Pyticeroides parvoporis Opitz, 2010

Opitz, Weston, 2010, New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea), Insecta Mundi 2010 (123), pp. 1-28 : 21-22

Pyticeroides parvoporis Opitz , new species

Figure 18, 44, 61.

Holotype. Male. ECUADOR: Orellana: 1 km S Onkone Gare Camp , 00 o 39’S 76 o 26’W, 2-VII- 1995, 220 m, T.L. Erwin; a second label reads-Fogging leaves in terre firme forest ( USNM). (Specimen point mounted, antenna and gender symbol affixed to paper point; support card; locality label; Natural History label; USNM acronymic label; Holotype label).

Paratypes. None.

Diagnosis (Fig. 61): The very small elytral disc punctations conveniently distinguish the members of this species from superficially similar specimens of P. latisentis . Also, the pronotal disc is much more concave paralaterally in specimens of P. parvoporis .

Description. Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.1 mm. Integument: Cranium bicolorous, upper frons infuscated, gena infuscated, vertex flavotestaceous, postocular streaks well expressed; pronotum yellow at upper sides, infuscated at lower sides, piceous discal vitta broad, thoracic venter and abdomen brown; elytra castaneous, except with yellow middiscal fascia that connects to yellow humeral angle by broad yellow epipleural streak; legs predominantly castaneous, femora flavotestaceous in basal half, dark brown in remainder. Head: As wide as pronotum (63:63); ratio of eye width to width of vertex (28:15); antennal funicular antennomeres particularly explanate (Fig.18). Thorax: Pronotum transverse-quadrate (61:51); side margins slightly convex; elytral punctations arranged into 11 rows, 11 th row indistinct near sutural margin, punctations small and spheroid, those near sutural margin may be misaligned, subseriate, interstitial spaces arenose; elytra about 5.6 x longer than length of pronotum; elytral length to width ratio 6:2; anterior margin of protibia with 9 spines, 9 th very small. Abdomen: Male pygidium not emarginate; aedeagus ( Fig.44 ) short lanceolate; phallic struts slightly broadened at extremities.

Variation. No information available.

Natural History. The Holotype was collected by fogging tree branches during July, at 220 m.

Distribution. Specimens are known only from the type locality.

Etymology. The specific epithet parvoporis is a Latin compound name that stems from the adjective parvus (= little) and the noun porus (= hole). I refer to the diminutive punctations on the elytral disc.

Taxonomic Notes. The most closely related known species of P. parvoporis , P. latisentis , is also made available in this contribution, therefore no modified key is presented in this section.

Figures

Figure 39-46. Various organs. 39-42. Mesodermal male internal organs. 39) Pyticeroides latisentis. 40) P. pinnacerinis. 41) P. ustulatis. 42) A. waodani. 43-45. Aedeagi. 43) P. pinnacerinis. 44) P. parvoporis. 45) P. pullis. 46) Epiphloeus erwini male pygidium.