Tarsostenodes bullatus OPITZ, 2016

Opitz, Weston, G, Paratillus & B, Tarsostenodes, 2016, Classification, natural history, and evolution of Tarsosteninae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part IV. Taxonomy of the Tarsostenodes complex of Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, Linzer biologische Beiträge 48 (1), pp. 587-636 : 603

Tarsostenodes bullatus OPITZ , nov.sp. ( Figs 29 , 43 , 55, 89)

Holotype: ♀. Australia, Qld., Black Mountain , Kuranda For. Sta., 30, 31. XII. 1988, H. & A. Howden ( ANIC).

D i a g n o s i s: This is the only species of Tarsostenodes whose specimens have 4 white bullules on each elytron. Also, within Tarsostenodes , this is the only specimen whose forebody is entirely red; with the pronotal collar being more red-brown.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 55. Integument: Forebody red, except collar red-brown, rest of body and legs brown, elytron with 4 white bullules. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, frons wider than width of eye (FW/EW-38/24); antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform, 9 th antennomeres triagonal (10 th and 11 th antennomeres missing). Thorax: Pronotum obovate, constricted posteriorly ( Fig. 29 ) ( PL /PW- 95/85), coarsely punctated, midbase of disc carinose, without tubercle at sides; elytral disc with prominent subbasal umbo, with anterior, epipleural, sutural, and posterior bullules ( Fig. 43 ), large asetiferous punctation in elytral basal 2/3 and small setiferous punctations in apical half ( EL /EW- 228/40); disc constricted and compressed at middle. Abdomen: Female pygidium not incised at middle of anterior margin.

V a r i a t i o n: One specimen examined.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in December.

D i s t r i b u t i o n (Fig.): This species is known only from northeastern Australia

E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet bullatus (= inflated) is a Latin adjective. The name refers to the bullules in the elytral disc.

Figures

Figs 22-40: Pronota. (22) Paratillus carus. (23) Tarsostenodes cribripennis. (24) T. guttulus. (25) T. albonotatus. (26) Blackburniella apicula. (27) B. intricata. (28) Tarsostenodes simulator. (29) T. bullatus. (30) T. tentus. (31) T. gibbus. (32) T. leucogramma. (33) T. howensis. (34) T. vesica. (35) Tarsostenus hilaris. (36) Tarsostenus. univittatus. (37) T. morulus. (38) T. bicolor. (39) T. kanak. (40) Paratillus atali.

Figs 41-43: Various organs. 41-42 Pronota. (41) Tarsostenus tricolor. (42) T. antehelvis. 43 Elytron. T. bullatus.