Aphelocerus catie, OPITZ, 2005

OPITZ, WESTON, 2005, Classification, Natural History, And Evolution Of The Genus Aphelocerus Kirsch (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (293), pp. 1-128 : 75-76

Aphelocerus catie , new species Figures 74 , 144 , 174 ; map 12

HOLOTYPE: Male : Costa Rica: CATIE, 3 km SE Turrialba, 600 m, Cartago Prov., V­ 14–85 (J. Chemsak) ( EMEC). (Specimen point mounted; support card; sex label affixed to paper point, white, hand printed; locality label, white, machine printed; holotype label, red, machine printed; plastic vial with abdomen and aedeagus.)

PARATYPES: Seventy specimens. Nine specimens from the same locality as the holotype ( EMEC, 2; WOPC, 1; WFBC, 3) ; 16­ V­1985 ( WOPC, 1). Costa Rica: Alajuela: 20 km S Upala , 8­IX­1990, F. D. Parker ( EMUS, 1) ; 13­XII­1990 – 9­I­1991 ( WOPC, 1) ; 29­I­1991 ( EMUS, 1) ; 30­XII­1990 ( WOPC, 1) ; 29­I­1991 ( EMUS, 1) ; 30­XII­ 1990 ( WOPC, 1) ; 6­I­1991 ( EMUS, 1) ; 1– 10­IV­1991 ( WOPC, 1) ; 1–15­VII­1991 ( EMUS, 1): Guanacaste: Estacion Pitilla, 9 km S de Santa Cecilla, 700 m, XII­1994, P. Ross, P. Rios ( INBC, 1): Cartago: Turrialba, Catie , 1­XII­1995, beating fallen tree, Brosimum alicastrum, J. Rifkind, H. Lezama ( JNRC, 1) ; 23­VI­1996, F. Hovore, ( JNRC, 3; WOPC, 2) ; 9–14­VI­1988, E. Giesbert ( FSCA, 1; WOPC, 1) ; grounds of IICA, 1­ VI­1976 ( EMEC, 1). Panama: Colon: Fort Sherman , 98179N, 798599W, 8­IX­2001 ( NINA, 1; WOPC, 6) ; 16­IX­2001 ( NINA, 6; WOPC, 2), in flowers of Inga cocleensis, F. Ødegaard ( NINA, 4; WOPC, 2) ; 11­XII­ 2001 ( NINA, 1), 11­I­2202 ( NINA, 1) on Guatteria dumetorum ; 11­IV­2002 ( WOPC, 1) ; 2­VI­2002 ( NINA, 1), on Nectandra purpurascens ; in flowers of Jacaranda copaia ,

12­IV­2002 ( NINA, 1): Panama: 10–13 km. N El Llano , 29–31­V­1983, E. Giesbert ( FSCA, 4; WOPC, 4) ; 8.5 km N El Llano , 3–4­I­1983, E. Giesbert ( FSCA, 2) ; 8–11 km N El Llano , 24­I­1993, F. Hovore ( WFBC, 1) ; 13–18 km N El Llano , 24­I­1993, F. Hovore ( WFBC, 1) ; 13–18 km N El Llano , 29­ IV–3­VI­1983, J. E. Wappes ( WOPC, 1; JWEC, 1) ; Cerro Campana , 7­I­1994, J. E. Wappes ( JEWC, 1; WOPC, 1) ; 853 m, 25– 26­IV­1996, Wappes, Huether, and Morris ( JPHC, 1). Panama: Cocle: El Valle , 18­V­ 1994, F. T. Hovore ( WOPC, 1) .

DIAGNOSIS: The elytral discal setal tuft is comprised of one oblique cluster of setae (fig. 174).

DESCRIPTION: Size: Length 3.2–4.7 mm; width 1.5–2.0 mm. Integument: Head and pronotum cyanescent, legs, pterothorax, elytra, and abdomen piceous. Vestiture: Head, prothorax, elytra and protibia vested predominantly with dark setae, ptherothorax, femora, and meso­metatibiae vested predominantly with pale setae; tarsi vested with dark setae; elytral setal tuft comprised of one oblique cluster of setae. Head: Width across eyes slightly narrower than width of pronotum (21:23), finely punctate, interocular and frontal umbo shallow; eyes subspherical, moderately convex; antenna as is figure 74. Thorax: Pronotum equal in width and length (23:23); narrower than width of elytra across humeri (23:31) finely punctate, side margins feebly arcuate, anterior transverse depression faintly indicated; elytral depth at humerus 12, greatest depth in posterior half 18. Abdomen: Posterior margin of pygidium evenly arcuate in both sexes. Male genitalia: As in figure 144; parameres conspicuously broad, digitiform.

VARIATIONS: There is some variation in the width of the elytral middiscal setal tuft; in one female specimen, the posterior elytral setal patch is very broad.

NATURAL HISTORY: The available specimens were collected from the type locality in May, at 600 m. Other specimens were collected in April, May, July, November, December, and January. J. Rifkind and H. Lezama captured one specimen by beating a fallen tree of Brosimum alicastrum .

DISTRIBUTION (map 12): Known from central Costa Rica to central Panama.

ETYMOLOGY: The trivial name, catie , is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality. CATIE is an acronym for ‘‘ Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza’’.

Figures

Figs. 62–84. Antennae. 62. Aphelocerus sagittarius. 63. A. irroratus. 64. A. naevius. 65. A. triangulus. 66. A. extensivus. 67. A. humerus. 68. A. argus. 69. A. protenus. 70. A. arenatus. 71. A. patulus. 72. A. monteverde. 73. A. chondrus. 74. A. catie. 75. A. chiriqui. 76. A. immarginatus. 77. A. anticus. 78. A. yungas. 79. A. batesi. 80. A. bufustis. 81. A. acanthus. 82. A. sturnus. 83. A. myrmecoides. 84. A. scutellaris.

Figs. 139–153. Tegmina or phallus. 139. Aphelocerus immarginatus, tegmen. 140. A. vietus, tegmen. 141. A. patulus, tegmen. 142. A. yungas, tegmen. 143. A. naevius, tegmen. 144a. A. catie, tegmen. 144b. A. affaniatis, tegmen. 144c. A. echinatus, tegmen. 145. A. scutellaris. 146–147. A. cheliferous (146, tegmen; 147, phallus). 148. A. panus, tegmen. 149. A. formicoides, tegmen. 150. A. acanthus, tegmen. 151. A. bufustis, tegmen. 152. A. batesi, tegmen. 153a. A. calvus, tegmen. 153b. A. capillus, tegmen.

Figs. 162–183. Aedeagus, habitus, elytral discal setal tufts. 162. Aphelocerus dispilis, aedeagus. 163. Weevil, Myrmex sp. 164. Aphelocerus myrmecoides, 165–183. Elytral discal setal tufts. 165. A. sagittarius. 166. A. triangulus. 167. A. cornuatus. 168. A. humerus. 169. A. acutus. 170. A. lividus. 171. A. protenus. 172. A. argus. 173. A. arenatus. 174. A. catie. 175. A. chiriqui. 176. A. yungas. 177. A. monteverde. 178. A. anticus. 179. A. batesi. 180. A. bufustis. 181. A. acanthus. 182. A. yungas. 183. A. sturnus.