Pseudataenius gracilitarsis

Pseudataenius gracilitarsis (Petrovitz, 1973) Figs 13, 52B Ataenioides gracilitarsis Petrovitz, 1973: 150. Pseudataenius gracilitarsis – Stebnicka & Skelley 2009: 12. Diagnosis Length 4.2 – 4.8 mm. Head with clypeus sinuate; frons coarsely punctate. Pronotum not fringed by setae; margin entirely with marginal line; posterior angles sinuate. Elytra with interstriae glossy, punctate. Material examined BRAZIL – Distrito Federal • 1 spec.; Brasília, RECOR-IBGE; Nov. 1999; M. Milhomem leg.; CEMT • 6 specs; same data as for preceding; I. Diniz leg.; CEMT • 2 specs; Planaltina, Embrapa CPAC; 15°36′24″ S, 47°42′45″ W; elev. 1025 m; 18 Nov. 2016; C.M. Oliveira leg.; flight intercept trap; CEMT. – Goiás • 1 spec.; Joanópolis, Chac. São José; 16°16′43″ S, 48°50′57″ W; 26 Jan. 2019; E. Carvalho leg.; FIT; CEMT. – Minas Gerais • 1 spec.; Viçosa; 10 Nov. 1999; F.Z. Vaz-de-Mello leg.; FIT; CEMT. Sexual dimorphism Males with head densely punctate; clypeus medially gibbous; protibia with lateral teeth of unequal sizes; apical spur inwardly, strongly curved. Tarsi longer and slenderer than that of female. Females with clypeus not particularly gibbous, wrinkled; frons strongly punctate. Protibiae with lateral teeth similar in size; apical spur lanceolate. Collecting information Specimens were collected at altitudes ranging from 700 to 1025 metres with flight intercept traps and with black light traps.