Pujoliclerus flavoapicalus 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 flavoapicalus Opitz , new species ( Figs. 29 , 58 , 101 , 124 )

Holotype. ♀. Brazil: Rondonia: 62 km SE Ariquemes , 7-18-Nov-1995, W.J. Hanson ( FSCA).

Diagnosis. This species is distinguishable from its congeners by the quadrate shape of the sixth antennomere.

Description. Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 101 . Integument: Head mostly yellow, upper frons and epicranium with black; antenna mostly brown, last antennomere yellow; pronotal disc black, lower edges infuscated, remainder reddish yellow; elytra predominantly brown, epipleural margin slightly yellow posteriorly, apex yellow; legs mostly yellow, anterior margin infuscated; pterothorax and abdomen brown. Head: Eyes as wide as frons (16:16); funicular antennomeres considerably expanded, 6 th antennomere quadrate and very large ( Fig. 29 ). Thorax: Pronotum transverse (47:42), lateral tubercle very prominent ( Fig. 58 ); epipleural fold gradually diminishing to elytral apex; asetiferous punctures prominent in anterior elytral half. Abdomen: Aedeagus not available.

Natural History. The type was collected during November.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Brazil ( Fig. 124 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin compound name that stems from flavus (= yellow)

and apex (= tip) and refers to the yellow tip of the antenna.

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. 48–61. Pujoliclerus species, pronota. 48) P. helvinus; 49) P. maracayensis; 50) P. modestus; 51) P. bilineatus; 52) P. calceatus; 53) P. corumba; 54) P. flavolimbatus; 55) P. ovatus; 56) P. wappesi; 57) P. amplus; 58) P. flavoapicalus; 59) P. gilvus; 60) P. hermani; 61) P. orellana.

Figs. 98–103. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 98) P. ovatus; 99) P. wappesi; 100) P. amplus; 101) P. flavoapicalus;

Fig. 124. Geographic distribution of seven Pujoliclerus species.