Renda mesoamericana Márquez 2010, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Márquez, Juan
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Renda
Renda mesoamericana

description: Renda mesoamericana sp. nov.   
 Type material (91 specimens). Holotype, male: “ PANAMA: Colon, Parque Nac. Soberania Pipeline Rd. Km 4.1, 40 m, 09°07´N, 79°45´W, 7–21-VI-1995, J. Ashe, # 265, ex: flight intercept trap ” (SEMC). Paratypes: “ COSTA RICA: Punta. Prov. Rincon de Osa, 150 m, 8°41.141´N, 83°31.117´W, 23–26-VI-2001, S. & J. Peck 01-14, ex FIT, CR1P01 006” (38?, SEMC). “Prov. Guanacaste, Est. Las Almendras, 300 m, 3–20-XII-1994, E. E. López, intersección L- N 334850 369500, # 4779” (3♂, 1♀, INBIO). “Prov. Puntarenas, Península de Osa, Rancho Quemado, 200 m, 1–27-I-1992, A. Marín. L-S 292500 511000, # 1779” (1♀, INBIO). Same data, except: “ 12–24-V-1993, A. Gutíerrez. L-S 292500, 511000” (1♀, INBIO). “Prov. Guanacaste, P. N. Guanacaste, 9 km S Sta. Cecilia, Est. Pitilla, 700 m, VIII-1991, P. Rios, L-N 330200, 380200” (1♀, INBIO). Same data, except: “ VIII-1994, C. Moraga, L N 330200, 380200, # 3198” (1♀, INBIO).”Prov. Limon, R. N. F. S. Barranca del Colorado, Rio Sardinas, 10 m, 6–14-IV-1994, F. Ayala, L-N 291500 564700, #2854” (1?, INBIO). “Prov. Limon, Rio Sardinas, Barranca del Colorado, 15 m, 06–12-XI-1994, F. V. Ayala, L-N 291500 565900, # 3293” (1♂, INBIO). “Prov. Puntarenas, Corcovado P. N., Est. Sinera, 0–100 m, I-1990, G. Fonseca, 270500, 508300” (1?, INBIO). “Prov. Guanacaste, W side Volcán Orosí, Estac. Maritza, 600 m, Malaise Tp., 1989, GNP Biod. Sur. 326900, 373000” (1?, INBIO). “Cartago, nr Río Rsmoothtazon, 5 km SE Turrialba, 800 m, 13-II-´65, J. B. Karren (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Guanacaste, Maritza Biol. Stn., 550 m, 22-V-1993, J. S. & A. K. Ashe, # 036, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, INBIO). “Prov. Puntarenas, P. N. Piedras Blancas, Esquinas Lodge (NW-Golfito), 15-V-1996, D. Brzoska ” (1♂, SEMC). “Prov. Puntarenas, Corcovado National Park, Sirena stn. Corcovado trail, 150 m, 8°29´7”N, 83°34´39”W, 28-VI–1-VII-2000, Z. H. Falin, CR1ABF00, 059, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1♂, SEMC). “Prov. Puntarenas, R. F. Golfito Dulce, 5 km W Piedras Blancas, 100 m, VIII-1992, P. Hanson ” (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Guanacaste, Patilla Biological Station, 610 m, 10°59´22”N, 85°25´33”W, 13–15-VII-2000, J. Ashe, R. Brooks, Z. Falin, CR1ABF00, 135, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Heredia, La Selva, 3.2 km SE Puerto Viejo, 100 m, 27-III-1992, W. Bell, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). “San José, La Caja, VI-43, Sohmih” (1♂, FMNH). “Santa Ana, VI-40 / Typus / Pl. (Leptotc.) astenus Brg.” (1♂, FMNH). “Guanacaste, Comelco, Palo Verde, OTS, 9 km, W. Bagaces, 40 m elev., 10°32´N, 85° 18´W, 9-IV-1973, J. Wagner, J. Kethley / FM (HD) # 73-388, 73CRIV-9a: Berlese, 4 liters conc. Organic debris on rocks below falls, dripzone“ (1♀, FMNH). “ ECUADOR: Los Rios, CCRP, 26-II-80, T. de Vries / Ex: Pit fall Bijao” (1♂, QCAZ). Same data, except: “ 4-I-1981, S. Sandoval ” (1♀, QCAZ). Same data, except: “5-III-79, T. de Vries / Ex Pit fall Bosque 2rio Cuad. Cerrado” (1♀, QCAZ). “Los Rios, Rio Palenque, 17-VI-1980, S. Sandoval ” (1♀, QCAZ). “ NICARAGUA: Rio San Juan Dept., 60 km SE San Carlos, Refugio Bartola, 100 m, 10°58.4´N, 84°20.30´W, 28-V-2002, R. Brooks, Z. Falin, S. Chatzimanolis, ex: pyrethrum fogging gungosy logs. NIC1BFC02 104” (1♀, SEMC). “ PANAMA: Colon, Parque Nac. Soberania Pipeline Rd. Km 4.1, 40 m, 09°07´N, 79°45´W, 29–31-V-1995, J. Ashe, # 085, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1♂, SEMC). Same data, except: “km 5.3, # 086” (1♀, SEMC). Same data, except: “km 6.1, 4–7-VI-1995, J. Ashe, R. Brooks, # 138, ex: flight intercept trap ” (2♂, SEMC). Same data, except: “km 2.0, 16-V-1995, Chaboo, Jolly, Hayford” (1♀, SEMC). Same data, except: “ 6.1 km on Pipeline Rd. nr. Gamboa, 40 m, 09°06´N, 79°45´W, 27–29-V-1995, J. Ashe, # 089b, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1♂, SEMC). Same data as holotype (2♂, SEMC). “ Darien, Cana Biological Station, 550 m, 7°45´18”N, 77°41´6”W, 7–9-I-1996, J. Ashe, R. Brooks, PAN1AB96 114, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). Same data, except: “PAN1AB96 109” (1?, SEMC). Same data, except: “PAN1AB96 115” (1?, SEMC). Same data, except: “ 3–7-VI-1996, # 067” (2?, SEMC). “ Darien, Biological Station Serrania de Pirre, 1200 m, 7°45´18”N, 77°41´6”W, 4–7-VI-1996, J. Ashe, R. Brooks, PAN1AB96 105, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Panama, 7.3 km El Llano-Carti Rd, 350 m, 4–6-VI-1995, A. R. Gillogly, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Panama, Old Gamboa Rd., 19-VII-1993, D. Windsor, ex: flight intercept trap ” (1?, SEMC). “Prov. Panama, Barro Colorado Island, 40 m, 9°11´0”N, 79°51´0”W, 17–23-VII-2000, PAN1C00 087, S. Chatzimanolis, ex:: flight intercept trap ” (1♂, SEMC). “Gadiva, IX-X-1938” (1♂, 1♀, FMNH). Same data, except one more label: “ Pl. (Leptotc.) selvaticus Brg.” (1?, FMNH). “TRINIDAD: Tunapuna, Mt. St. Benedict, Mt. Tabor, 500 m, 21-VI 8-VII-1993, FMHD 93- / 425, rainforest, flight intercept trap, S. & J. Peck, # 93-38” (2♂, FMNH). “Maracas Valley, above Loango Village, 600 m, 22-VI 6-VII-93, montane rainforest, FIT, S. & J. Peck, 93-43 / FM 93-426” (1♂, FMNH). “ St. George Co., Simla research Station, 800 ft., Arima Valley, N. Range, 10°41´34”N, 61°17´22” W, 29-V a 3-VI-2000, A. S. Ramsdale / flight intercept trap, premontane tropical rainforest” (1♂, FMNH). “Maracas Valley above Loango Village, 600 m, 9–22-VI-1993, FMHD 93-410 / montane rainforest, flight intercept trap, S. & J. Peck, # 93-22” (1♂, FMNH).   
 Description. Total length 13.2–15.5 mm. Body black, shining with antennomeres 4–11, palpi, tarsi and genital segment reddish brown; apex of last antennomere yellow.   
 Head. Ovally quadrate (similar to Fig. 19); 1.22x as long as wide; dorsally and ventrally slightly convex; with very dense umbilicate punctures on dorsal surface and dense on ventral surface separated for less than twice their width (Fig. 24); temple flattened, flat area with dense umbilicate punctures (Fig. 28); eyes 0.28x as long as head, interocular distance 0.64x as wide as head (at eye level); first antennomere 1.76x as long as antennomeres 2–3 combined, apical antennomere 0.84x as long as antennomeres 9–10 combined; labrum slightly bilobed (Fig. 54); with mandibular external channel; apical maxillary palpomere conical (Fig. 40), and as long as preapical palpomere; apical labial palpomere asymmetrically conical (Fig. 45).   
 Thorax. Pronotum 1.42x as long as wide; as wide as head (0.96x); with dense fine punctures, except for wide longitudinal impunctate area; with poorly developed depressed area at each side of anterior third (Fig. 51). Elytra as long as pronotum and as setose as pronotum. Prosternum with sparse, fine setae, setae as sparse as on meso and metasternum.   
 Abdomen. Covered with fine setae as dense as those on the rest of the body; with long, pale setae on margins of each segment.   
 Aedeagus. Ovally elongate, with base of median lobe widened; total length 3.36 mm; parameres 0.29x as long as median lobe; apical area of median lobe 0.19x total length of median lobe; internal sac with sclerotized structures (Fig. 81).   
 Variation. In addition to the variation in total length, the coloration of antennomeres 4–11, palpi, tarsi and genital segment varies from almost black to reddish brown, to red. The flattened area of the temple is slightly inclined and can be poorly visible. The depressed areas at each side of posterior third of pronotum can be slightly to moderately visible.   
 Comparison. This species can be distinguished from the similar R. brasiliana, R. minor and R. lescheni by the temple of the head without temporal carinae, but with a flattened area and by its large aedeagus with internal sac with sclerotized structures.   
 Etymology. The name of this species refers to its geographic distribution, mainly in Mesoamerica, with the exception of some records from Ecuador and Trinidad.   
 Geographic distribution. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama and Trinidad.
description: Published as part of Márquez, Juan, 2010, Revision of the genus Renda Blackwelder, 1952 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Xantholinini) 2686, pp. 1-61 in Zootaxa 2686 (1) on pages 39-41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2686.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10095335