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Citation: Erwin TL, Amundson LM (2013) Beetles that live with ants (Carabidae, Pseudomorphini, Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1825): A revision of the santarita species group. ZooKeys 362: 29–54. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.362.6300
The Western Hemisphere genus Pseudomorpha Kirby 1825 was last revised by Notman in 1925 based on only a few known species (22) and paltry few specimens (73); other authors have added an additional six species represented by 53 additional specimens since 1925. Baehr (1997) assigned three species from Australia to this genus, albeit in a new subgenus, Austropseudomorpha Baehr 1997. A recent study of collections from throughout the Americas (1757 specimens) has revealed numerous new species that can be arrayed across 19 species groups based on a suite of attributes, some used by Notman and others newly discovered. A taxonomic revision of the species contained in one of these species groups, santarita, is provided herein, as well as a distributional synopsis of the remaining 18 species groups. New species described herein are as follows, each with its type locality: Pseudomorpha huachineras p. n., Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, Sonora, México; P. patagonia sp. n., Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P.penablanca sp. n., Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona; P. pima sp. n., Madera Canyon (lower), Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P. santacruz sp. n., Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; and P. santarita sp. n., Santa Rita Ranch, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona.
El género Pseudomorpha Kirby 1825 del hemisferio occidental fue revisado la última vez por Notman en 1925 basado en solo unas pocas especies conocidas (22) y pocos especímenes muy pobres (73); desde 1925 otros autores añadieron 6 especies representadas por 53 especímenes adicionales. Baehr, en 1997, asignó tres especies de Australia a este género, aunque en un subgénero nuevo, Austropseudomorpha Baehr 1997. Un estudio reciente de las colecciones a través de las Américas (1757 especímenes) ha revelado numerosas especies nuevas que pueden ser ordenadas en 19 grupos de especies basadas en una serie de atributos, algunos usados por Notman y otros recién descubiertos. Una revisión taxonómica de las especies contenidas en uno de estos grupos de especies, santarita, se provee aquí, así como una sinopsis distribucional de los otros 18 grupos. Las nuevas especies descritas aquí son las siguientes, cada una con su localidad tipo: Pseudomorpha huachinera sp. n., Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, Sonora, México; P. patagonia sp. n., Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P. penablanca sp. n., Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona; P. pima sp. n., Madera Canyon (bajo), Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P. santacruz, sp. n., Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; and P. santarita sp. n., Santa Rita Ranch, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona.
False-form beetles, new species, new species groups, identification key, distributions, male genitalia, female ovipositor, Hymenoptera: Formicidae
Species of Pseudomorpha and some related genera are obligatory myrmecophiles in their larval stages. All known species of Pseudomorpha are terrestrial and their ant hosts live in the soil; however, adults of the pseudomorphine genus Samiriamorpha have been found in the arboreal nests of Azteca ants (
Included in the overall study of this genus are a total of 1757 specimens from the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (NMNH, Terry L. Erwin, Curator) and several other institutions and private collections (see Appendix 1 for the specimens covered in the current paper).
Methods and species concepts follow those previously described (
Habitus and attribute images of the adult beetles portray most of the character states referred to in the key provided. Male and female genitalic presentations are standard for descriptive taxonomy of carabid beetles, and in this case are digital photo-illustrations (
Geographical data are presented based on all known specimens of each species available at the time of manuscript preparation. Georeferences have been determined from locality information provided on specimen labels. Latitude and longitude are reported in decimal degrees. A distribution map is provided for the species (Fig. 18). Herein, an English vernacular name is proposed, as vernacular names are becoming increasingly needed in conservation and/or agricultural and forestry applications, as well as for the Encyclopedia of Life (www.eol.org).
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False-form beetlesStable at the generic level.
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Pseudomorpha excrucians Kirby, 1825:101
Western False-form beetles
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Tuxtlmorpha Erwin & Geraci, 2008 + Samiriamorpha Erwin & Geraci, 2008 (see
Stable at the generic level (
Form moderately depressed or rarely subcylindrical, narrow or broad, lean or robust, head visible from above, legs concealed beneath when in repose. Color ranges from black to light brown, rarely slightly rufous; only adults of Pseudomorpha excrucians Kirby, Yasunimorpha piranhna Erwin & Geraci, Guyanemorpha spectablis Erwin from Guyane are markedly bicolored. Head with mouthparts visible in dorsal aspect; ventrally beneath eye with deeply recessed groove for insertion of antennal base; mandibular scrobe nearly effaced, delimited by row of short stout setae; mentum and submentum fused; antennal scape partially visible in dorsal aspect. Anterior coxal cavities closed, median coxal cavities conjunct, metepimeron visible. Abdomen with six visible sterna, sternum III with broad medial emargination on posterior margin; sterna V and VI in male with dense row of decumbent and yellowish robust setae medially. Male parameres long, nearly of same length (more or less symmetrical), glabrous or setose, not balteate; phallobase bonnet-shaped, crested or not.
As far as is known, adults are found in and around ant nests and in the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
Members of this genus are known to occur from Oregon, Idaho, and Colorado in the north to Argentina in the south, including the Caribbean area, and in southern Australia. They should be looked for in southern Wyoming, where they are also likely to occur. The only eastern species, Pseudomorpha excrucians Kirby, is related to species from the Caribbean and South America, not to those lineages from the American west and southwest.
Dry loamy or sandy soil where ants prefer to build nests from MASL -72m to 2606m altitude in deserts, grasslands, and open and closed forests.
Head (cf. Figs 7–12) with two supraorbital setigerous punctures per eye near their posterior corner, however, numerous accessory setae in some groups obscure them; frontal impressions absent. Clypeus markedly wide, trapezoidal with rounded anterior angles and shallowly lobed posterior margin; posterior margin in some adults very shallow, or effaced, bearing a single long seta each side near anterior corner. Eyes flat, or slightly convex; small gena with numerous stout setae. Antenna of varying length, either shorter, or longer than distance from antennal base to anterior coxae; antennomeres 3–9 slightly wider distally and appearing flattened. Labrum visible, about 2/3 as wide as clypeus, rectangulate, bearing six setae along anterior margin. Mandible markedly flattened with a very short and acute apex; outer margin ventral of the scrobe with short stout setae. Maxillary palpi markedly short, 3-segmented, palpomeres slightly depressed, palpomere 3 truncate apically. Labial palpus with short bisetose palpomere 2; palpomere 3 markedly securiform and robust, its distal margin mostly membranous with sensory organs.
Prothorax. Pronotum (cf. Figs 1–6) wider than head, transverse, with broadly explanate margins, or in cylindrical species narrowly explanate margins; without a pair of setigerous punctures each side, apical, lateral and posterior margins with border of stout setae; hind angles obtuse, broadly rounded. Proepisternum with prosternal process multisetiferous apically, intercoxal process feebly margined.
1 Pseudomorpha huachinera sp. n., male holotype, ADP110112; Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, Sonora, México. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 5.88mm 2 Pseudomorpha patagonia sp. n., male holotype, ADP110694; Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 4.39mm 3 Pseudomorpha penablanca sp. n., female holotype, CAS8111005; Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 6.37mm 4 Pseudomorpha pima sp. n., female holotype, CAS8111006; Madera Canyon (lower), Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 6.76mm 5 Pseudomorpha santacruz sp. n., male holotype, ADP111870; Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 5.78mm 6 Pseudomorpha santarita sp. n., male holotype, ADP110817; Pajarito Mountains, AZ. Habitus, dorsal aspect, ABL = 5.33mm.
7 Pseudomorpha huachinera sp. n., male holotype, ADP110112; Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, Sonora, México. Head, dorsal planar aspect 8 Pseudomorpha patagonia sp. n., male paratype, ADP110694; Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ. Head, dorsal planar aspect 9 Pseudomorpha penablanca sp. n., female holotype, CAS8111005; Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona. Head, dorsal planar aspect 10 Pseudomorpha pima sp. n., female holotype, CAS8111006; Madera Canyon (lower), Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. Head, dorsal planar aspect 11 Pseudomorpha santacruz sp. n., male holotype, ADP111870; Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona. Head, dorsal planar aspect 12 Pseudomorpha santarita sp. n., male holotype, ADP110817; Pajarito Mountains, AZ. A Head, dorsal planar aspect.
Pterothorax. Metepisternum elongate though not exceptionally so, the outer margin about 1.5 times greater in length than the anterior margin, posterior margin about 0.5 times anterior margin.
Elytra. Elytron rectangulate, slightly narrower apically, wider or narrower (depending on species group) than pronotum at widest point, apical margin subtruncate, outer margin broadly rounded, interneurs present or effaced, of fine or course punctures; parascutellar stria present or absent, parascutellar puncture present, marked; intervals flat to slightly convex without fixed setae, rather variously setiferous, or glabrous. Lateral marginal (umbilical) series of 10–15 setae, concentrated and narrowly spaced in anterior third, widely spaced in posterior two-thirds; lateral margin with border of stout setae.
Hind wings. Macropterous. Venation not studied (see
Legs. Short and depressed, femur posteriorly channeled for reception of tibia in repose; antennal comb notch very shallow; tibial spurs normal; anterior tarsi of male with tarsomeres 1–2 dilated slightly, ventrally with two rows of adhesive articulo-setae.
Abdomen. Abdominal sterna III-VII with patches of short setae and each of IV–VII with a single row of erect ambulatory setae numbering 2 to 8 setae; V and VI in male with dense row of yellowish robust setae medially.
Male genitalia (cf. Figs 13–16). Phallobase hooded with small orifice, dorsum crested or not; phalloshaft straight or markedly arched at basal third, diameter sub-rounded or somewhat depressed dorso-ventrally; phalloapex produced, acute or rounded, depressed dorso-ventrally; endophallus with scattered microtrichia, not in patches. Parameres large, nearly equal in length, left slightly longer and broader than right, each apically glabrous or setiferous.
13 Pseudomorpha huachinera sp. n., male paratype, ADP110961; Pajarito Mountains, AZ. Male genitalia, median lobe and parameres labeled as in repose in male, A right lateral aspect, B left lateral aspect, and C dorsal aspects. 14 Pseudomorpha patagonia sp. n., male paratype, ADP110694; Harshaw Creek, Patagonia Mountains, AZ 15 Pseudomorpha santacruz sp. n., male holotype, ADP111870; Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ 16 Pseudomorpha santarita sp. n., male paratype, ADP110388; Santa Rita Ranch, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ 17 Pseudomorpha pima sp. n., female paratype, ADP109219; Bog Springs, Santa Rita Mountains, AZ. Ovipositor sclerites, Legend: gc1 gonocoxite 1; gc2 gonocoxite 2; lt laterotergite; b base of gonocoxite 2; bl blade of gonocoxite 2. Scale lines = 0.5 mm.
Female ovipositor (cf. Fig. 17). Gonocoxite 2 (gc 2) falcate, base (b) about as long as blade (bl), latter relatively short, pointed distally; margins with several ensiform setae (en); with or without short preapical nematiform setae (n).
The species groups of Pseudomorpha
Alleni group. AZ, UT
Augustata group. AZ, CA, NV, NM, TX, UT, México
Behrensi group. CA, CO, ID, NV, NM, OR, UT
Caterinoi group. CA
Consanguinea group. AZ, CA
Cronkhitei group. AZ, CA
Chumash group. CA
Cylindrica group. NM, TX, México
Excrucians group. AR, GA, LA, MS, SC, Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic
Falli group. CA
Hubbardi group. AZ, NM, TX
Parallela group. CA, Haiti
Peninsularis group. AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, OR, UT, México
Phiara group. TX
Pilatei group. TX, Costa Rica, Guatemala, México
Santarita group. AZ, NM, México
Subsulcata group. NM
Tenebroides group. AZ, CA, NV, NM, UT
Vindicata group. CO, ID, UT
(Taxa referred to in the key are arranged alphabetically in the Species Group Account below)
1 | Pronotum planar, aspect apparently flat with anterior margin on same plane as posterior margin (Figs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6) | 2 |
1’ | Pronotum not planar, aspect humped, anterior margin lower (in lateral view) than posterior margin (Fig. 3) | Pseudomorpha penablanca Amundson & Erwin, sp. n. |
2(1) | Elytron with intervals slightly convex and easily observed with low power magnification (Figs 2, 4) | 3 |
2’ | Elytron with intervals effaced and not obvious with low power magnification (Figs 1, 5, 6) | 4 |
3(2) | Small-sized for group, ABL = 4.9 to 5.2 mm, and dark rufous with forebody paler than elytra; margins of elytra parallel in basal two-thirds (Fig. 2) | Pseudomorpha patagonia Erwin & Amundson, sp. n. |
3’ | Large-sized for group, ABL = 6.3 to 6.8 mm, and completely piceous; margins of elytra tapered toward apex (Fig. 4) | Pseudomorpha pima Amundson & Erwin, sp. n. |
4(2’) | Eye flat in dorsal view, not protruding beyond gena/preocular lobe plane (Figs 7, 11) | 5 |
4’ | Eye slightly convex in dorsal view, protruding beyond gena/preocular lobe plane (Fig. 12) | Pseudomorpha santarita Erwin & Amundson, sp. n. |
5(4) | Pronotum wider than elytra across humeri (Fig. 1); preocular lobe of even width throughout (Fig. 7) | Pseudomorpha huachinera Amundson & Erwin, sp. n. |
5’ | Pronotum slightly narrower than elytra across humeri (Fig. 5); preocular lobe slightly wider anteriorly (Fig. 11) | Pseudomorpha santacruz Erwin & Amundson, sp. n. |
Diagnosis. With the attributes of the genus as described above and easily recognized by the absence of obvious dorsal setae on head, disc of pronotum, and elytra. Form broad and short, elytra markedly or subtly narrowed toward apex; pronotum coequal or broader than elytra across humeri. Vertex of head without transverse in-line row of coarse setigerous pores, or a band of small setigerous punctulae between eyes, entire surface smooth with sparse minutely setigerous punctulae (cf. Figs 7–12). Eye setiferous or not. Clypeal suture distinct. Pronotum sparsely microsetiferous, without stout setae along lateral margin. Elytron with scutellar setae slightly foveate, interneurs minutely punctulate, punctulae mostly connected by fine longitudinal zigzag striae (high magnification); sterna V and VI of male with broad rows of dense in-line setae, width of rows subequal to length of posterior basitarsomere + 2nd tarsomere; antenna long, extended beyond apex of prosternal process by about the length of last antennomere. Male phallobase without sagittal crest; parameres without setae.
Status. At present this group contains six new species described herein.
Pseudomorpha huachinera Amundson & Erwin, sp. n., Arizona, México (Sonora)
Pseudomorpha patagonia Erwin & Amundson, sp. n., Arizona
Pseudomorpha penablanca Amundson & Erwin, sp. n., Arizona
Pseudomorpha pima Amundson & Erwin, sp. n., Arizona
Pseudomorpha santacruz Erwin & Amundson, sp. n., Arizona
Pseudomorpha santarita Erwin & Amundson, sp. n., Arizona, New Mexico.
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Figures 1, 7, 13, 18México. Sonora, Nacori Chico, 86.2 km NE Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, 30.044°N, 108.537°W, 1660m, 7–8 August 1982 (G.E. Ball) (NMNH: ADP110112, female). Paratypes are listed below; see other specimens examined.
The epithet “huachinera” is a singular feminine noun used in apposition and refers to the name of the mountain range in which these beetles were collected. The area was once the home of the Ópata Amerindians until the Spanish missionary Cristóbal García founded the town of Juan Evangelista de Huachinera in 1645.
Huachinera False-form beetle.
Color tone of dorsum castaneous and uniform; body rectangulate, lateral margins of elytra parallel, slightly tapering to an apically truncated and laterally slightly rounded apex; dorsum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae; pronotum with lateral margins broadly explanate, disc convex and medially planar; elytral interneurs and intervals nearly effaced, faint zig-zag interneurs apparent under high magnification, 10 umbilicate setae present near lateral margin, dorsal edge of epipleuron lined with long laterally erect setae.
(Figs 1, 7, 13). Table 1. Size: Medium to large for genus, ABL = 5.9 to 6.4 mm, SBL = 5.9 to 6.4 mm, TW = 4.8 to 5.0 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio 0.63 to 0.69. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.27 to 0.31. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.6 to 1.7. Color: Dorsum castaneous, explanate margins of pronotum and elytra slightly translucent. Luster: Dorsum dull, slightly matte. Microsculpture: Small isodiametric sculpticells throughout dorsal surface. Head: Genal lobe obsolete, rim posteriad and below eye bearing at least five robust setae directed perpendicular to head; preocular lobe distinct and slightly arching (Fig. 7); eye barely exceeding preocular lobe/gena boundary, barely arcuate; clypeus fused to frons with pigmented furrow slightly effaced medially, bisetose, setae laterad on margin; labrum with four setae projecting anteriorly (Fig. 7); antennal flagellum markedly setose, antennomeres 1-3 bisetose. Prothorax: Pronotum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae, apex slightly rounded medially and narrower than ocular boundary, disk markedly convex and medially planar, width coequal to or slightly wider than elytra across humeri, base and apex fringed with more or less evenly spaced setae, pigmented median line ending about ¾ before basal margin, lateral margins of pronotum with wide explanate sides, anterior angle 72.06°; prosternal apex fringed with short, evenly spaced setae. Pterothorax: Scutellum visible, small, triangulate with slightly rounded lateral margins; elytra smooth, interneurs nearly effaced, markedly zig-zagged under high magnification, lateral margin slightly sinuate at basal third, 10 umbilicate erect setae on the ventrally directed curvature of the elytral lateral portion (Fig. 1). Abdomen: All sterna sparsely setiferous, sternum III densely so; male sternum IV with broad median dense row of posteriorly decumbent setae, sternum VII with two pair of two setae each along posterior edge; female with 2 pairs of 4 setae on sternum, and numerous longer setae on sterna IV, V, and VI. Legs: Legs flattened, setiferous, tibia bearing fringed ring of setae on distal end, femur with distinct lateral sulcus, femora and tibia sparsely setose. Male Genitalia: (Fig. 13) Basal orifice hooded by phallobase, orifice recessed and small, phalloshaft arching, shaft narrows toward apex and slightly constricted at apical third; parameres co-equal in length, with the left paramere only slightly longer than right, both asetose; apical orifice small, about 1/5 the length of shaft. Female Genitalia: Not investigated.
These beetles are macropterous and have been recorded at lights, they are capable of flight; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, the species may be expected to be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
México, Sonora, Yécora, 16 km NW Rancho Aguajia, and 2 km S Old Hwy, 28.403°N, 109.094°W, 1311m, 28–29 July 1987 (S. McCleve) (CAS: 8111009, male paratype). USA, Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Pajarito Mountains, Pena Blanca Canyon, 31.386°N, 111.093°W, 1191m, 2 July 1980 (S. McCleve) (UATC: ADP110961, male paratype), Pajarito Mountains, Peña Blanca, 31.409°N, 111.085°W, 1283m, 15 August 1964 (R.H. Arnett Jr.) (FSCA: ADP112631, female paratype).
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Figures 2, 8, 14, 18USA. Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Patagonia Mountains, Harshaw Creek, 31.439°N, 110.696°W, 1577m, 1 August 1979 (S. McCleve) (UATC: ADP110694, male).
A paratype is listed below; see other specimens examined.
The epithet “patagonia” is a singular feminine noun used in apposition and refers to the Patagonian Mountain range in Arizona where the type specimen was collected. The area was part of the Apache homeland before being settled by those interested in mining the wealth of minerals nearby.
Patagonia False-form beetle.
Color tone of dorsum alutaceous with head, pronotum and elytral suture paler; body rectangulate, lateral margins of elytra parallel, slightly tapering to an apically truncated and laterally slightly rounded apex; dorsum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae; pronotum with lateral margins broadly explanate, wider than elytra across humeri, disc markedly convex and medially planar; elytral interneurs minimally impressed yet easily visible under low magnification, 10 umbilicate setae present near lateral margin, dorsal edge of epipleuron lined with long laterally erect setae.
(Figs 2, 8, 14). Table 2. Size: Medium for genus, ABL = 4.9 to 5.2 mm, SBL = 4.9 to 5.1 mm, TW = 4.0 to 4.2 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio: 0.3 to 0.39. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.29. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.7. Color: Dorsum alutaceous with head, pronotum and elytral suture paler. Luster: Dorsum dull, slightly matte. Microsculpture: Small isodiametric sculpticells throughout dorsal surface.
Head: Genal lobe obsolete, rim posteriad and below eye bearing at least five robust setae directed perpendicular to head; preocular lobe distinct and slightly arching (Fig. 8); eye exceeding preocular lobe/gena boundary, shallowly arcuate; clypeus fused to frons with pigmented furrow entire and visible, bisetose, setae laterad on margin; labrum with four setae projecting anteriorly (Fig. 7); antennal flagellum markedly setose, antennomeres 1-3 bisetose.
Prothorax: Pronotum (Fig. 2) mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae, apex slightly rounded medially and narrower than ocular boundary, disk markedly convex and medially planar, width coequal to or slightly wider than elytra across humeri, base and apex fringed with more or less evenly spaced setae, pigmented median line ending about ¾ before basal margin, lateral margins of pronotum with wide explanate sides, anterior angle 77.82°; prosternal apex fringed with short, evenly spaced setae. Pterothorax: Scutellum visible, small, triangulate with slightly rounded lateral margins; elytra smooth, interneurs very shallow, clearly visible under low magnification, markedly zig-zagged, intervals slightly convex on disc, lateral margin slightly sinuate at basal third or not, 10 umbilicate erect setae on the ventrally directed curvature of the elytral lateral portion (Fig. 2). Abdomen: All sterna sparsely setiferous, sternum III densely so; male sternum IV with broad median dense row of posteriorly decumbent setae, sternum VII with two pair of two setae each along posterior edge; female with 2 pairs of 4 setae on sternum, and numerous longer setae on sterna IV, V, and VI. Legs: Legs flattened, setiferous, tibia bearing fringed ring of setae on distal end, femur with distinct lateral sulcus, femora and tibiae sparsely setose. Male Genitalia: (Fig. 14) Basal orifice hooded by phallobase, orifice recessed and small, phalloshaft arching, shaft narrows toward apex and slightly constricted at apical third; parameres co-equal in length, with the left paramere only slightly longer than right, both asetose; apical orifice small, about 1/5 the length of shaft. Female Genitalia: Not investigated.
These beetles are macropterous and have been recorded at lights, hence capable of flight; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, it is expected that this species be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
USA, Arizona, Cochise County, Huachinera Mountains, Copper Canyon, 31.363°N, 110.300°W, 1882m, 16 July 1979 (S. McCleve) (UATC: ADP110736, male paratype).
(Fig. 18). This species is currently known from Arizona.
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Figures 3, 9, 18USA: Arizona, Santa Cruz County, 3.2 km S of Peña Blanca Lake, 31.473°N, 110.849°W, 1283m, 14–15 August 1971 (W.H. Tyson) (CAS: 8111005, female). Unique.
The epithet “penablanca” is a singular feminine noun used in apposition and refers to the lake in Santa Cruz County near the locality at which the holotype was collected. Peña Blanca was built in 1957 by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and is bordered by oak-savannah hills, some of which are topped with bluffs of limestone.
Peña Blanca False-form beetle.
Color tone of dorsum pale castaneous with head slightly darker; body robust and rectangulate, lateral margins of elytra tapering to an apically truncated and laterally slightly rounded apex; dorsum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae; pronotum with lateral margins moderately explanate, wider than elytra across humeri, disc markedly convex and medially sloped markedly anteriorly; elytral interneurs minimally impressed yet more or less visible under low magnification, 10 umbilicate setae present near lateral margin, dorsal edge of epipleuron lined with long laterally erect setae.
(Figs 3, 9). Table 3. Size: Large for genus, ABL = 6.4 mm, SBL = 6.3 mm, TW = 5.6 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio: 0.53. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.28. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.5. Color: Dorsum evenly pale rufopiceous except head with notable color gradation from piceous over eyes to rufopiceous medially. Luster:Dorsum dull, slightly matte. Microsculpture: Small isodiametric sculpticells throughout dorsal surface. Head: Genal lobe obsolete, rim posteriad and below eye bearing at least five robust setae directed perpendicular to head; preocular lobe distinct and slightly arching (Fig. 9); eye not exceeding preocular lobe/gena boundary, shallowly arcuate; clypeus fused to frons with pigmented furrow entire and visible, bisetose, setae laterad on margin; labrum with four setae projecting anteriorly (Fig. 9); antennal flagellum markedly setose, antennomeres 1-3 bisetose. Prothorax: Pronotum (Fig. 3) mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae, apex straight medially and narrower than ocular boundary, disk markedly convex and medially sloped markedly anteriorly, width slightly wider than elytra across humeri, base and apex fringed with more or less evenly spaced setae, pigmented median line ending about ¾ before basal margin, lateral margins of pronotum with wide explanate sides, anterior angle 71.22°; prosternal apex fringed with short, evenly spaced setae. Pterothorax: Scutellum visible, moderate sized, distinctly rounded apically; elytra smooth, interneurs very shallow, clearly visible under medium magnification, markedly zig-zagged, intervals flat on disc, lateral margin very slightly sinuate at basal third, 10 umbilicate erect setae on the ventrally directed curvature of the elytral lateral portion (Fig. 3). Abdomen: All sterna sparsely setiferous, sternum III densely so; male unknown; female with 2 pairs of 4 setae on sternum, and numerous longer setae on sterna IV, V, and VI. Legs: Legs flattened, setiferous, tibia bearing fringed ring of setae on distal end, femur with distinct lateral sulcus, femora and tibia sparsely setose. Female Genitalia: Not investigated.
These beetles are macropterous, they are probably capable of flight; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, the species is expected to be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
None.
(Fig. 18). This species is currently known from Arizona.
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Figures 4, 10, 17, 18USA: Arizona, Pima County, Santa Rita Mountains, Lower Madera Canyon, 31.745°N, 110.919°W, 1174m, 14–16 July 1978 (W.H. Tyson) (CAS: 8111006, female). A paratype is listed below; see other specimens examined.
The epithet “pima” is a singular feminine noun used in apposition and is the name of Aztecan descended peoples that live along the Gila and Salt rivers in southern Arizona.
Pima False-form beetle.
Color tone of dorsum piceous with head slightly darker over eyes; body robust and rectangulate, lateral margins of elytra tapering to an apically truncated and laterally slightly rounded apex; dorsum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae; pronotum with lateral margins moderately explanate, about coequal in width to that of elytra across humeri, disc markedly convex and planar; elytral interneurs moderately impressed and visible under low magnification, interneurs slightly convex; 10 umbilicate setae present near lateral margin, dorsal edge of epipleuron lined with long laterally erect setae.
(Figs 4, 10, 17). Table 4. Size: Large for genus, ABL = 6.3 to 6.8 mm, SBL = 6.3 to 6.7 mm, TW = 5.1 to 5.7 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio: 0.56 to 0.57. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.31. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.5 to 1.6. Color: Dorsum piceous, slightly lighter brown along explanate edges of dorsum. Luster:Dorsum dull, slightly matte. Microsculpture: Small isodiametric sculpticells throughout dorsal surface. Head: Genal lobe obsolete, rim posteriad and below eye bearing at least five robust setae directed perpendicular to head; preocular lobe distinct, moderately prominent, and more or less straight (Fig. 10); eye not exceeding preocular lobe/gena boundary, shallowly arcuate; clypeus fused to frons with pigmented furrow entire and visible, bisetose, setae laterad on margin; labrum with four setae projecting anteriorly (Fig. 10); antennal flagellum markedly setose, antennomeres 1-3 bisetose. Prothorax: Pronotum (Fig. 4) mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae, apex slightly arcuate medially and narrower than ocular boundary, disk markedly convex and planar, width slightly wider than elytra across humeri, base and apex fringed with more or less evenly spaced setae, median line ending about ¾ before basal margin, lateral margins of pronotum with wide explanate sides, anterior angle 89.22°; prosternal apex fringed with short, evenly spaced setae. Pterothorax: Scutellum (normally) visible, moderate sized, narrowly rounded apically; elytra smooth (Fig. 4), interneurs very shallow, clearly visible under low magnification, markedly zig-zagged, intervals slightly convex on disc, lateral margin very slightly sinuate at basal third, 10 umbilicate erect setae on the ventrally directed curvature of the elytral lateral portion. Abdomen: All sterna sparsely setiferous, sternum III densely so; male unknown; female with 2 pairs of 4 setae on sternum, and numerous longer setae on sterna IV, V, and VI. Legs: Legs flattened, setiferous, tibia bearing fringed ring of setae on distal end, femur with distinct lateral sulcus, femora and tibiae sparsely setose. Female Genitalia: (see Fig. 17).
These beetles are macropterous and have been recorded at lights, hence capable of flight; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, the species may be expected to be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate. Female adults are attracted to lights.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
USA: Arizona, Pima County, Santa Rita Mountains, Bog Springs, 31.726°N, 110.874°W, 1524m, 3 July 1958 (J. von Bloeker Jr.) (SBNHM: ADP109219, female paratype).
(Fig. 18). This species is currently known from Arizona.
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Figures 5, 11, 15, 18USA, Arizona, Pima County, Santa Rita Mountains, Madera Canyon, 31.724°N, 110.880°W, 1487m, 11 July 1963 (V.L. Vesterby) (UCDC: ADP111870, male). Unique.
The epithet “santacruz” is a singular masculine noun used in apposition and refers to a river in Arizona where the beetles were found. Before the arrival of Spanish, the area was home to the Apache, Yaqui, and Hohokam peoples who built their communities along what are now called the Santa Cruz River and the Sonoita and Harshaw Creeks.
Santa Cruz False-form beetle.
Color tone of dorsum rufopiceous, lateral margins of pronotum and elytra rufo-translucent; body robust and rectangulate, lateral margins of elytra slightly tapering to an apically truncated and laterally rounded apex; dorsum mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae; pronotum with lateral margins moderately explanate, about coequal in width to that of elytra across humeri, disc markedly convex and planar; elytral interneurs effaced and not visible under medium magnification, intervals flat; 10 umbilicate setae present near lateral margin, dorsal edge of epipleuron lined with long laterally erect setae.
(Figs 5, 11, 15). Table 5. Size: Medium for genus, ABL = 5.8 mm, SBL = 5.7 mm, TW = 3.5 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio: 0.53. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.30. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.4. Color: Dorsum rufopiceous, slightly lighter along explanate edges of pronotum and elytra. Luster:Dorsum dull, slightly matte. Microsculpture: Small isodiametric sculpticells throughout dorsal surface. Head: Genal lobe obsolete, rim posteriad and below eye bearing at least five robust setae directed perpendicular to head; preocular lobe distinct, moderately prominent, and more or less very slightly arcuate (Fig. 11); eye slightly convex, exceeding preocular lobe/gena boundary; clypeus fused to frons with pigmented furrow barely visible, bisetose, setae laterad on margin; labrum with four setae projecting anteriorly (Fig. 11); antennal flagellum markedly setose, antennomeres 1-3 bisetose. Prothorax: Pronotum (Fig. 5) mostly glabrous with irregularly and wide-spaced short erect setae laterally, apex very slightly arcuate medially and narrower than ocular boundary, disk markedly convex and planar except for slightly lower apex, width coequal to that of elytra across humeri, base and apex fringed with more or less evenly spaced setae, median line ending about ¾ before basal margin, lateral margins of pronotum with wide explanate sides, anterior angle 77.36°; prosternal apex fringed with short, evenly spaced setae. Pterothorax: Scutellum visible, moderate sized, narrowly rounded apically; elytra smooth (Fig. 5), interneurs effaced, not visible under low magnification, intervals flat, lateral margin very slightly sinuate at basal third, 10 umbilicate erect setae on the ventrally directed curvature of the elytral lateral portion. Abdomen: All sterna sparsely setiferous, sternum III densely so; male characteristic of species group, see above. Female unknown. Legs: Legs all same castaneous color, tibia setiferous with ring of erect yellow setae on distal end. Male Genitalia: (Fig. 15) Basal orifice hooded by phallobase, orifice recessed and small, phalloshaft arching, shaft narrows toward apex and slightly constricted at apical third, extreme apex acute and slightly bent; parameres co-equal in length, with the left paramere only slightly longer than right, both asetose; apical orifice small, about 1/5 the length of shaft. Female Genitalia: Not investigated.
These beetles are macropterous and probably fly; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, the species may be expected to be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
None.
(Fig. 18). This species is currently known from Arizona.
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Figures 6, 12, 16, 18USA: Arizona, Pima County, Santa Rita Ranch, 31.946°N, 110.758°W, 1080m, July 1978 (R. Lenczy) (NMNH: ADP110388, male). Paratypes are listed below; see other specimens examined.
The epithet “santarita” is a singular feminine noun used in apposition and is based on the name of the upland range, Santa Rita Mountains in the Coronado National Forest, which includes the type locality of this species. This area was once the home of the indigenous peoples, Papago.
Santa Rita False-form beetle.
With the attributes of the species group as described above and color tawny (Fig. 6), color tone of dorsum uniform; form broad and stout; head with preapical lobe prominent, slightly exceeding gena-eye line; pronotum (Fig. 6) slightly wider at base than elytra across humeri; elytron slightly tapered from humerus to narrower truncated apex and with a bare trace of costae, interneurs of finely impressed zig-zag striae, intervals micropunctate, setae very short, fine, and wide-spaced.
(Figs 6, 12, 16) Table 6. Size: Medium for genus, ABL = 5.3 to 5.7 mm, SBL = 5.1 to 5.7 mm, TW = 4.4 to 4.5 mm. Preocular lobe-eye ratio (L/L): 0.551 to 0.693. Pronotum ratio (L/W): 0.225 to 0.286. Elytron ratio (L/W): 1.545 to 1.681. Color: Head, pronotum and elytra tawny, their lateral margins somewhat diaphanous rufous, appendages flavotestaceous. Luster: Dorsal surface moderately alutaceous, moderately matte. Microsculpture: Dorsal surface with very fine flat isodiametric sculpticells. Head: (Fig. 12) Eye setiferous. Clypeal suture effaced at middle. Frons and vertex with very sparse micropunctulate, setigerous pores with very short setae widely scattered, no transverse line of setae present. Occiput medial to hind margin of eye without small group of coarse setiferous pores. Prothorax: Pronotum (Fig. 6) moderately convex with broad explanate sides, wider than long, without fringe of long stout setae along lateral margin although present at both anterior and hind angles, fringe of short setae present along anterior and posterior margins; anterior margin bead effaced medially, posterior margin discolored but not beaded; disk with longitudinal pigmented line.Pterothorax: Elytron (Fig. 6) with interval micropunctate, setigerous pores very widely spaced, finely impressed; interneurs very finely zig-zag striate. Metepisternum longer than wide, surface sparsely setiferous anteriorly. Metasternum sparsely setiferous medially. Metathoracic wing fully developed. Abdomen: Sternum III broadly and shallowly incised medially. All sterna sparsely setiferous, IV broadly and densely so medially; male with dense patches of setae medially on sterna V and VI, their width coequal to the combined length of posterior basitarsomere plus tarsomere 2. Male genitalia: (Fig. 16) Phallobase crested; phalloshaft arched nearly 90°, then straight and depressed in lateral aspect to phalloapex; phalloapex narrowed both in lateral and dorsal aspects to acute tip. Parameres in ventral aspect with left shorter than right and somewhat narrower, distal margins of both narrowly rounded, asetose.
These beetles are macropterous and have been recorded at lights, hence capable of flight; they are swift and agile runners. Accordingly, the species may be expected to be more broadly distributed across a wider geographical range than current records indicate.
Adults are likely found in ant nests and the surrounding vicinity; females are ovoviviparous (
USA: Arizona, Santa Cruz County, Pajarito Mountains, Peña Blanca Canyon, 31.386°N, 111.093°W, 1191m, 2 July 1980 (S. McCleve) (UATC: ADP110817, male paratype); Graham County, Galiuro Mountains north, Ash Creek, 32.514°N, 110.139°W, 1400m, 16–17 August 1982 (D.R. Maddison, G.E. Ball & S. McCleve) (DRMC: ADP110591, male paratype); Pima County, Santa Rita Mountains, Madera Canyon, 31.724°N, 110.880°W, 1487m, 11 July 1963 (V.L. Vesterby) (UCDC: ADP111898, female paratype), Madera Canyon, 1499m, 31.724°N, 110.880°W, 8 July 1970 (K. Stephan) (FSCA: ADP112570, male paratype). New Mexico, Hidalgo County, Animas Mountains, Double Adobe Creek, 31.614°N, 108.779°W, 1755m, 11 July 1981 (S. McCleve) (UATC: ADP110861, male paratype).
(Fig. 18). This species is currently known from Arizona and New Mexico.
In studies of one the of top five most speciose families of beetles, the Carabidae, with nearly 40, 000 described species (
In addition to the museum curators and collection managers noted in Appendix 1, we also extend hearty thanks to Charyn Micheli for drafting the Resumen and her and David H. Kavanaugh for friendly reviews of the manuscript, and Karolyn Darrow for the images and review of the Figure Captions (Micheli and Darrow both of the Department of Entomology at the Smithsonian Institution).
Institutions and personnel who loaned specimens for this revision.
CAS David H. Kavanaugh, Department of Entomology, California Academy of Science, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 U.S.A.
DRMC David R. Maddison, Department of Zoology, 3029 Cordley Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
FSCA Paul E. Skelley, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant; Industry/Entomology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, The Doyle; Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th St., Gainesville, FL 32608 USA
SBNHM Zachary H. Falin, Division of Entomology, KU Biodiversity Research Center, 1501; Crestline Dr., Suite #140, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045-4401, USA
UASM George E. Ball, Danny Shpeley, Strickland Entomological Museum, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9 CANADA
UATC Wendy Moore, Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, 1140 E. South; Campus Dr., Forbes 410, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036 USA
UCDC Lynn Kimsey, Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, One Shield Ave., Davis, CA 95616 USA
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha huachinera sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 6.29–6.414 | 6.352 | 2 | 5.866–6.022 | 5.944 |
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 4.798–4.82 | 4.809 | 2 | 4.784–5.018 | 4.901 |
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 1.257–1.258 | 1.257 | 2 | 1.185–1.227 | 1.206 |
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 3.177–3.466 | 3.321 | 2 | 3.294–3.694 | 3.496 |
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 2.068–2.327 | 2.197 | 2 | 2.170–2.977 | 2.574 |
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha patagonia sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 4.899–4.964 | 4.932 | 0 | ||
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 3.98–4.206 | 4.093 | 0 | ||
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 1.196–1.249 | 1.223 | 0 | ||
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 3.450–3.523 | 3.487 | 0 | ||
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
2 | 2.261–2.753 | 2.507 | 0 |
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha penablanca sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 1 | 6.37 | |||
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 1 | 5.642 | |||
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 1 | 1.119 | |||
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 1 | 3.414 | |||
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 1 | 2.566 |
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha pima sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 2 | 6.338–6.72 | 6.529 | ||
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 2 | 5.124–5.66 | 5.392 | ||
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 2 | 1.148–1.195 | 1.172 | ||
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 2 | 3.164–3.284 | 3.224 | ||
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
0 | 2 | 2.221–2.358 | 2.289 |
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha santacruz sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
1 | 5.7866 | 0 | |||
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
1 | 5.138 | 0 | |||
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
1 | 1.122 | 0 | |||
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
1 | 3.432 | 0 | |||
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
1 | 2.441 | 0 |
Tables with measurements and ratios for Pseudomorpha santarita sp. n.; all measurements are in millimeters.
Total length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
4 | 5.133-5.733 | 5.443 | 1 | 5.636 | |
Maximum width | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
4 | 3.958-4.428 | 4.202 | 1 | 4.466 | |
W of head/w of l. Elytron | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
4 | 1.229-1.365 | 1.282 | 1 | 1.258 | |
Pronotum: width (at widest part)/length | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
4 | 3.071-3.545 | 3.334 | 1 | 3.471 | |
Length of pronotum / length of head | |||||
Males | Females | ||||
N | Range | Mean | N | Range | Mean |
4 | 1.800-2.471 | 2.161 | 1 | 2.675 |