Konradus cuscensis, Chani-Posse & Rodríguez-Melgarejo & Ramírez-Salamanca, 2025
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https://doi.org/10.3897/asp.83.e150304 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16280349 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C426D749-C5DB-5ADA-806B-A4F88C2701AD |
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Konradus cuscensis |
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sp. nov. |
Konradus cuscensis sp. nov.
Figures 2 B View Figure 2 , 5 F – J View Figure 5 , 6 B View Figure 6 , 7 View Figure 7 , 8 View Figure 8
Type material.
Holotype ♂ (Fig. 2 B View Figure 2 ), with labels: [white label] “ PERU: Cuzco Dept., / Pillahuata, Manu rd. / km 126 , 17-IX-1982 ”, [white label] “ FMHD#82-245 , L. E. / Watrous & G. Mazurek ”, [red label] “ Holotype Konradus / cuscensis Chani-Posse / et al. 2025 ” ( FMNH) . Two paratypes with same data, but 23-IX-1982, FMHD#82-280 , 1 ♀ ( FMNH) and 24-IX-1982, FMHD#82-284 , 1 ♂ ( FMNH). Both paratypes with additional red label: “ Paratype Konradus / cuscensis Chani-Posse / et al. 2025 ”.
Diagnosis.
Konradus cuscensis can be identified among other species of Konradus by the following combination of characters: antennomeres 7–8 quadrate, the distance separating the medial interocular punctures on the frons at least 3.0 × distance separating the medial punctures from the lateral punctures, the head as wide as pronotum at its widest point, and the pronotum parallel-sided.
Description.
Body length 8.5–9.8 mm (5.2–5.9 mm, abdomen excluded), body overall scarcely setose, almost glabrous. — Colouration: entire body varying from metallic purple to greenish purple. — Head: distinctly longer than wide (HW / HL = 0.7), as wide as pronotum at widest point (HW / PW = 1.0); epicranium with medial interocular punctures separated by distance 3 × as large as distance separating medial punctures from lateral punctures. Eyes distinctly shorter than temples (EL / TL = 0.6) seen from above. Antennae with first antennomere distinctly shorter than second and third combined, third about 1.2 × as long as second, fourth-sixth longer than wide, seventh-tenth about as long as wide. Labial palpus with third palpomere 1.5 × as long as second. Maxillary palpus with fourth palpomere (apical) 1.7 × as long as third. Neck about 0.6 × as wide as head at widest point. — Pronotum: distinctly longer than wide (PW / PL = 0.7), dorsal rows of punctures each with 5 punctures. Prosternum without distinct mid-longitudinal carina. — Legs: Mesotarsi slightly shorter than mesotibiae, metatarsi about as long as metatibiae, first metatarsomere shorter than fifth (S 1 / S 5 = 0.9). — Elytra: at sides as long as pronotum at midline (EtL / PL = 1.0). — Male sexual characters: Sternum 8 slightly emarginate medio-apically, emargination without semi-membranous extension. Aedeagus with median lobe distinctly narrowed apically into rather blunt, subacute apex, internal sac with one pair of elongate and sclerotized structures (Fig. 6 B View Figure 6 ). — Female sexual characters: As described for genus (Fig. 5 I View Figure 5 ), accessory sclerite horseshoe-shaped (Fig. 5 J View Figure 5 ).
Geographical distribution.
Konradus cuscensis sp. nov. is currently recorded only from the locality of Pillahuata (Cosñipata district, Paucartambo province) from Cuzco department, in the Tropical Andes of Peru, at elevations beyond 2000 m (Fig. 7 View Figure 7 ).
Etymology.
The specific name cuscensis is a Latinized adjective referring to the locality of Cuzco, where this species was collected.
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Field Museum of Natural History |
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