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

description: <i>Dipropus warneri</i> new species (Fig. 9–10, 17) <b>Description</b>. As for <i>D. pericu,</i> except length 8.1–11.4 mm, width 2.3–3.4 mm. Integument testaceocastaneous. Head with ocular index 67. Antenna moderately long, reaching to metafemoral angle of elytra, antennomere 8 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomeres 2–3, 7, 11 length ratio 1.0:3.5, 3.6, 5.8. Pronotum slightly wider (1.1x) than long; trapezoidal; lateral margin strongly carinate at hind angle, sinuate at midlength; integumental punctures coarse, umbilicate, approximate, becoming slightly sparser, separate by 0.2x own diameter on posterior declivity. Hind angles strongly divergent at base, slightly incurved apically; with strong dorsal carina near lateral margin. Elytra with intervals shallowly convex throughout, becoming obscurely corrugated apically; apices conjointly rounded to subtruncate. Metaleg with tibia 1.2x length of femur, tarsus 0.8x length of tibia; tarsomere length ratio 1.00:0.47:0.21:0.21:0.74. Aedeagus as in Fig. 12; basal piece 0.63 of total length, paramere 0.42 of total length, paramere apex 0.29 of paramere length. Female: As for male, except body form subparallel; pronotum length 0.82–0.85x width; antenna short, antennomere 10 reaching apex of hind angle, antennomere 2–4, 11 length ratio 1.0:2.2:2.0, 3.0; metatarsomere length ratio 1.0:0.44:0.22:0.11:0.77; ventrite 5 with punctures small, simple, evenly distributed. <b>Type Material</b>. Holotype, male, ARIZONA: Pima Co., Continental, 27.vii.1990, W.B. Warner (PJJC to USNM). Paratypes (26): <b>MEXICO</b>: <b>CHIHUAHUA</b>, Nuevo Casas Grandes, 1371 m, 13.vii.1981, at light, P. Jump (1, UAIC). <b>COAHUILA</b>, Cuatro Cienegas Nat’l Preserve, 21-23.vi.2011, 26.91851°N, 102.10211°W, D.C. Lightfoot et al., colrs. / Site C 7, Rio Mesquites, basin floor, ponds, stream, general collecting (9, UNMC); 23-24.vi.2011, 26.87756°N, 102.13855°W, D.C. Lightfoot et al., colrs. / Site B4, ~ 14.14 km SW of Cuatro, saline/alkaline/gypsum, limestone gravels, general collecting (1, UNMC); 24.vi.2011, 26.80562°N, 102.01695°W, D.C. Lightfoot et al., colrs. / Site F5, ~ 20.61 km S of Cuatro Poza, wetlands, light trap (11, UNMC). <b>UNITED STATES</b>: <b>ARIZONA</b>, “Ariz.” (1, MCZ / Horn). <b>Cochise Co</b>., Willcox, 24.vii / Coll. Hubbard &amp; Schwarz (1, USNM); 25.vii (2, USNM); Douglas, 25.vii.[19]44, W.W. Jones 43, 44-20665 (1, USNM); Texas Pass, Drago [o]n Mts., 19-17.vii, Wheeler leg. (1, USNM). [<b>Pima Co</b>.] Baboquiv [ari] Mt., 15-30.vi.[19]23 (1, MCZ /Fall); viii/1-15/24 (1, MCZ / Fall). <b>Santa Cruz Co</b>., Santa Rita Mts., 8000 ft., July, F.H. Snow (1, MCZ / Fall); Santa Rita M., 13.vii.1937 / D.J. &amp; J.N. Knull collrs (1, USNM); Nogales, Wickham, 10.viii.1913 (1, USNM). <b>NEW MEXICO</b>, [<b>Bernalillo Co.],</b> Wickham Albuq [uerque] / Wickham collection 1933 (1, USNM). <b>Chaves Co</b>., Roswell, 27.vii.1966 / Rosenberg collection (2, USNM). <b>Grant Co</b>., Central City, 8 mi. E. Silver City, 15.vii.1971, J.R. McClellan, blacklight (1, TAMU). <b>Hidalgo Co</b>., Animas Mts., 1566 m, Double Adobe Cr., 10.vii.1981, at light, S. McCleve (1, UAIC); <b>Otero Co.,</b> 10 mi. So. of Orogrande, 13.vi.1940, T.O. Thatcher collector (1, USNM). <b>Sandoval Co</b>., Thornton, vii.[18]97 (1, MCZ / Fall). <b>TEXAS</b>, <b>El Paso Co</b>., Fabens, 24.vi.2004, 31°31’17”N, 106°07’38”W, coll. E. Riley (1, TAMU); El Paso, 28.vi.1958, M.H. Hatch (1, USNM); viii.[190]4, J. Woodgate (1, MCZ / Fall). [<b>Brewster Co</b>.], Alpine, 15-30.vii.[19]26 (3, MCZ / Fall). <b>Etymology</b>. This species is named in honor of William “Bill” Warner for his generosity in donating specimens and his numerous contributions to coleopterology. <b>Distribution</b>. MEXICO, Chihuahua, Coahuila; UNITED STATES, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas. <b>Notes</b>. <i>Dipropus warneri</i> has the most southern and eastern distribution to central Coahuila and southwestern Texas of the species occurring within the study area.
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 8-9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5171050