Aphelocerus sturnus Kirsch, 1976

OPITZ, WESTON, 2005, Classification, Natural History, And Evolution Of The Genus Aphelocerus Kirsch (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2005 (293), pp. 1-128 : 42-43

Aphelocerus sturnus Kirsch Figures 82 , 160, 183; map 16

Aphelocerus sturnus Kirsch, 1870: 370 . LECTO­ TYPE. Male. Here selected. Colombia, Bogota (SMTD). (Specimen point mounted, antenna, pygidium, sixth visible abdominal sternum, and machine printed sex label affixed to paper point; support card, red type label glued to white card, machine printed; locality label, light green, machine printed; Staatl. Museum repository label, white, machine printed; lectotype label, red, machine and hand printed; plastic vial with abdomen and aedeagus.) Barr, 1976: 18.

Clerus subfasciatus Chevrolat, 1876: 14 . LECTO­ TYPE. Female. Here selected. Colombia, Magdalena (MNHN). (Specimen point mounted, pygidium and sixth visible abdominal sternum affixed to paper point; support card, machine printed sex label affixed to support card; identification/locality label, green, mounted on white card; locality label, green, hand printed; Paris Museum repository label, margin with green mark; lectotype label, red, machine and hand printed.) Barr, 1976: 18.

Clerus cyaneus Chevrolat, 1876: 15 . LECTOTYPE. Male. Here selected. Colombia, Medllon, E. Steinheil (MNHN). (Specimen point mounted, pygidium, sixth visible abdominal sternum, spicular fork, and machine printed sex label affixed to paper point; locality label, white cursive; E. Steinheil Museum label, white, machine printed; Museum Paris repository label, white, machine printed; identification label, white, cursive; lectotype label, red, machine and hand printed; plastic vial with abdomen and aedeagus.) Corporaal, 1950: 151 ( Enoclerus cyaneus [Chevrolat]). NEW SYNONYMY. The name bearer of this nominal species does not vary significantly from the holotype of Aphelocerus sturnus Kirsh.

DIAGNOSIS: The elytral discal tuft (fig. 183) is a broad patch of setae that extends from the sutural margin to the epipleural margin.

DESCRIPTION: Size: Length 5.0– 5.5 mm; width 2.0– 2.1 mm. Integument: Piceous. Vestiture: Head, prothorax, elytra, and protibia predominantly vested with dark setae, pterothorax, femora, meso­metathorax vested predominantly with pale setae; tarsi vested with dark setae; bipartite middiscal elytral setal tuft well developed, extends from sutural margin to epipleural margin. Head: Width across eyes feebly narrower than width across pronotum (23:24), finely punctate; interocular depression shallow; frontal umbo prominent; eyes subspherical, moderately convex; elytra shallow, depth at humerus 11, greatest depth in posterior half 16. Abdomen: Posterior margin of pygidium evenly arcuate in both sexes. Male genitalia: As in figure 160. Male internal reproductive system: Two pairs of accessory glands.

VARIATION: In some specimens the legs are testaceous.

NATURAL HISTORY: Specimens were collected throughout the year at altitudes ranging from 600 to 1800 m. S. and J. Peck collected one specimen by beating rain forest vegetation and J. A. Clavijo captured two specimens from flowers of Inga marginata .

DISTRIBUTION (map 16): This species appears to be concentrated in the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia and along the Northern Andes of Venzuela. One specimen was collected from Trinidad: Arura.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: I examined a variety of specimens, 40 of which were from: Colombia: Caldas: XII­1960, 1400 m, G. Frey. Venezuela: Aragua: Rancho Grande , 9­VII­ 1973, 1000 m, J. Salcedo & J. Clavijo ; 1100 m, in flowers of Inga marginata, J. A. Clavijo ; Cata , litoral, 8­VI­1983, C. Bordon ; El Limon , 23­IX­ 1970, 850 m, J. & B. Bechyne: Tachira: 20 km E San Antonio, 23­IV­ 1974, 2000 m, H. & A. Howden ; San Christobal, 11–1960, G. Frey: Falcon: 4 km W Curimagua, 16­VIII­1975, M. Murtaugh ; Curimagua , 30­XI­1971, 1200 m, J. & B. Bechyne ; Cerro Galicia , 4­XII­1971, J. & B. Bechyne ; 21­XI­1971, 1500 m, J. & B. Be­ chyne: Yaracuy: Parque Nacional Jaruby, Aroa, 1500 m, C. Bordon: Trujillo. Ecuador: El Oro: 1 km N Machala , 19­II­1981, 50 m, H. Howden ; Los Rios: Quevedo , 6­VI­1971, J. & B. Bechyne. Specimens are deposited in: CMNC, IZAV, SMTD, and WOPC .

REMARKS: A. cyaneus (Chevrolat) is transferred from Enoclerus . It was transfered to that genus by Corporaal (1950: 151).

Figures

Figs. 62–84. Antennae. 62. Aphelocerus sagittarius. 63. A. irroratus. 64. A. naevius. 65. A. triangulus. 66. A. extensivus. 67. A. humerus. 68. A. argus. 69. A. protenus. 70. A. arenatus. 71. A. patulus. 72. A. monteverde. 73. A. chondrus. 74. A. catie. 75. A. chiriqui. 76. A. immarginatus. 77. A. anticus. 78. A. yungas. 79. A. batesi. 80. A. bufustis. 81. A. acanthus. 82. A. sturnus. 83. A. myrmecoides. 84. A. scutellaris.