Pujoliclerus ariquemes, 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 : 1011-1012

Pujoliclerus ariquemes OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 16 , 123, 248. 338 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: BRAZIL: Rondonia, 62 km SW Ariquemes , nr. Fzda. Rancho Grande, 5-17-X-1993, J. E. Eger, Blacklight Trap ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The subovoid hind body, in combination with elytral apex yellow and broad black mid-pronotal line, 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 4.2 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 338 . Color: Cranium mostly testaceous, upper frons and epicranium with black narrow line at middle; antenna mostly black, apex yellow; prothorax mostly yellow, pronotum with broad black line at middle; 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. 16 ) capitate, 6 th antennomere narrowly expanded, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 25/20). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 123 ) transverse (PW/PL 73/65), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercles well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures striate, punctures diminish at elytral posterior 2/3 rd (EL/EW 180/55). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 248.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in October, in a blacklight trap.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromBrazil.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, ariquemes, 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 243-248: Aedeagi; (243) Pelonium falcatum; (244) Nepsudia guenda; (245) Katacompsus jubatus; (246) Isoparis cassidilis; (247) Pujoliclerus abditus; (248) Pujoliclerus ariquemes.

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

Figs 255-261: Aedeagi; (255) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas; (256) Sicamus suprus; (257) Sirpa acara; (258) Sirpa latiflava; (259) Topainca pachacutii; (260) Pelonium atrigonatium; (261) Ordinis taxis.

Figs 262-265: Habitus; (262) Aphelocerus copanus; (263) A. ligulus; (264) A. magnipannus; (265) A. nodus.

Figs 266-269: Habitus; (266) Aphelocerus nolus; (267) A. sparicapillus; (268) A. tigra; (269) A. yaguare.

Figs 270-273: Habitus; (270) Aphelocerus yoro; (271) Perilypus alpinus; (272) P. apunctus; (273) P. arsus.

Figs 274-277: Habitus; (274) Cregya fuscomacula; (275) Perilypus izabal; (276) P. schusteri; (277) P. virgulatus.

Figs 278-281: Habitus; (278) Phonius versus; (279) Agnatis curvabilis; (280) A. vaurieae; (281) Parapelonides aodontus.

Figs 282-285: Habitus; (282) Parapelonides naranjo; (283) Pyticara frontegalba; (284) Amboakis bermejo; (285) A. collucoatis.

Figs 286-289: Habitus; (286) Amboakis expandosa; (287) A. mitaraka; (288) Ellipotoma makrosa; (289) Epiphloeus mantillerii.

Figs 290-293: Habitus; (290) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (291) Ichnea cerinis (292) I. paraguayensis; (293) Madoniella acicula.

Figs 294-297: Habitus; (294) Madoniella aspera; (295) M. baja; (296) M. delta; (297) M. muralla.

Figs 298-301: Habitus; (298) Madoniella nota; (299) M. selvanegra; (300) Megaphloeus imparilus; (301) M. yasuni.

Figs 302-305: Habitus; (302) Megatrachys irrasis; (303) Plocamocera catalexis; (304) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (305) P. desodes.

Figs 306-309: Habitus; (306) Ridica achira; (307) R. merida; (308) Kataspinula puebla; (309) Nelsopelonium aspikelum.

Figs 310-313: Habitus; (310) Neorthopleura cuspidis; (311) N. quintana; (312) N. rubra; (313) N. thomasi.

Figs 314-317: Habitus; (314) Neorthopleura turnbowi; (315) Akonesis atraordinis; (316) Ampleris amazona; (317) A. caruminis.

Figs 318-321: Habitus; (318) Ampleris ituituba; (319) A. jatai (320) Cregya arima; (321) C. biguttula.

Figs 322-325: Habitus; (322) Cregya livida; (323) C. maura; (324) C. petalosa; (325) C. tobagoensis.

Figs 326-329: Habitus; (326) Cregya triguttata; (327) C. vicosa; (328) Eurycaulis anaxcis; (329) Isoparis cassidilis.

Figs 330-333: Habitus; (330) Katacompsus jubatus (331) Nanoclerus fuscus (332) Nepsudia guenda (333) Pelonium falcatum.

Figs 334-337: Habitus; (334) Pelonium implacide; (335) P. tayrona; (336) P. erudiatum; (337) Pujoliclerus abditus.

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

Figs 118-133: Pronota; (118) Pujoliclerus abditus; (119) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (120) Parapelonides naranjo; (121) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (122) Neorthopleura rubra; (123) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (124) Ichnea cerinis; (125) Ampleris amazon; (126) Pujoliclerus abditus; (127) P. dexsus; (128) Sirpa acara; (129) Madoniella aspera; (130) Pelonium tayrona; (131) Megatrachys irrasis; (132) Ordinis taxis; (133) Pujoliclerus cnecostus.