Pujoliclerus macilentus 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 macilentus Opitz , new species ( Figs. 39 , 69 , 111 , 125 )

Holotype. ♀. BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz: 3.7 km

SSE Buena Vista, Hotel Flora & Fauna, 430 m, 43) P. flora ; 44) P. posticalis ; 45) P. ostrinus ; 46) P. pallidus ; 47) P. flavolimbatus .

23-26-X-2000, tropical transition forest, M.C. Thomas ( MNKM).

Diagnosis. This species is distinguishable from superficially similar specimens of P. megalus by the more robustly lobate funicular antennomeres.

Description. Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 111 . Integument: Head mostly yellow, frons and epicranium infuscated; antenna mostly brown, capitular antennomere slightly yellow; pronotum mostly yellow, disc widely black; elytra predominantly brown, epipleural margin broadly yellow posteriorly, sutural margin yellow; meso- and metathoracic legs mostly yellow, foreleg mostly brown; pterothorax and abdomen brown. Head: Eyes as wide as vertex (15:15); funicular antennomeres considerably expanded, 6 th antennomere not very large ( Fig. 39 ). Thorax: Pronotum transverse (52:43), disc convex, lateral tubercle very prominent ( Fig. 69 ); epipleural fold gradually diminishing to elytral apex; asetiferous punctures prominent in anterior elytral 2/3. Abdomen: Aedeagus not available.

Natural History. The type was collected during October, in a tropical transition forest at 430 m elevation.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Bolivia ( Fig. 125 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin adjective that stems from macer (= thin) and refers to the narrow shape of the antennal capitulum.

Figures

Figs. 39–47. Pujoliclerus species, antennae. 39) P. macilentus; 40) P. megalus; 41) P. argus; 42) P. aspigalbus;

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. 110–115. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 110) P. catarina; 111) P. macilentus; 112) P. megalus; 113) P. argus;

Fig. 125. Geographic distribution of six Pujoliclerus species.