Aphelocerus panus, OPITZ, 2005

OPITZ, WESTON, 2005, Classification, Natural History, And Evolution Of The Genus Aphelocerus Kirsch (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (293), pp. 1-128 : 84-85

PANUS GROUP Aphelocerus panus , new species Figures 43 , 89 , 148 , 245 ; map 18

HOLOTYPE: Female. Brazil, Goyaz, Rio Verde , 1908, G. A. Baer ( MNHN). (Specimen point mounted, sex label affixed to paper point, white, machine printed; support card, lined; locality label, green, machine printed; locality label, beige, cursive; holotype label, red, machine and hand printed.)

PARATYPES: Five specimens. One specimen from the same locality as the holotype ( WOPC, 1). Brazil: Goias: Jatahi , ( MNHN, 1; WOPC, 1) ; Don Maier ( DEIC, 1) ; XI­ 1972, F. M. Oliveira ( WOPC, 1) .

DIAGNOSIS: Within the panus group only specimens of this species have a loose aggregate of white setae on the elytral disc (fig. 43).

DESCRIPTION: Size: Length 5.1–6.8 mm; width 1.8–2.8 mm. Integument: Black. Vestiture: Frontal and epipleural setal tufts moderately developed, sutural and metepisternal tufts well developed; elytral disc vested with loose aggregate of white setae (fig. 43); anterior fascies of protibia and apex of profemur vested with long black setae, tarsi vested with dark setae, profemora and remainder of legs, pterothorax, and abdomen vested with pale setae. Head: Genae and epicranium expanded, gena behind eyes wrinkled; interocular depression and frontal umbo well developed, epicranium and gena finely punctate; eyes subspherical, moderately convex, width across eyes slightly greater than width across pronotum (38:36); antenna (fig. 89) elongate, as long as length of pronotum (40: 40). Thorax: Pronotum elongate (40:36), nar­ rower than width of elytra across humeri (36: 45); pronotal anterior transverse depression faintly developed; elytra boldly convex, depth at humerus 15, greatest depth in posterior half 20; legs prominent, metafemur extended to apex of elytra. Abdomen: Posterior margin of pygidium evenly convex in both sexes, tegmen as in figure 148.

VARIATION: The specimens examined did not vary appreciably.

NATURAL HISTORY: One specimen was collected in November.

DISTRIBUTION (map 18): Known only from southern Brazil.

ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet panus (patch) is a Latin noun which refers to the loose aggregate of white setae on the elytral disc.

Figures

Figs. 43–46. Habitus views. 43. Aphelocerus panus, dorsal. 44. A. dispilis, dorsal. 45. A. formicoides, dorsal. 46. A. dispilis, lateral.

Figs. 85–120. Antennae, pygidia, and sixth visible abdominal sterna. 85–90. Antennae. 85. Aphelocerus affaniatis. 86. A. dispilis. 87. A. formicoides. 88. A. cheliferous. 89. A. panus. 90. A. calvus. 91– 120. Pygidium and/or sixth visible abdominal sternum. 91–94. A. ciliaris. 91–92. male (91, pygidium; 92, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 93–94. female (93, pygidium; 94, sixth visible dominal sternum). 95. A. coactus, female pygdium. 96. A. domus, female pygidium. 97–100. A. coalitus, male (97, pygidium; 98, sixth visible abdominal sternum), 99–100. Female (99, pygidium; 100, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 101. A. leucomelas, male pygidium. 102–104. A. coactus. 102–103. male (102, pygidium; 103, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 104, female, pygidium. 105–106. A. acutus, pygidea (105, male; 106, female). 107–109. A. lividus. 107, male (pygidium). 108–109, female (108, pygidium; 109, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 110–113. A. sagittarius. 110–111, male (110, pygidium; 111, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 113, female, pygidium. 114–115. A. humerus, female (114, pygidium; 115, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 116–117. A. naevius, female (116, pygidium; 117, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 118–119. A. triangulus, female (118, pygidium; 119, sixth visible abdominal sternum). 120. A. arenatus, male, pygidium.

Figs. 139–153. Tegmina or phallus. 139. Aphelocerus immarginatus, tegmen. 140. A. vietus, tegmen. 141. A. patulus, tegmen. 142. A. yungas, tegmen. 143. A. naevius, tegmen. 144a. A. catie, tegmen. 144b. A. affaniatis, tegmen. 144c. A. echinatus, tegmen. 145. A. scutellaris. 146–147. A. cheliferous (146, tegmen; 147, phallus). 148. A. panus, tegmen. 149. A. formicoides, tegmen. 150. A. acanthus, tegmen. 151. A. bufustis, tegmen. 152. A. batesi, tegmen. 153a. A. calvus, tegmen. 153b. A. capillus, tegmen.

Figs. 241–247. Elytra, habitus, pronota. 241. Aphelocerus coactus, elytra (lateral view). 242. A. immarginatus, elytra (lateral view). 243. A. primigenius, habitus. 244. A. inconstans, habitus. 245. A. panus, pronotum (dorsal view). 246. A. collaris, pronotun (dorsal view). 247. A. hespenheidei, pronotum (dorsal view).