Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington
- Dataset
- Phytotelmatrichis, a new genus of Acrotrichinae (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) associated with the phytotelmata of Zingiberales plants in Peru
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Darby, Michael, Chaboo, Caroline S. (2015): Phytotelmatrichis, a new genus of Acrotrichinae (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) associated with the phytotelmata of Zingiberales plants in Peru. Zootaxa 4052 (1): 96-106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.1.4
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Ptiliidae
- genus
- Phytotelmatrichis
- species
- Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington
description
Male: aedeagus Fig. 4 E; ventrite VI with median excision Fig. 4 I. Female: spermatheca with duct tapering seamlessly into the receptacle Fig. 4 F.
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Only likely to be confused with P. peruviensis from which it differs in being narrower and in the shape of the genitalia. Additionally the gap between the metacoxae is smaller in this species.
etymology
Etymology. The name honours the birthplace of Paddington Bear, the beloved children’s literature character created by the UK author, Michael Bond, in 1958. Paddington was an immigrant from “ darkest Peru ” (Bond 1958). He is certainly a member of Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier, 1825 (Ursidae: Temarctinae), the Andean spectacled bear or Andean short-faced bear (jukumari in Aymara; ukumari or ukuku in Quechua). Spectacled bears are found in the Andes Mountains, from Colombia to Bolivia and ranges down to at least 550 m at the Villa Carmen station (where footprints have been documented; installed camera traps may document them yet; A. Tejedor, pers. commun.). The bear species is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Goldstein et al. 2008) and it is not known how many are left in the wild. We thus hope that drawing attention to this vulnerable flagship species will promote conservation of its fragmented habitats and for the other threatened plants and beetles including P. osopaddington ' Paddington beetle'.
materials_examined
Type data. Holotype: m #, PER 14 - C 1 - SH 009, Kosñipata Valley, Villa Carmen Biol. Stn., Nr. Pilcopata, Trocha 4, - 12.55261 °. - 70.11008 °, ex. Zingiberales, 800 m, 15. vi. 2014, Coll. Hirschey, Lamb, Fetters-Crouch (MUSM. Mounted on a card and missing one antenna) Paratypes # m, same data as holotype (BMNH); # f, PER 14 - C 1 - SH 011, Kosñipata Valley, Villa Carmen Biol. Stn., nr. Pilcopata, Trocha 4, - 12.55261 °. - 70.11008 °, ex. Renealmia thyrsoidea leaf roll, 800 m, 15. vi. 2014, Coll. Hirschey, Lamb, Fetters-Crouch (MUSM / SEMC).
Name
- Homonyms
- Phytotelmatrichis osopaddington