Notopilo reduncus, Bartlett & Lambkin, 2022

Bartlett, Justin S. & Lambkin, Christine L., 2022, Australian Opilonini (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) part I: A revised taxonomy for Australian Opilo Latreille including descriptions of new genera and species, Zootaxa 5220 (1), pp. 1-81 : 53

reduncus species group

Diagnosis. Large beetles up to about 17 mm; legs unicoloured, dark; elytral punctures lacking internal nodules, striae gradually terminating between fascia and apical maculae (differentiated from the congruus species group externally by the dark legs, and internally by tegminal form—see below).

Remarks. The tegmen of N. reduncus stat. rev., nom. nov. is unique in form due to complex dorsal and ventral sinus margins, the dorsal layers of which form an acute rear-ward projection. The incurvate RP vein of the hind wing of N. reduncus is also unique among species treated in this revision (synapomorphic within Notopilo ). The non-nodulate elytral punctures, large body size and general habitus of N. magnus sp. nov. suggests close relatedness to N. reduncus , however, examination of the hind wing and dissection of the terminalia, required for confirmation, have not been undertaken to avoid damage to the unique holotype. Notopilo magnus is therefore listed here only tentatively.