Priocera championi OPITZ, 2021

Opitz, Weston, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Priocera KIRBY (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1145-1255 : 1167

Priocera championi OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 94 , 116 )

HOLOTYPE: ♀. Type locality: Calderas , Guatemala, Champion ( BMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: Forebody castaneous; rest testaceous, except region near elytral apex yellow and each elytron with 3 yellow markings, one faintly visible at elytral base near mesoscutellum, one positioned in front of middle near epipleural margin, one postmedial near sutural margin.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 116 . Head: Cranium wrinkled; frons wider than length of antennal pedicel ( EW /FW 30/30). Thorax: Pronotum wrinkled, with 2 tumescenses ( PW /PL 80/120); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures that extend to elytral distal 3/4 th ( EL /EW 350/75); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig. 94 ): This species is known from Guatemala.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, championi, is a patronym dedicated to George Charles Champion for his dedicated efforts in enhancing our knowledge of Middle American beetles.

Figures

Figs 94. Approximate distribution of species as noted.

Figs 116-119. Habitus. Priocera championi nov.sp. (116), P. catalinae (117), P. chilotaxis nov.sp. (118), P. chiricahuae (119).