitiensis, New Species adsatahoalsothyopleoty(pUeS.N(MU)S.NMP)ar.atypes, 3; same
Description: Holotype male, length 1.6 Remarks: In addition to male genitalia,
mm,width 1.3 mm. Form oval. Colorblack therelativelyshinyheadandpronotumdis-
with faint coppery sheen on head, prono- tinguish A^. dominicensis from the other
tum; elytron with distinct metallic green known Hispaniola species, N. haitiensis.
sheen; antenna, mouthparts, trochanter,
tarsus brownish yellow; tibia, femur dark Paranelasa, New Genus
brown. Head dull, surface strongly aluta- Sticholotidini with form oval; without
ceous, punctures very fine, barely visible, pubescence except on clypeal apex, lateral
separated by less than to twice a diameter. margin ofheadneareye; dorsal surfacewith
Pronotum dull, surface strongly alutaceous, slight metallic sheen; punctation on elytron
punctures equal in size to head punctures, notgreatlycoarserthanonpronotum. Head
separated by 1 to 3 times a diameter. Ely- broad;clypeusshort, slightly,broadlyemar-
tron smooth, surfacewithfainttrace ofalu- ginate apically, anterior angle abruptly
taceous sculpture, punctures coarse, sepa- rounded. Eye coarsely faceted, small, eyes
rated by a diameter or less. Genitalia with separated by 5 times width ofeye; gena ex-
short, robustprojectionsinapical Vsofbasal tended onto eye. Antenna 10-segmented;
lobe (Figs. 20f-g); sipho lost. club 3-segmented, elongate (Fig. 6); inser-
Type material: Haiti, Kenscoff, VIII-1 1- tion exposed. Terminal segment of maxil-
35, Sta 23, Blackwelder (USNM). lary palpus long, distinctly narrowed api-
Remarks: The holotype is the only spec- cally (Fig. 2). Epipleuron broad, descending
imen examined. The species is named for externally, not foveate forreception offem-
the country oforigin. oralapices. Prostemumwithcoxaenarrow-
lyseparatedbyprotuberantrectangularpro-
Nelasa dominicensis. New Species
cess, process carinate on each side, joined
Description: Holotype male, length 1.5 at apex (Fig. 10). Leg with femur robust,
mm, width 1.2 mm. Colordark brown with shallowlygroovedforreceptionoftibia;tib-
metallic greenish sheen on dorsal surface ia slender, shorter than femur; tarsus cryp-
except lateral margin of elytron narrowly totetramerous, tarsal claw simple, lacking
light brown; antenna, mouthparts yellow; tooth. Abdomen with 6 visible sterna; 1st
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Fig. 19. a-i, genitalia, a-c, malegenitaliaofNelasa beckeh; d-f, malegenitaliaofNelasa Irlcolor; g, h, male
genitalia ofNelasa howdeni; i, female genitalia ofNelasa beckeri.
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Fig. 20. a-j,malegenitalia,a-c,Nelasaduncasensis;d,e,Nelasaschwarzi;f,g,Nelasahaitiensis;h-j,Nelasa
dominicensis.
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Sternum with postcoxal line short, widely rowed before constriction at apical '/s, apex
incomplete (Fig. 16); apex ofmale 5th ster- with small dorsal crest (Figs. 21a-c).
num briefly truncate, apex of female 6th Allotype: Length 1.7 mm, width 1.3 mm.
sternum broadly rounded. Male genitalia Similar to holotype except for genitalia.
symmetrical; basal lobe longer than para- Variation: Length 1.6 to 2.0 mm, width
mm.
mere. Female genitalia without spermathe- 1.3 to 1.7
cal capsule or infundibulum. Membranous Tvpe material: Holotype; Jamaica, Blue
wing completely absent. Mt. Peak, 7400', VII.27-28.1966, Howden
Typespecies:Paranelasajamaicensis, new & Becker (CNC). Allotype; same data as
species. holotype (CNC). Paratypes, total 99; 97,
Paranelasa is most similarto Nelasa, but same data as holotype; 1, Jamaica, Port-
Paranelasadiffersbyhavinganelongatean- land, N. side of Mossman's Peak, 16-
tennal club, an elongate terminal maxillary Vin.1980, 1400 m, A. Norrbom; 1, Ja-
palpal segment, no membranouswings, and maica, St. Thomas, Portland Gap, 1600 m,
no spermathecal capsule or infundibulum. 24-VIII.1980, A. Norrbom. (CNC) (CM)
Food and habitat preferences are unknown. (USNM).
Thegenericnameiscomposedofthepre- Remarks: This species is named for the
fix Para- added to the genus name Nelasa country oforigin.
and the gender is feminine. Paranelasapolita, New Species
Key to Species of Paranelasa Description: Holotype male, length 1.8
mm,width 1.5 mm. Colorblack,dorsalsur-
1. Puncturesonelytrondistinctlyvisible;elytron facewith metallic sheen; antennayellowex-
with coppery or greenish metallic sheen; pro-
sternal carinae angled toward each other api- cept segments 5-8 brown; mouthparts, tar-
cally jamaicensis, n. sp. susyellow; leg, venter, darkbrown to black.
- Punctures on elytron faint, distinctly visible Head smooth, polished, finely punctured,
only under high magnification; elytron with puncturesseparatedbyadiameterorslight-
faint bluish metallic sheen; prostemal carinae lymore. Pronotumsmooth,polished, punc-
parallel polita, n. sp.
tures slightly finer than on head, separated
Paranelasajamaicensis New Species by less than to twice a diameter. Elytron
y
smooth, polished, punctures equal in size
Description: Holotype male, length 1.8 toheadpunctures, separatedby 1 to 2 times
mm,width 1.4 mm. Colorblack, dorsalsur- a diameter. Prostemal carinae parallel, not
face with faint metallic copper sheen; an- angledtowardeachotherapically. Genitalia
tenna yellow except club brown; mouth- with sipho broad before constriction at api-
parts, leg brown. Head smooth, polished, cal Vs, abruptly narrowed at constriction,
with faint trace of alutaceous sculpture, apex without crest (Figs. 21d-f).
punctures fine, separated by less than to 3 Tvpematerial: Holotype; Jamaica, Hard-
times a diameter. Pronotum smooth, pol- warGap, PortlandPar., 4000',03 Aug 1956,
ished, with faint trace ofalutaceous sculp- B&B Valentine, Hardwood cloud forest,
ture, punctures slightly finer than on head, beating (USNM). Paratypes, total 3; 1, Ja-
separated by 1 to 3 times a diameter. Ely- maica, N side of Mossman's Peak, 20-
tron smooth, polished, with faint trace of Vm.80, 1450 m, A. Norrbom; 1, Jamaica,
alutaceous sculpture, punctures fine, indis- Portland, N side of Mossman's Peak, 26-
tinct, slightly coarser than pronotal punc- Vin.1980, 1500 m, A. Norrbom; 1, Ja-
tures, separated by 1 to 3 times a diameter. maica, St. Thomas, Portland Gap, 1600 m,
Prostemalcarinaeangledtowardeach other Vin.1980, A. Norrbom. (CM) (USNM).
apically. Genitaliawithsiphograduallynar- Remarks: The two known species of
