Amarophilus lomondensis Larochelle and Lariviere E 2022, new species
Creators: name: Larochelle
name: Larivière, Marie-Claude
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Amarophilus
Amarophilus lomondensis

description: Amarophilus lomondensis Larochelle and Larivière, new species   
Fig. 19, 33, 36  
 Amarophilus lomondensis Larochelle and Larivière, new species. Holotype: male (AMNZ) labeled “[NEW ZEALAND OL] Ben Lomond Mt. [=Mount] 7-1-42 (hand-written) / C. E. Clark Collection (typed) / AMNZ 31970 Auckland Museum New Zealand (green label; typed) / HOLOTYPE ♂ Amarophilus lomondensis Larochelle & Larivière, 2022 (red label; typed).” Paratypes: one male and two females (AMNZ) from the same locality as the holotype, bearing blue paratype labels.   
 Description. Body length 6.7–6.9 mm; subovate. Head, pronotum, elytra, and abdomen rufopiceous; antennal segments 1–4 rufotestaceous (infuscate apically), 5–11 rufopiceous; palpi and legs rufotestaceous. Microsculpture weak, isodiametric (almost granulate) on head, isodiametric on pronotum, and moderately transverse (brick-like) on elytra. Iridescence present on elytra. Shiny on head, pronotum, and elytra. Head. Labrum strongly transverse. Eyes slightly convex; setiferous puncture inserted postmedially on inner side of each eye. Frontal furrows moderately deep, subparallel posteriorly. Thorax. Pronotum slightly convex, impunctate, obsoletely wrinkled across base, trapezoid, widest basally; apex subtruncate; anterolateral angles poorly developed, obtuse; anterior bead incomplete, obsolete medially; sides slightly rounded anteriorly and oblique posteriorly, slightly sinuate posteriorly; lateral beads narrow, slightly widened from apex to base; lateral depressions narrow anteriorly, widened posteriorly; posterolateral angles acute, strongly projected laterally; laterobasal foveae rounded, moderately wide, very deep, separated from lateral depressions by a pronounced convexity; posterior bead obsolete; base narrower than elytral base. Legs. Pro- and mesotarsomeres 1–4 of both sexes moderately dilated. Elytra. Strongly convex. Shoulders slightly rounded. Sides strongly rounded. Striae deep, coarsely punctate; stria 3 with two poorly developed, fine setiferous punctures. Intervals depressed or slightly convex. Umbilicate series with 12 or 13 setiferous punctures. Apices angulate. Aedeagus. Lateral view (Fig. 19): strongly arcuate, slender, strongly widened in apical half; base moderately convex dorsally; middle strongly convex dorsally, strongly concave ventrally, without dorsal membranous area; apex bisinuate dorsally, almost straight ventrally, with extreme tip very wide, rounded. Dorsal view: asymmetrical (ostium of membranous area deflected to the right).   
 Material examined. 10 specimens (AMNZ).   
 Geographic distribution (Fig. 36). South Island: OL–Ben Lomond. Minaret Peaks.   
 Ecology. Alpine. Epigean. Fellfields. Open ground. Probably nocturnal.   
 Biology. Seasonality: December–January. Predacious (based on mouthpart morphology).   
 Dispersal power. Subapterous (incapable of flight).   
 Collecting technique. Unknown.   
 Remarks. This species is named after the type locality Ben Lomond (OL) and the Latin suffix – ensis denoting a place, locality, or country. Amarophilus lomondensis is morphologically close to A. wanakensis. In addition to diagnostic characters of the male genitalia, A. lomondensis has the following distinguishing features: antennae bicolored, segments 1–4 rufotestaceous (infuscate apically), 5–11 rufopiceous; frontal furrows moderately deep, subparallel posteriorly; pronotum slightly convex, with base narrower than elytral base and sides slightly sinuate posteriorly; elytra strongly convex, striae deep and coarsely punctate, stria 3 with two setiferous punctures. Amarophilus lomondensis and A. wanakensis occur in the Otago Lakes region (OL) of the South Island where they are known only from a few localities.
description: Published as part of Larochelle & Larivière, Marie-Claude, 2022, Synopsis of the tribe Amarotypini in New Zealand (Coleoptera: Carabidae), pp. 1-30 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (942) on page 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7300590