Ampleris amazon OPITZ, 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 : 997

Ampleris amazon OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 95 , 125 , 316 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Amazonia ( Brazil), Bates ( BMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Ampleris OPITZ and its 7 previously described species were made available in 2016 ( OPITZ 2016). That work included a key to species. The available Ampleris amazon specimen keys out to A. orosis OPITZ, from which the A. amazon holotype differs by showing a more rounded pronotal tubercle.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.5 mm; width 1.7 mm. Form: As in Fig. 216 . Color: Clypeus and lower frons testaceous, upper frons and epicranium brown, except epicranium with narrow testaceous streak at middle; gena testaceous; antenna brown; prothorax bicolored, venter testaceous; pronotum bicolored, disc broadly black at sides, with broad testaceous line at middle, testaceous region laden with yellow setae; pterothorax, elytra, legs, and abdomen piceous. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 95 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres transverse, very setose, capitular antennomeres narrow oblong; eyes small, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 23/23). Thorax: Pronotal disc ( Fig. 125 ) coarsely punctate, slightly oblong (PW/PL 70/75); lateral tubercle well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures substriate (EL/EW 240/55). Abdomen: Pygidium subquadrate/scutiform.

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, amazon, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Figures

Figs 92-100: Antennae; (92) Pyticeroides desodes; (93) Ichnea cerinis; (94) Agnatis vaurieae; (95) Ampleris amazon; (96) Nepsudia guenda; (97) Isoparis cassidilis; (98) Pelonium atrigonatium; (99) Aphelocerus yaguare; (100) Madoniella selvanegra.

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

Figs 213-218: Aedeagi; (213) Perilypus virgulatus; (214) Agnatis curvabilis; (215) A. vaurieae; (216) Parapelonides naranjo; (217) Pyticara frontegalba; (218) Amboakis bermejo.