Pujoliclerus dexsus, 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 dexsus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 74 , 127 , 250 , 342 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: GUATEMALA: Izabal, Finca Firmeza , 16 Oct. 2006, R. Turnbow ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 ( OPITZ 2014d). This work included a key to species. Pujoliclerus dexsus specimens key to P. oxinus OPITZ from which P. dexsus specimens differ by showing triangular capitular antennomeres 8 and 9. These antennomeres are oblong in specimens of oxinus.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 342 . Color: Cranium mostly yellow, upper frons and epicranium brown, brown streak behind eyes; antenna black; prothorax bicolorous, venter and pronotal sides yellow, pronotal disc with brown streak; pterothorax and elytra brown, except elytral apex with small triangular yellow mark; legs bicolorous, femora mostly testaceous, infuscated, tarsi black. Head: Antenna ( Fig. 74 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres slightly triangular, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 20/27). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 127 ) transverse (PW/PL 65/60), disc finely punctate, pronotal tubercle well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures not striate, profusely distributed throughout disc (EL/EW 210/45). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform, emarginate in posterior margin; aedeagus as in Fig. 250.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during October.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, dexus, is a Greek name that stems from dexis (= bite); with reference to the bite-like yellow marking on the apex of the elytra.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

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.

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

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