Zeadolopus parvantilliensis Peck and Cook 2014, new species
Creators: name: Peck, Stewart B.
name: Cook, Joyce
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Leiodidae
Zeadolopus
Zeadolopus parvantilliensis

description: Zeadolopus parvantilliensis Peck and Cook, new species   
Figure 64  
 Diagnostic description. Body strongly convex. Length 1.2–2.0 mm; greatest width 0.8–1.4 mm. Reddish brown, shining, without microsculpture. Head moderately finely and densely punctate. Antennal club moderately slender. Eyes large. Pronotum minutely, sparsely punctate; sides rounded, posterior angles roundly obtuse. Elytral striae weakly impressed; strial punctures large, closely spaced. Interstriae minutely, sparsely punctate; punctures larger and more dense apically. Flight wings fully developed. Vertical face of mesosternum broad, convex, not medially carinate. Metasternum coarsely, densely punctate laterally; punctures smaller medially. Male mesofemur with posterior margin broadly expanded, less expanded in female. Posterior margin of male metafemur expanded, with toothlike process at apex; posterior margin roundly expanded at apex in female. In both sexes, meso- and metatibiae broad and spinose. Male with more dense setae on pro- and mesotarsi. Median lobe of aedeagus (Fig. 64) elongate, broad, with inwardly curved paired apices. Parameres moderately slender, weakly sinuate, extending beyond apex of median lobe; apices weakly expanded, each bearing 2 apical setae. Inverted internal sac with distinct short, straight, sclerotized structure in basal half; small, slender sclerites at middle. Spermatheca short, tubular, constricted at middle.   
 Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “WEST INDIES: DOMINICA / Springfield Estate, 31.V–16.VI.04/ N15°20.841’ W61°22.000’, 400 m / Mt. Joy House, wet montane forest/ FIT, S. & J. Peck, 04-89” (SBPC). Paratypes (46) have the following label data: same data as holotype (19, SBPC); DOMINICA: Springfield Estate, 30.V–16.VI.04, N15°20.796’ W61°22.142’, mature 2 nd forest, 4FITs, 330- 360 m, S. & J. Peck, 04-86 (26, SBPC); DOMINICA: Springfield Estate, 29V–16.VI.04, N15°20.796’ W61°22.142’, 375m, forest edge Malaise trap, S. & J. Peck, 04-86B (1, SBPC).   
 Additional material examined. DOMINICA: Portsmouth, Cabrits Nat. Park, N15°35.146’ W61°28.316’, 30 m, trop. decid. forest FITs, 2–13.VI.04, S. & J. Peck, 04-96 (17, SBPC); DOMINICA: Springfield Estate, 31.V–16.VI.04, N15°20.841’ W61°20.000’, 550m, ridgetop forest above Mt. Joy, FIT, S. & J. Peck, 04-90 (23, SBPC); DOMINICA: Sindicate Estate trail, E. of Dublanc, N15°31.202’ W61°25.015’, 560m, montane rain forest carrion trap, 2–13.VI.04, S. & J. Peck, 04–97 (1, SBPC); DOMINICA: Middleham Falls trail, Cochrane, N15°20.922’, W61°20.747’, 650m, forest FITs, 31.V–11.VI.04, S. & J. Peck, 04-93 (12, SBPC; 3, MCZC; 3, FSCA; 3, FMNH); MARTINIQUE: 1 km E Diamant, N14°28.7’ W61°00.6’, 7– 23.VII.2010, 10m, thorn forest, flight intercept, Peck, 10-51 (24, SBPB); MARTINIQUE: 4 km SW LeMarin, Morn Aca, N14°27.8’ W60°53.9’, 260m, 13–28.VII.2012, humid forest hilltop clearing, FIT, S. Peck, 12-55 (2, SBPC); GUADELOUPE: Bas. Ter., Malendure, Petit Trace, Fond Ravine, 3m, streamside forest uv trap, N16°10.44’ W61°46.7’, 21.V.2012, S. Peck, 12-31 (3, SBPC); GUADELOUPE: Bas. Ter., Riviere Sens, Sentier Houelemont, N15°58.93’ W61°42.62’, 80m, humid forest FIT, 19-31.V.2012, S. Peck, 12-29B (5, SBPC); GUADELOUPE: Bas. Ter., Mahault, Riviere Colas, xeric forest, streamside uv traps, N16°11.26’ W61°46.71’, 80m, 15.V.2012, S. Peck, 12-26 (1, SBPC); GUADELOUPE: Bas. Ter., Pigeon, Trace Poirier, N16°08.83’ W61°45.22’, humid forest FIT, 350m, 14–31.V.2012, S. Peck, 12-22 (4, SBPC); same data as previous except: uv trap, 23.V.2012, 12-32 (1, SBPC); GRENADA: Grand Etang Forest Reserve, N12°04.162’ W61°42.162’, 10–28.VIII. 10, 400m, rain forest FIT, S. Peck, 10-63 (4, SBPC); same data except: N12°04.846’ W61°42.333’, 15–18.VIII. 10, 360m, rain forest carrion trap, 10-71 (1, SBPC); same data except: 9–28.VIII.10, FIT, 10-61 (3, SBPC); same data except: forest Malaise, 10-60 (1, SBPC); ST. VINCENT: Hermitage Forest, E. of Spring Village, N13°14.86’ W61°12.77’, 16–27.VIII.06, forest FIT trap, 348m, S. & J. Peck, 06-103B (2, SBPC); same data as previous except: forest edge malaise, 340m, 06-104A (1, SBPC); same data as previous except: 23–27.VIII.06, forest edge FIT, 06-104B (1, SBPC); same data as previous except: 15–27.VIII.06, 348m, 06-102 (3, SBPC); same data as previous except: 16–27.VIII.06, forest FIT, 360m, 06-105 (1, SBPC); same data as previous exceot: 15–27.VIII.06, clearing FIT trap, 348m, 06-101B (1, SBPC); ST. VINCENT: Emerald Valley Hotel, Buccament, N13°12.0’ W61°13.8’, 10–20.VI.07, FIT, 20m, S. & J. Peck, 07-14 (2, SBPC); ST. VINCENT: Vermont Nature Trails, 7kmE Buccament, N13°13’ W61°13’, 11–20.VI.07, rainforest FIT, 370m, S. & J. Peck, 07-18 (2, SBPC); ST. LUCIA: Praslin, lowland woodland ravine, 11–28.VII.07, N13°52.9’ W60°53.5’, 50m, intercept traps, S. & J. Peck, 07-56 (2, SBPC); ST. LUCIA: Micoud Dist., Escap Co mmunity, 55m, 13.8310°N, 61.8962W °, 23–27JUNE2009, malaise, C.A. Maier & M.L. Gimmel (1, WIBF); ST. LUCIA: Bordelais trap site, 13.9689°N, 60.8859°W, 25–29JUNE2009, FIT, M.L. Gimmel & E.A. Ivie (1, WIBF); same data as previous except: 09–14JULY 2009, 185m, Malaise, C.A. Maier & M.L. Gimmel (1, WIBF); ST. LUCIA: Louvette trap site, 13.9689°N, 60.8859°W, 25– 29JUNE2009, FIT, M.L. Gimmel & C.A. Maier (1, WIBF); ST. LUCIA: Grande Anse trap site, 38m, 14.00529°N, 60.89737°W, 08–17MAY2009, Malaise, R.C. Winton & I.A. Foley (2, WIBF); MONTSERRAT: Woodlands, Cassava Ghaut, Beattie House, 01–29JUNE2003, K.A. Marske, FIT (3, WIBF); MONTSERRAT: Gun Hill, 16°45.45’N, 62°12.70’W, 887ft. [270m], 19JUNE–07JULY2002, K.A. Marske (1, WIBF); MONTSERRAT: Cassava Ghaut, 18JUNE2002, K.A. Marske, berlese leaf litter (1, WIBF).   
 Distribution. Widespread throughout the Lesser Antilles; known from the islands of Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada.   
 Etymology. The epithet parvantilliensis (Latin parvus, small; Antilles + the Latin suffix –ensis, locality) refers to the Lesser Antilles distribution of this species.
description: Published as part of Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., pp. 1-76 in Insecta Mundi 2014 (397) on pages 34-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5184089