Enoclerus salta Opitz, 2020

Opitz, Weston, 2020, Three new species of South American checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), Insecta Mundi 2020 (832), pp. 1-5 : 2-4

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5353866
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1E3911A0-7462-4D17-B35C-8EF5994EF238
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5451829
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/415E87EC-FFFF-FFB6-FF22-ADD9FBCC0D9E
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Enoclerus salta Opitz
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Enoclerus salta Opitz , new species

Figures 2, 5 View Figures 1–6 .

Type material. Holotype. ♂. Type locality: Argentina, Salta, La Liña, 23-2-1992 ( RGCM) . Paratypes: 9. Argentina: Provincia de Salta; 3 km S Cnel Moldes , 23-I-1989, C. L. Bellamy ( WFBM, 1) ; 4 km S Coronel Moldes , I-23-1989, 1,150, collector not noted ( UCDC, 1) ; Provincia Santiago del Estero ; Ojo de Agua , 4-III-1992, collector not noted ( RGCM, 1) ; Provincia de Salta; Alemania , 23-II-1992, collector not noted ( RGCM, 1) ; 5 km N Cnel Moldes , 23-I-1989, C. L. Bellamy ( WOPC, 1) ; Sumalao ,?- I-1992, collector not noted ( WOPC, 1) ; Provincia de Córdaba ;?- II-1939, M. J. Viana ( WOPC, 2) ; Provincia de Tucumán; Tapia , 3-IV- 1903, 600 m, G. A. Baer ( MNHN, 1) .

Diagnosis. Aedeagus comprised of two parallel sided phallic plates, plates obtusely rounted at apex; mouthparts, antennae, and legs testaceous; cranuim black; pronotum mostly testaceous, arch infustated and partialy setose; elytra tricolored, basal 1/3 setaceous, apical 2/3 mostly black, each elytral with two small punctiform maculae at base, and two crescentic maculae on apical third; elytral apex highly setose.

Description. Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Figure 5 View Figures 1–6 . Head: Capitulum slightly acuminate; (EW/FW 23/60). Thorax: Elytral disc slightly roughened (PL/PW 120/120); (EL/EW 270/80). Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 2 View Figures 1–6 ).

Variation. Length 6.0 – 8.0 mm; width 1.0 – 1.3 mm. The forebody may be entirely testaceous.

Etymology. The trivial name, salta , constitutes a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Remarks. Enoclerus salta is from the Argentinian Highlands ( Opitz 2005). The crescentic elytral maculae and parallel sided aedeagus distinguish this species from all others from the region.