Labasiella solervicensi, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, ClassiIication, Natural History, and Evolution oI the SubIamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae). Part XIII. The New World genera oI checkered beetles of the Labasiella complex, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 127-170 : 145-147

Labasiella solervicensi OPITZ nov.sp. Figs 24 , 51 , 71 , 81.

Holotype: ♀. Chile, Valparaiso. Prov. Los Perales at Rio Marga , 330 m, II-3-1967, M. E. Erwin, 33°08'S- 71°18'W (WFBM). Paratype: 1 specimen with the same locality as the holotype.

Diagnosis: Within Labasiella only specimens of L. robles , L. solervicensi and L. transversalis have the capitulum substantially longer than the combined length of the funicular antennomeres. Specimens of L. solervicensi differ by their small size and by having the posterior 1/3 rd of the elytral disc light brown.

Description: Size: Length 3.0 mm; width 1.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 81 . Integument: Mostly testaceous; cranium and pronotum very light castaneous; elytral disc tricolourous, basal 1/3 rd testaceous, then with very light brown triangular patch, followed by broad yellow transverse fascia, distal 1/3 rd light brown; abdomen brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 24 ), capitulum lax, longer than length of funicular antennomeres, antennomeres 9 and 10 long/triangular, antennomere 11 ovate; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 7/26); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 51 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, with 4 small knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 9 punctiform striae, punctures not binodal, punctures extend to elytral posterior 3/4 th, epipleural margin serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

Variation: The two specimens examined are quite homogeneous.

Distribution ( Fig. 71 ): This species is known from Chile.

Etymology: Thetrivial name, solervicensi, is a dedicative patronymic. It honors Jaime Solervicens A. for his excellent contributions to Cleridae Taxonomy.

Figures

Fig 71: The known geographic distribution of species as noted.

Figs 1-27: Antennae. (1) Amphelissus goniodus, female. (2) A. meieri, female. (3) Inconnexus lunarus, male. (4) Labasiella lata, female. (5) L. labaticollis, female. (6) L. machupicchu, male. 7. L. santa, female. (8) L. stangei, male. (9) L. tucumanensis, male. (10) L. varipennis, male. (11) Pelmatus barri, male.(12) P. barri, female.(13) P. bicolor, female. (14) Macilentus micidus, female. (15) Oncochelyna barrigai, female. (16) O. tuberculata, female. (17) Silvanoclerus dilatus, female. (18) S. beechi, male. (19) Labasiela bimaculata, female. (20) L. boyaca, male. (21) L. cochabamba, male. (22) L. eugeniae, male. (23) L. mcclarini, female. (24) L. solervicensi, female. (25) L. robles, female. (26) L. transversalis, male. (27) L. transversalis, female.

Figs 44-56: Various organs. 44-52 Pronota. (44) Silvanoclerus beechi. (45) Labasiella bimaculate. (46) L. boyaca. (47) L. Cochabamba. (48) L. mcclarini. (49) L. eugeniae. (50) L. robles. (51) L. solervicensi. (52) L. transversalis. 53-54 Heads. (53) Inconnexus lunarus. (54) Silvanoclerus dilatus. 54A-54B Generalized shape of the last maxillary palpomeres. (54A) Securiform. (54B) subsecuriform. 55-56 Mesodermal reproductive organs of Amphelissus meieri. (55) Female. (56) Male.

Figs 81-89: Habitus. (81) L. solervicensi. (82) L. transversalis. (83) L. lata. (84) L. labaticollis; (85) L. machupicchu. (86) L. santa. (87) L. stangei. (88) L. tucumanensis. (89) L. varipennis.