Perilypus schusteri, 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 : 970

Perilypus schusteri OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 9 , 166, 276)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: GUATEMALA: Guatemala Dept., Puerta Prada (Casa de J. C. Schuster), Cupressus forest N14 556630 W90 463362, 1850 m, 25 May-1 June 2013, J. C. Schuster collector ( FSCA) . Paratype: 1 specimen. Guatemala: Departamento de Guatemala, Puerta Prada, Cupressus forest, N14 556630 W90 463362, 25 May-1 June 2013, 1850 m, J. C. Schuster ( UVGC).

D i a g n o s i s: The elytra are testaceous, the pronotum shows a broad black macula at middle that extends onto the pronotal arch, and the mesoscutellum is brown. This combination of characteristics will distinguish the members of this species from congeners. The genus Perilypus SPINOLA was revised in 1977 (EKIS 1977).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 10.0 mm; width 2.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 276 . Color: Testaceous, except antenna dark brown, pronotal disc with central black macula, mesoscutellum brown, metepisternum and metathoracic coxae castaneous, femora black at distal margin, tibiae, and tarsi brown, pygidium and 7 th sternite black. Head: Interocular depression broad, shallow, crescentic; frontal umbo prominent; cranium minutely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 9 ) slightly serrate, antennomeres gradually increasing in diameter from scape to antennomere 11, funicular antennomeres filiform; eyes finely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 20/35). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 166 ) transverse, very finely punctate; pronotal arch well defined; subapical depression well defined; side margins of pronotal proper strongly arcuate (PW/PL 78/70); elytra flat, pubescence short and profusely distributed throughout disc; small asetiferous punctures widely distributed on disc, epipleural fold laterally positioned (EL/EW 240/60). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected during a time frame from 25 May to 1 June, at 1850 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromGuatemala.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, schusteri, is a dedicative patronymic that honors Jack C. Schuster for his many contributions to insect field taxonomy.

Figures

Figs 1-27: Antennae; (1) Aphelocerus nodus; (2) A. copanus; (3) A. magnipannus; (4) A. yoro; (5) A. sparicapillus; (6) A. tigra. (7) A. nolus; (8) A. ligulus; (9) Perilypus schusteri; (10) P. apunctus; (11) P. virgulatus; (12) P. izabal; (13) P. alpinus; (14) Cregya fuscomacula; (15) Phonius versus; (16) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (17) Pelonium falcatum; (18) Pujoliclerus cnecostus; (19) P. trunculus. (20) P. sentus; (21) P. testudinatus; (22) P. catie; (23) P. flavidus; (24) P. convexus; (25) P. meloinus; (26) P. mexicoensis; (27) P. tuxtlas.

Figs 274-277: Habitus; (274) Cregya fuscomacula; (275) Perilypus izabal; (276) P. schusteri; (277) P. virgulatus.

Figs 163-170: Pronota; (163) Artoadenus atrafinus; (164) Cregya triguttula; (165) C. biguttula; (166) Perilypus schusteri (167) Platynoptera potaro; (168) Pelonium erudiatum; (169) Parapelonides aodontus; (170) Isoparis cassidilis.