Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae)
Opitz, Weston
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2019
2019-12-20
51
2
959
1076
Opitz, 2019
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Insecta
Cleridae
Pelonium
GBIF
Animalia
Coleoptera
51
1010
Arthropoda
species
tayrona
Holotype: ♂. Type locality: COLOMBIA: Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Neguanje, 10 m. 21-III-5-IV- 2001, 11°20'N 74°2'W, R. Henriquez, M1482 ( FSCA). D i a g n o s i s: The genus PeloniumSPINOLA was revised in 2018 ( OPITZ 2018b). This work included a key to species groups and species. The available specimen of Pelonium tayronakeys out to PeloniumcircumOPITZ, from which it differs by showing more pronounced pronotal lateral tubercles. D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 12.0 mm; width 4.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 335. Color: Cranium castaneous; antenna bicolorous, scape testaceous, remainder dark brown; pronotum mostly testaceous, disc with 2 large brown maculae; pterothorax dark brown; elytra light brown; legs bicolorous, femora and tibiae light brown, tarsi dark brown; abdomen light brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 44) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 with short collateral branch, antennomere 11 oblong/subtruncate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 35/15). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 130) oblong (PW/PL 78/85), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercles well developed; elytra sculptured with small asetiferous punctures that diminish near elytral middle (EL/EW 245/65). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 241. N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotypewas collected during March. D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Colombia. E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, tayrona, is a noun in apposition and refers to the typelocality.
2597529845
2001-03-21
2001-04-05
2001-03-21
FSCA
R. Henriquez
Colombia
10
11.333333
Tayrona Neguanje
1295
-74.03333
51
1010
11
1
Magdalena
holotype