Nanoclerus fuscus 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 : 1006-1007

Nanoclerus fuscus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 42 , 145 , 331)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: BOLIVIA: SANTA CRUZ, Res. Privada Potrerillos de Guenda , 17°40.26-63°27.44, blacklight: 10-29/XI/2006, B. K. Dozier ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The reddish/brown elytral disc and its small size, less than 3.0 mm, in combination with tibial spur formula 0-2-0 and brown body color, will distinguish the members of this species within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 2.8 mm; width 1.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 331 . Color: Brown. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 15/15); antenna capitate ( Fig. 42 ), funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 oblong. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 145 ) transverse, lateral tubercles slightly defined (PW/PL 47/37), disc coarsely punctate; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae; (EL/EW 125/30). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

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

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, fuscus, is a Latin adjective with a meaning of "tawny"; with reference to the body color of this small beetle.

Figures

Figs 28-42: Antennae; (28) Neorthopleura thomasi, male; (29) N. thomasi, female; (30) N. subfasciata, male; (31) Artoadenus atrafinus; (32) Neorthopleura subfasciata, female; (33) Akonesis atraordinis; (34) Pelonium erudiatum; (35) Neorthopleura cuspidis, female; (36) Agnatis curvabilis; (37) Ichnea paraguayensis; (38) Neorthopleura quintana, male; (39) Pyticara frontegalba; (40) Platynoptera potaro; (41) Neorthopleura cuspidis, male; (42) Nanoclerus fuscus.

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 330-333: Habitus; (330) Katacompsus jubatus (331) Nanoclerus fuscus (332) Nepsudia guenda (333) Pelonium falcatum.