Abstract
Calleida desenderi Casale, sp. n., is described from Ecuador, Napo Province, surroundings of San Rafael. The new taxon is mostly characterized by the head and appendages rufous, the disc of elytra with marked metallic green reflection, the median lobe of aedeagus ring-like, and the endophallus with a long, twisted flagellum. A key for identification of the closer Neotropical species described so far is also provided.
Highlights
As I recently noted (Casale, 2008), Ecuador, in spite of its small surface area (283,561 square kms), is a South American country that includes a surprising variety of environments
The following data come from many specimens of Neotropical Calleida species examined so far, most of them received from different museums, institutes and colleagues
Line drawings were made using a camera lucida attached to stereomicroscopes Wild M-3 and Wild M-5, and a microscope Leitz Orthoplan
Summary
As I recently noted (Casale, 2008), Ecuador, in spite of its small surface area (283,561 square kms), is a South American country that includes a surprising variety of environments. The following data come from many specimens of Neotropical Calleida species examined so far (including type series), most of them received from different museums, institutes and colleagues.
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