Pyticeroides brevitubulus OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 76, 193, 227, 304)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: PERU: Madre de Dios, Rio Tambopata Res., 1250S 6920N, 20-29-X- 1982, R. C. Wilkerson, Insect flight trap (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Pyticeroides KUWERT was revised in 2007 (OPITZ 2007). That work included a key to Pyticeroides species. The available specimen of Pyticeroides brevitubulus keys out to P. eurides OPITZ, from which the P. brevitubulus holotype differs by showing a significantly shorter aedeagal phallobase.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 304. Color: Cranium castaneous; antenna black; prothorax mostly black, broadly testaceous at sides; pterothorax brown; elytra black; legs bicolorous, mostly black, metafemoral base testaceous, tarsi yellow. Head: Frons deeply concave; antenna (Fig. 76) capitate, funicular antennomeres transverse, compacted, and densely setose, capitular antennomeres 7 and 8 triangular, antennomere 9 ovoid; eyes large, finely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 25/15). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 193) transverse (PW/PL 65/50), sides without tubercle, disc concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures small, mostly striate, punctures less striate near sutural margin (EL/EW 310/70); epipleuron well developed, extended to elytral apex; anterior margin of protibia with 6 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; phallobase as in Fig. 227.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during August.

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, brevitubulus, is a Latin compound name that stems from tubus (= pipe) and brevis (= short); with reference to the short phallobase of the aedeagus.