Pujoliclerus catie, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 1012

Pujoliclerus catie OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 22 , 134 , 249 , 339 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Costa Rica, Cartago Prov., Turrialba , CATIE, 1900', December 1, 1995. A second label reads: Btng. Fallen tree: Brosimum alicastrum, J. Rifkind, H. Lezama , colls. ( CSCA) . Paratypes: 3 specimens. Costa Rica: Provincia de Cartago, 3 km SE Turrialba , CATIE, 13-16-V-1985, J. Doyen ( EMEC, 1; WOPC, 1) ; Provincia de Puntarenas, Santa Elena, 23-V- 1985, A. J. Gilbert ( JNRC, 1) .

D i a g n o s i s: The elytral apex is yellow, the pronotum slightly oblong, the pronotal disc is broadly black, and elytral asetiferous punctures are arranged into 9 striae. The combination of these characteristics will distinguish the members of this species from congeners. The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 ( OPITZ 2014d).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 339 . Color: Cranium mostly testaceous, upper frons and epicranium with black broad line at middle; antenna black; prothorax mostly yellow, pronotal disc mostly black, upper angles yellow; pterothorax and abdomen dark brown; elytra mostly dark brown, apex yellow; legs bicolorous, become less infuscated from prothoracic legs to metathoracic legs. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 22 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres subserrate, 6 th antennomere expanded, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 20/15). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 134 ) slightly oblong (PW/PL 55/60), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercles well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures organized into 9 striae, punctures diminish near elytral apex (EL/EW 170/40). Abdomen: Pygidium quadrate / scutiform, posterior margin incised; aedeagus as in Fig. 249.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during December by beating a fallen tree of the breadnut [ Brosimum alicastrum SW. ( Moraceae )], at 2,744 m. The other specimens were collected in May, two at 600 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Costa Rica.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, catie, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Figures

Figs 1-27: Antennae; (1) Aphelocerus nodus; (2) A. copanus; (3) A. magnipannus; (4) A. yoro; (5) A. sparicapillus; (6) A. tigra. (7) A. nolus; (8) A. ligulus; (9) Perilypus schusteri; (10) P. apunctus; (11) P. virgulatus; (12) P. izabal; (13) P. alpinus; (14) Cregya fuscomacula; (15) Phonius versus; (16) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (17) Pelonium falcatum; (18) Pujoliclerus cnecostus; (19) P. trunculus. (20) P. sentus; (21) P. testudinatus; (22) P. catie; (23) P. flavidus; (24) P. convexus; (25) P. meloinus; (26) P. mexicoensis; (27) P. tuxtlas.

Figs 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

Figs 249-254: Aedeagi; (249) Pujoliclerus catie; (250) P. dexus; (251) P. meloinus; (252) P. mexicoensis (253) P. testudinatus (254) P. trunculus.

Figs 338-341: Habitus; (338) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (339) P. catie; (340) P. cnecostus; (341) P. convexus.