Epiphloeus mantillerii, Opitz, Weston, 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 : 978

Epiphloeus mantillerii OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 88 , 175 , 220 , 289 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: GUYANE FRANÇAISE, Massif du Mitaraka ca. 2°14'N- 54°27'O, 25.II-26.III.2015. A second label reads: La Planète Revisitée- MNHN.PNI Guyane, 2015 (APA- 973-1) ( NMNH) . Paratypes: 5 specimens. French Guiana: Subdivision Maripasoula, Massif du Mitaraka, 21°4'N- 54°27'W, 25-II-26-III-2015, La Planète Revisitée- MNHN.PNI Guyane, 2015 (APA-973-1) ( MNHN, 4; WOPC, 1), Subdivision Roura, Amazon Nature Lodge, Kaw Road 6, 11-23-VIII-2017, Malaise, Morris & Wappes ( RFMC, 1)..

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Epiphloeus SPINOLA was revised in 2008 ( OPITZ 2008). That work included a key to Epiphloeus species. Epiphloeus mantillerii specimens key out to E. princeps GORHAM, from which E. mantillerii specimens differ by showing a predominantly black basal 1/2 of the elytral disc; a short flavotestaceous macula extends backward from the humeral angle. Also, in E. mantillerii specimens there is a much more extended phallobasic rod.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 13.0 mm; width 3.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 289 . Color: Cranium castaneous, frontal margin, below ocular notch, with slender patch of white setae; antenna bicolorous, scape testaceous, infuscated dorsally, rest of antenna brown; prothorax black, except, middle of arch red; pterothorax testaceous; elytra bicolorous, each disc with short testaceous flavotestaceous macula at humeral angle and large angular flavotestaceous maculae behind middle; abdomen bicolorous, visible sternites I to IV yellow, sternites V and VI black; pronotal and elytral discs densely vested with recumbent white setae. Head: Antenna ( Fig. 88 ) capitate, scape particularly elongate, funicular antennomeres tightly packed, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 with extended angular anterodistal margin, antennomere 11 suboval; eyes large, finely facetted, ocular notch large, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 55/45). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 175 ) transverse (PW/PL 150/120), anterior transverse depression deeply impressed; arch finely transversely wrinkled, disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed, disc concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria prominent; each elytron tapered to apex; elytral asetiferous punctures large, concentrated on elytral basal 1/4 (EL/EW 125/45); anterior margin of protibia with 10 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 220 .

Variation: Length 8.0-13.0 mm; width 2.0-3.0 mm. The pronotal arch may be entirely black.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during a period from 25 February to 26 March 2015.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from French Guiana.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, mantillerii, is a dedicative patronym to honor Antoine Mantilleri, MNHN, for his contributions to taxonomic Entomology.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 171-178: Pronota; (171) Akonesis atraordinis; (172) Agnatis curvabilis; (173) Neorthopleura cuspidis; (174) Alarius careoritus; (175) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (176) Cregya vicosa; (177) Cregya arima; (178) Pelonium falcatum.

Figs 219-224: Aedeagi; (219) Amboakis mitaraka; (220) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (221) E. prolixicornus; (222) Ichnea cerinis; (223) Madoniella delta; (224) M. muralla.

Figs 286-289: Habitus; (286) Amboakis expandosa; (287) A. mitaraka; (288) Ellipotoma makrosa; (289) Epiphloeus mantillerii.