Tapainca pachacutii, 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 : 1022

Topainca pachacutii OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 52 , 146 , 259 , 355 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: PERU: Junin, Pampa Hermosa Lodge , 1-6-IV-2011, J. B. Heppner, C. Carrera ( FSCA). Paratype: 1 specimen. Venezuela: Estado de Aragua, Rancho Grande , 24-25-II- 1971, 800 m, H. a. Howden ( CMNC).

D i a g n o s i s: The broad serrate condition of the funicular antennomeres will distinguish the members of this species from others within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.5 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 355 . Color: Cranium bicolored; lower frons and cranial venter testaceous, upper frons and epicranium black; antennal apex yellow, reminder brown; pronotal disc tricolored, middle of disc broadly black, sides reddish, side margins yellow; prothoracic venter testaceous; pterothorax and abdomen black; elytra mostly dark brown, epipleural margin and elytral apex yellow. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 23/23); antenna capitate ( Fig. 52 ), funicular antennomeres broad serrate, capitular antennomers oblong. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 146 ) transverse; pronotal tubercles well-defined (PW/PL 73/60), disc coarsely punctate; elytral asetiferous punctures profusely distributed throughout disc (EL/EW 240/55). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 259 .

Variation: Length 4.0- 5.5 mm; width 1.4-1.8 mm. The paratype differs from the Holotype by showing the pronotal arch and the pronotal disc testaceous.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in April, the paratype during February at 800 m.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, pachacutii, is a patronymic that honors the father of Topa Inca of Inca Empire fame.

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.

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 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 354-357: Habitus; (354) Sirpa latiflava; (355) Topainca pachacutii; (356) Platynoptera potaro; (357) Artoadenus atrafinus.