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.