Pujoliclerus flavidus, 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 : 1014

Pujoliclerus flavidus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 23 , 116, 343 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz, Buena Vista vic. Flora & Fauna Hotel, 27- 31/X/02, Morris/Wappes ( FSCA) . Paratype: 1 specimen. Bolivia: Departamento de Santa Cruz, Buena Vista, Flora & Fauna Hotel , 21-26-X-2002, Morris & Wappes ( RFMC).

D i a g n o s i s: The specimens of this species most closely approximate those of Pujoliclerus aspigalbus OPITZ from which P. flavidus specimens differ by showing a much more elongated body, infuscated pronotal collar, and the elytral apex is yellow. The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 ( OPITZ 2014d).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.5 mm; width 1.6 mm. Form: As in Fig. 343 . Color: Forebody yellow, except pronotal collar infuscated; antenna black; pterothorax and abdomen brown; elytra mostly black, epipleural margin and elytral apex yellow; legs mostly yellow, prothoracic tibiae and tarsi infuscated. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 23 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres extraordinarily oblong/subrectangulate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 25/25). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 116 ) slightly transverse (PW/PL 70/65), disc finely punctate at disc, more coarsely punctate at sides, lateral tubercles well developed; elytra sculptured with 10 striae of asetiferous punctures (EL/EW 190/55). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected during October.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, flavidus, is a Latin name with a meaning of "yellowish"; with reference to the yellow forebody of these beetles.

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 342-345: Habitus; (342) Pujoliclerus dexus; (343) P. flavidus; (344) P. lasiosus; (345) P. melonius.

Figs 101-117: Pronota; (101) Aphelocerus ligulus; (102) A. yoro; (103) Ridica achira; (104) R. merida; (105) Ampleris cacuminis; (106) Plocamocera catalexis; (107) Aphelocerus tigra; (108) A. sparicapillus; (109) A. nolus; (110) A. magnipannus; (111) Pyticeroides desodes; (112) Cregya petalosa; (113) C. livida; (114) C. tobagoensis; (115) C. maura; (116) Pujoliclerus flavidus; (117) Amboakis collucoatis.