Dipropus yaqui Johnson 2016, new species
Creators: name: Johnson, Paul J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Elateridae
Dipropus
Dipropus yaqui

description: <i>Dipropus yaqui</i> new species (Fig. 11–12, 18) <b>Description</b>. As for <i>D. pericu,</i> except length 13.4–15.4 mm, width 3.6–4.2 mm. Integument rufopiceous to piceous; venter, antennae, and legs rufobrunneus with rufopiceous highlights. Head with vertex and frons coarsely, umbilicately punctate; frons depressed to shallowly concave discally. Compound eyes large, ocular index 36–41. Antenna moderately long, reaching to metafemoral angle of elytra, antennomere 8 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomeres 3–10 moderately serrate, 2–3, 7, 11 length ratio 1.0:4.5, 5.0, 6.8. Pronotum as wide as long; trapezoidal; lateral margin strongly carinate at hind angle, evident to anterior margin; integumental punctures coarse, umbilicate, approximate, becoming slightly sparser on posterior declivity. Hind angles divergent at base, slightly incurved apically; with strong dorsal carina near lateral margin. Hypomeron with coarse, umbilicate punctures. Elytra with intervals shallowly convex throughout, becoming obscurely corrugated apically; apices conjointly rounded to subtruncate. Mesocoxal lamina with subtriangular extension rounded at apex. Ventrites with coarse umbilicate punctures; metaventrite punctures finer discally, posteriorly. Abdominal ventrite punctures shallow; sparser and subumbilicate; becoming small, dense on ventrite 5. Metaleg with tibia 1.1x length of femur, tarsus 0.9x length of tibia; tarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.58:0.25:0.25:0.75. Aedeagus as in Fig. 13; basal piece 0.60 of total length, paramere 0.35 of total length, paramere apex 0.39 of paramere length. Female body subparallel; pronotum length 0.8x width; antenna short, antennomere 10 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomere 2–4, 11 length ratio 1.0:3.7:3.0, 5.33; metatarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.37:0.18:0.18:0.75; ventrite 5 with punctures fine, dense, evenly distributed. <b>Type Specimens</b>. Holotype, male, labelled: Santa Cruz Co., AZ, Pena Blanca Lake, 20 July 1985, Paul K. Lago (PJJC to USNM). Paratypes (207): <b>MEXICO</b>, <b>SONORA</b>, Rancho el Jarazos, 22.4 km N of Nacozari de Garcia, Sierra la Púrica, 30.57556ºN 109.73250ºW, 1595m, 16.vii.2013, T.R. Van Devender A.L. Reina-G., rocky cyn, oak woodland (2, PJJC); 55 km SW Moctezuma, 23.vii.1980, at light, 1066 m, S. McCleve, P. Jump (1, UAIC); 17 km SW Moctezuma, 21-22.vii.1980, at light, 944 m, S. McCleve, P. Jump (1, UAIC). <b>UNITED STATES</b>, <b>ARIZONA</b>, <b>Cochise Co.,</b> Portal, 4.viii.1973 / collector P.M. Jump (2, SDMC); Steward Cmpgrd, Cave Creek, 4.viii.1974, A.V.Evans (1, TAMU); nr SW Research Station, Cave Creek Cyn, 5,650 ft., 31°53’38”N, 109°12’53”W, 6.viii.20003, E. Riley, UV (1, TAMU); Chiricahua M., vii-12-65 / D.J. &amp; J.N. Knull Colls (1, USNM); same vii-22-65 (1, USNM); same viii-1-65 (1, USNM); same viii-4-65 (1, USNM); same viii-9-65 (1, USNM); Sunny Flat Cpgd, Chiricahua Mtns, 31.vii.1986 (1, BMEC); Huachuca M., vii-1921, D.J. &amp; J.N. Knull collrs / J.N. Knull collection (1, USNM); 1 mile So. Portal, 22.vii.1965, 4800 ft. at light / collectors: J.H. Davidson, J.M. Davidson, M.A. Cazier (1, BMEC); 23.vii.1965 (4, BMEC); 24.vii.1965 (1, BMEC); 25.vii.1965 (3, BMEC); 27.vii.1965 (1, BMEC); 29.vii.1965 (3, BMEC); 2.viii.1965 (1, BMEC); 3.viii.1965 (1, BMEC); 8.viii.1965 (1, BMEC); Chiricahua Mt., S.Fork Cn. / Lot No. 824, 13.vii.1964, R.H. Arnett, Jr, ER. VanTassell (1, FSCA); Lot No. 814, 10.vii.1964, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA); 24.vii.1965, blacklight trap (3, FSCA); lot no. 837, 18.vii. 1964, R.H. Arnett, Jr., ER VanTassell (1, FSCA); S.W. Research Station, 5 mi. W. Portal, 5400’, 25.vii.1956, MJWestfall / J.N. Knull det. 1960 (3, FSCA); 4.viii.1956 (1, FSCA); Stewart Campground, 7.vii.2013, at light, Col. Gareth S. Powell (1, GSPC); Chiricahua Mountains, 7.vii.2013, on ground at night, Kyle E. Schnepp / Stewart Campground, 31º53.457’N, 109º10.063W (1, KESC). <b>Pima Co</b>., Continental, 14.vii.1974, D.G. Marqua coll. (1, TAMU); Baboquivari Mts, Sabino Cn, 1143 m [31.8176N, 111.5473W], 31.vii.1979, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC); Molino Cn. / Lot No. 409, 12.vii.1959, R.H. Arnett, Jr. (1, FSCA). <b>Santa Cruz Co.,</b> Madera Cyn., 4880’, 15.vii.1963 / V.L. Vesterby collector (19, BMEC); 18.vii.1963 (14, BMEC); 21.vii.1963 (12, BMEC); 23.vii.1963 (10, BMEC); 31.vii.1963 (1, BMEC); 3.viii.1963 (4, BMEC); 11.viii.1963 (1, BMEC); same, 14.viii.1963 (1, BMEC); 14.vi.1965 / collector D.N. Harrington (1, BMEC); 18.vi.1965 (4, BMEC); 19.vi.1965 (7, BMEC); 15.vii.1965 (5, BMEC); 25.vii.1965 (1, BMEC); 27.vii.1965 (3, BMEC); 31.vii.1965 (1, BMEC); 8.viii.1965 (3, BMEC); 10.viii.1965 (1, BMEC); 12.viii.1965 (3, BMEC); 5.viii.1976 / R.T. Ross Acc. No (1, BMEC); 12.vii.1981 (1, BMEC); 1.viii.67 / M.W. Stone colr (1, BMEC); 8.vii.1963, J.S. Beckett collector (1, BMEC); Santa Rita Mts, 24-25.ii.1966, D.G. Marqua &amp; M.E. Thompson (1, BMEC); Madera Canyon, 24.viii.1975, coll-L. Bezark, G. Nishida, C. Kitayama, B. Tilden (2, PJJC); 13.viii.1983, G.W. Ulrich, U.V. (1, PJJC); 15.viii.1983 (1, PJJC); 26.viii.1984 (1, PJJC); 15.viii.1973, C. Bellamy collector (1, TAMU); 13-14.viii.1983: E.G. &amp; M.A. Riley (2, TAMU); 9-20.viii.1978, coll: Brown, Faulkner (1, SDMC); 2.ix.1969, coll. Peter M. Jump (1, SDMC); lot no 436, 5.viii.1959, R.H. Arnett, Jr. (1, FSCA); 27.vii.1969, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (4, FSCA); 3.viii.1968 (1, FSCA); Bog Springs Cmpgrd, 2.viii.1974, A.V. Evans (2, TAMU); 3.viii.1973, A Evans (2, TAMU); vic. Roundup Cmpg, 27.vii.1986, K.A. Smith &amp; D.E. Russell (1, PJJC); 12.viii.1983, G.W. Ulrich, U.V. (1, PJJC); nr. Peña Blanca Lake, 31°22’58”N, 111°05’30”W, 7.viii.2003, E. Riley, UV (12, TAMU); 3.2 km S. Pena Blanca Lake, 1250 m, 28.vii.1989, R.S. Anderson &amp; S. McCleve: UV light (2, TAMU); Patagonia, 17.vii.1974, D.G. Marqua coll. (1, TAMU); Pajarito Mts., Pena Blanca Can., 27.vii.1978, 1191 m, at lite, S. McCleve (1, UAIC); 30.vii.1979, 1158 m, at lite, S. McCleve (1, UAIC); Pena Blanca, Pajarito Mts. / Lot No. 600, 21.vii.1962, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA); 28.vii.1962 (1, FSCA); 31.vii.1962 (1, FSCA); Lot no. 600, 1.viii.1962 (2, FSCA); Lot no. 600, 6.viii.1961 (1, FSCA); Lot No. 543, 2.viii.1961 (1, FSCA); Lot No. 563, 6.viii.1962 (1, FSCA); Lot No. 840, 30.vii.1964 (1, FSCA); 20.vii.1964 (1, FSCA); Lot no. 600, 6.viii.1962, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA); Lot No. 763, 24.vii.1963, R.H. Arnett Jr, ER VanTassell (1, FSCA); Lot No. 763, 9.viii.1963 (1, FSCA); Pajarito Mts., Pena Blanca Cyn. 28.vii.1970, K. Stephan Coll. (1, FSCA); Patagonia Mts., Harshaw Cr., 1577 m, 1.viii.1979, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC); Santa Rita Mts., Gardner Cn, 1508 m, 6.viii.1980, at light, S. McCleve (1, UAIC); 16.vii.1980 (2, UAIC); Sycamore Cyn., 15.viii.1966 / H.K. Court collector (1, BMEC); near Peña Blanca Lake, 13.vii.2013, at light, Kyle E. Schnepp (1, KESC). <b>NEW MEXICO</b>, <b>Hidalgo Co</b>., Animas Mts., Indian Creek, 5-6.viii.1979, 1737 m, at light, S. McCleve (2, UAIC); 1566 m, Double Adobe Cr., 10.vii.1981, at light, S. McCleve (4, UAIC). <b>Additional Material Examined</b>. MEXICO / Chas. Schaeffer collection (1, USNM). <b>Etymology</b>. The species epithet “ <i>yaqui ”</i> is treated as a noun in apposition and is named in honor of the Yaqui indigenous people of Arizona and Sonora. <b>Distribution</b>. MEXICO, Sonora; UNITED STATES: Arizona, New Mexico. <b>Notes</b>. This is the largest, darkest-colored, and probably the most commonly collected species in the region. The large series of specimens in the Bohart Museum (BMEC) was originally determined as <i>D. pinguis</i> (Candèze), a species from Mesoamerica. Two Arizona specimens from the FSCA were originally identified as <i>I. approximatus</i> (Candèze), another Mesoamerican species.
description: Published as part of <i>Johnson, Paul J., 2016, Five new species of Dipropus Germar (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from west-central North America, and a lectotype designation for Elater soleatus Say, pp. 1-27 in Insecta Mundi 2016 (523)</i> on pages 9-11, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5171050