Plumolepilius linaresi Barrios-Izas 2020, new species
Creators: name: Barrios-Izás, Manuel A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Plumolepilius
Plumolepilius linaresi

description: Plumolepilius linaresi Barrios-Izás, new species
(Figs. 59–68, 166)
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Diagnosis: Male. Length (1.56–1.75 mm). Width (1.06–1.25 mm). As for P. velizi but cuticle orange to dark brown. Rostral scales and setae almost reaching the antennal insertion, rostral apical half smooth with sparse finely punctures, basal half of rostrum not scabrous. Pronotum subquadrate. Base of declivity with two big tubercles at interstice 4 and elevated backwards, interstices 5 and 6 at declivity elevated. Apex of abdominal ventrite 5 rounded and finely punctate. Pedon parallel; temones 2.3X longer than pedon; genital sclerite thin, elongated, almost as long as manubrium, basal extreme bifurcated.
Female. Length (1.62–1.94 mm). Width (0.93–1.31 mm). As for the male except rostral scales only at base, not reaching antennal insertions, surface not rugose; scape shorter than desmomeres 1 to 3; elytral humeri rounded, several tubercles before elytral declivity; femora unarmed.
Geographic Distribution. Honduras (Comayagua and Francisco Morazan).
Derivation of the specific name. Patronym, named after José Linares, a botanist at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.
Material examined. 206♂♂, 40♀♀ (ASUCOB, BMNH, CMNC, EAPZ, MNCN, USNM). Holotype ♂ (CMNC): HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.482 -87.531 ± 20m, 2140, 15.V.2010 LLAMA Wa- C-03-2 / WWD0087730 / Holotype ♂ Plumolepilius linaresi Barrios-Izás sp. nov. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: Same data as holotype / WWD0087479 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087480 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087526 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087527 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087531 (1♂, ASUCOB). WWD0087532 (1♂, EAPZ). WWD0087533 (1♂, MNCN). WWD0087534 (1♂, BMNH). WWD0087601 (1♂, USNM). WWD0087602 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087654 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087655 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087656 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087678 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087679 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087681 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087682 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087731 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087738 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087739 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087741 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087742 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087743 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087744 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087747 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087804 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087805 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087806 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087813 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087815 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087818 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua, Mont. Comay- agua, 18.0km. E. Comayagua, 20.VIII.1994 -216, 2000m, R. Anderson, oak/cloud/liquidambar forest litter berlese (26♂♂ 15♀♀, CMNC, 1♂ 2♀♀, ASUCOB, 1♂ 2♀♀, BMNH, 1♂ 2♀♀, EAPZ, 1♂ 2♀♀, USNM). HONDURAS: Comayagua, 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.48418 -87.52934 ± 20m, 2270m, 16.V.2010, LLAMA Wm-C-03-2-02 (4♂♂ 2♀♀, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua, 18km.E.N.E. Comayagua, 1950m, S.B.Peck, 94-52, 20.VIII.1994, wet oak/pine forest litter (3♂♂ 6♀♀, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua, Comayagua (18 km.E.N.E.) 1950m, 20.VIII.1994, S. Peck, wet oak-pine forest litter, SBP 94-52 (4♂♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua, 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.484 -87.529 ± 20m, 2270m, 16May2010, LLAMA#Wm-C-03-2 / WWD0081710 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081716 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.482 -87.531 ± 20m, 2140m, 15.V.2010 LLAMA WA-C-03-2 / WWD0087529 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087683 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087746 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.482 -87.530 ± 10m, 2190m, 16May2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-2 / WWD0081516 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081523 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081537 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081560 (1♂). WWD0081572 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081574 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081594 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081621 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081622 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 10km E Comayagua, 14.471 -87.540 ± 20m, 1860m, 16.V.2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-1, disturbed cloud forest litter / WWD0080392 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080396 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080401 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080416 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080421 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097393 (1♂, CMNC). WWD009394 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097395 (1♂, CMNC). HON- DURAS: Comayagua. 10km E Comayagua, 14.460 -87.545 ± 10m, 2010m, 15.V.2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-1 / WWD0097164 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097165 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097166 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097739 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097748 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097764 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097794 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097796 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097820 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 10km E Comayagua, 14.471 -87.540 ± 20m, 1860m, 16.V.2010 LLAMA Wm-C-03-1 / WWD0080384 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080395 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080399 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080400 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080432 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080435 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0097392 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.481 -87.531 ± 20m, 2140, 15.V.2010 LLAMA Wa-C-03-2 / WWD0087168 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087171 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087173 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087174 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087179 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087263 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087266 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087269 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087270 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087271 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087272 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087274 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087275 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087277 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087282 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087283 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087311 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087312 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087313 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087314 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087408 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087454 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087363 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087364 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087368 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087369 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087370 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087403 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087404 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087405 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087410 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087451 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087447 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087450 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087451 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0087452 (1♂). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.481 -87.532 ± 10m, 2150, 15May2010 LLAMA#Wm- C-03-2 / WWD0080819 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080820 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080824 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080843 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080865 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080869 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080870 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080896 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080897 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080914 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080915 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080918 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080919 (1♂). WWD0080929 (1♂). WWD0080930 (1♂). HONDU- RAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.483 -87.530 ± 20m, 2230, 16May2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-2, cloud forest litter / WWD0080652 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080657 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080664 (1♂, CMNC). WWD008
0681 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080696 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080702 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080710 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080743 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080745 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080770 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080771 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080775 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0080786 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.484 -87.529 ± 20m, 2270, 16May2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-2, cloud forest litter / WWD0081690 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081691 (1♂, CMNC). WWD0081772 (1♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Comayagua. 12km ENE Comayagua, 14.484 -87.529 ± 20m, 2270, 16May2010 LLAMA#Wm-C-03-2, cloud forest litter (10♂, CMNC). Comayagua, Mont. Comayagua, 18.0km. E. Comayagua, 20.VIII.1994 -216, 2000m, R. Anderson, oak/cloud/liquidambar forest litter berlese (2♂♂, CMNC). HOND.: Comayagua, 18km.E.N.E. Comayagua, 1950m, S.B.Peck, 94-52, 20.VIII.1994, wet oak/pine forest litter (2♂♂, CMNC). HONDURAS: Francisco Morazan. 29.9km W. & 7km N.W. Tegucigalpa, lower slope Cerro Yerba Buena, 1920m, 28.VI.1994 -137, R. Anderson oak/cloud forest litter (14♂♂ 9♀♀, CMNC).
description: Published as part of Barrios-Izás, Manuel A., 2020, Taxonomy of the weevil genus Plumolepilius Barrios-Izás & Anderson (Coleoptera Curculionidae: Molytinae: Conotrachelini): new species from Central America, pp. 151-192 in Zootaxa 4768 (2) on pages 166-170, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4768.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3779650