Amboakis collucoatis, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 975-976

Amboakis collucoatis OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 82 , 117 , 285 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: Bolivia, Yungas La Paz , Puente Mururrata to Suapi. A second label reads: 1200-1600 m, 25-28.XI.1984, L. E. Peña leg. ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: This beetle shows a black cranium and a pronotum that is testaceous at the apical and basal margins. The remainder of the pronotal disc is dark brown. This combination of characteristics will distinguish the members of this species from congeners. The genus Amboakis OPITZ was established in 2006 (OPITZ 2006).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.3 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 285 . Color: Cranium black; antenna black, except scape testaceous; prothorax bicolored, venter testaceous; pronotum bicolored, apical and basal margins broadly testaceous, remainder of pronotal disc dark brown; pterothorax and abdomen dark brown; elytra bicolored, mostly black, with short oblique testaceous line extending posteriorly from humeral angle, and with oblique testaceous fascia just behind elytral middle; legs testaceous, except tarsi black. Head: Cranium finely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 82 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 11 ovoid; eyes large, finely facetted, ocular notch large, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 20/20). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 117 ) transverse (PW/PL 55/48), anterior transverse depression deeply impressed; disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed, disc concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria prominent; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae (EL/EW 220/45); anterior margin of protibia with 6 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during November, at an altitude between 1200-1600 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Bolivia.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, collucoatis, is a Latin name that stems from colluco (= thin); with reference to the body form of this beetle.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 101-117: Pronota; (101) Aphelocerus ligulus; (102) A. yoro; (103) Ridica achira; (104) R. merida; (105) Ampleris cacuminis; (106) Plocamocera catalexis; (107) Aphelocerus tigra; (108) A. sparicapillus; (109) A. nolus; (110) A. magnipannus; (111) Pyticeroides desodes; (112) Cregya petalosa; (113) C. livida; (114) C. tobagoensis; (115) C. maura; (116) Pujoliclerus flavidus; (117) Amboakis collucoatis.

Figs 282-285: Habitus; (282) Parapelonides naranjo; (283) Pyticara frontegalba; (284) Amboakis bermejo; (285) A. collucoatis.