Pujoliclerus alboordinus Opitz, 2014

Opitz, Weston, 2014, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Checkered Beetle GenusPujoliclerusPic (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (4), pp. 727-756 : 727-756

Pujoliclerus alboordinus Opitz , new species ( Figs. 36 , 65 , 108 , 127 )

Holotype. ♀. PANAMA: Coclé: El Valle, 7-I [no year given], E. Giesbert ( FSCA).

Diagnosis. The white line at the center of the pronotal disc will distinguish the members of this species from other members of the casselorum species-group.

Description. Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 108 . Integument: Head mostly light yellow to white, upper frons and epicranium black; antenna mostly brown, last antennomere partially yellow; pronotal disc with 2 broad brown lines aside narrow white line; elytra predominantly brown, epipleural margin broadly white, sutural margin white, apex white; legs mostly white, anterior margin of profemur infuscated; pterothorax and abdomen brown. Head: Eyes narrower than frons (10:13); funicular antennomeres slightly expanded, 6 th antennomere large ( Fig. 36 ). Thorax: Pronotum quadrate (34:34), lateral tubercle very prominent ( Fig. 65 ); epipleural fold gradually diminishing to elytral apex; asetiferous punctures prominent in anterior elytral anterior 2/3. Abdomen: Aedeagus not available.

Natural History. The type was collected during January.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 127 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin compound name that stems from albus (= white) and ordo (= line). It refers to the white line at the middle of the pronotum.

Figures

Figs. 21–38. Pujoliclerus species, antennae. 21) P. helvinus; 22) P. maracayensis; 23) P. bilineatus; 24) P. calceatus; 25) P. corumba; 26) P. ovatus; 27) P. wappesi; 28) P. amplus; 29) P. flavoapicalus; 30) P. gilvus; 31) P. hermani; 32) P. alajuela; 33) P. orellana; 34) P. megacavus; 35) P. oxinus; 36) P. alboordinus; 37) P. apolegmus; 38) P. catarina.

Figs. 62–75. Pujoliclerus species, pronota. 62) P. oxinus; 63) P. alajuela; 64) P. megacavus; 65) P. alboordinus; 66) P. pallidus; 67) P. apolegmus; 68) P. catarina; 69) P. macilentus; 70) P. megalus; 71) P. argus; 72) P. aspigalbus; 73) P. flora; 74) P. posticalis; 75) P. ostrinus.

Figs. 104–109. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 104) P. orellana; 105) P. oxinus; 106) P. alajuela; 107) P. megacavus;

Fig. 127. Geographic distribution of four Pujoliclerus species.