Pujoliclerus tuxtlas, 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 : 1018

Pujoliclerus tuxtlas OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 27 , 200, 255, 350)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: MEXICO, VER. 250', Los Tuxtlas , Biol. Stat. UNAM, 19May1983, C. & L. O’Brien & G. Marshall ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The combination of red marking on the portal disc, elytral apex yellow, and enlarged 6 th antennomere ( Fig. 27 ) 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 4.5 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 350 . Color: Cranium mostly testaceous, upper frons and epicranium black at middle; antenna black; prothorax tricolorous, venter yellow, pronotum yellow at sides, with red marking adjacent to black marking at middle; pterothorax dark brown; elytra dark brown except apex yellow; legs bicolorous, mostly testaceous, become less infuscated from prothoracic legs to metathoracic legs; abdomen brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 27 ) capitate, 6 th antennomere 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. 200 ) quadrate (PW/PL 67/67), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae, punctures extend to elytral apex (EL/EW 205/48). Abdomen: Pygidium quadrate / scutiform, posterior margin broadly concave; aedeagus as in Fig. 255.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in May, at 76 m.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, tuxtlas, 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 350-353: Habitus; (350) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas; (351) P. variolus; (352) Sicamus suprus; (353) Sirpa acara.

Figs 194-200: Pronota; (194) Perilypus izabal; (195) P. apunctus; (196) Neorthopleura thomasi; (197) Ampleris itaituba; (198) Cregya fuscomacula; (199) Ichnea paraguayensis; (200) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas.

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.