Neorhyssemus lineatus CEMT

Neorhyssemus lineatus (Gordon & Cartwright, 1980) Figs 28C, 56A Rhyssemus lineatus Gordon & Cartwright, 1980: 16. Neorhyssemus lineatus – Gordon & Pittino 1992: 270. Diagnosis Length 1.7 – 2.0 mm. Head tuberculate; clypeus emarginate; frontoclypeal suture furrowed, sinuate. Pronotum with second transverse ridge interrupted medially by longitudinal furrow; longitudinal ridges not joined anteriorly. Elytra with costate interstriae, costae rounded. Material examined BRAZIL – Amazonas • 1 spec.; Manaus, Taruma-Mirim nr Manaus; 3 Mar. 1982; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 18 Aug. 1981; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 3°02′ S, 60°17′ W; 25 Aug. 1982; A. Rodrigues leg.; secondary forest; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 26 May 1983; CEMT • 2 specs; same data as for preceding; 27 Jun. 1983; CEMT • 1 spec.; Manaus, Rio Tarumã Mirim; 3°46′ S, 60°33′ W; 13 Mar. 1998; S. Golovatch leg.; igapó [flooded forest]; CEMT • 1 spec.; Manaus, Rio Tarumã Mirim-igapó [flooded forest]; 1 Jun. 1976; J. Adis leg.; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 8 Oct. 1976; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 15 Dec. 1976; INPA • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 3°02′ S, 60°17′ W; 26 May 1983; CEMT • 1 spec.; same data as for preceding; 27 Jun. 1983; CEMT. Sexual dimorphism Male and female indistinguishable from each other. Collecting information Specimens were collected in the Amazon rainforest; collecting methods not available in the consulted literature or analyzed material.