Pilosirus fasciatus OPITZ, 2015

Opitz, Weston, 2015, Systematics of the checkered beetle subfamily Platynopterinae SPINOLA (Coleoptera Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1513-1572 : 1539-1540

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5282503

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5289298

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scientific name

Pilosirus fasciatus OPITZ
status

sp. nov.

Pilosirus fasciatus OPITZ , nov.sp.

( Figs View Figs 70-80 . 76, 161 View Figs 161-164 , 175 View Fig )

Holotype: ♀. Bolivia: Santa Cruz, Amboro Rd. , above Achira Campo , 5-5800', 9- 11/X/2004, Morris & Wappes ( MNKM).

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from superficially similar specimens of Pilosirus brunoi by having a smaller antennomere 5 (compare Figs. 73, 76 View Figs 70-80 )

Description: Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 161 View Figs 161-164 . Color: Cranium black; pronotum mostly black, upper sides flavotestaceous; mesoscutellum black; elytra mostly black, humeral angle and mid-elytral fascia flavotestaceous. Head: Antennal capitulum long ( Fig. 76 View Figs 70-80 ), each capitular antennomere not as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres; antennal carina very prominent; EW/FW 10/13. Thorax: Pronotal anterior margin not projected at middle, side margin of disc with obtuse tubercle; PW/PL 40/40; elytral disc not strongly deflexed at sides, carina not present; EL/EW 170/35. Abdomen: Female pygidium not incised at distal margin.

Natural history: The holotype was collected in October, at an altitude ranging from 1524 to 1768 m.

Distribution ( Fig. 175 View Fig ): Known only from the type locality.

Etymology: The trivial name fasciatus, is a Latin noun. I refer to the fascia on the elytral disc.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cleridae

Genus

Pilosirus

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