Pelmatus bicolor

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 : 157

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3762392
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3804576
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A412E01D-1C1A-3937-E49F-4CC8E2800877
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Pelmatus bicolor
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Pelmatus bicolor ( SOLERVICENS, 2006) ( Figs 13 View Figs 1-27 , 39 View Figs 28-43 , 70 View Fig 70 , 94 View Figs 90-96 )

Exochonotus bicolor SOLERVICENS 2006: 23.

Holotype: ♀. Chile, V Región, PN La Campana , 22-24-ago-2003, Co. Alejandro Vera ( MNNC) .

Diagnosis: The elytral color pattern, as exhibited in Fig. 94 View Figs 90-96 , distinguishes members of P. bicolor from the remaining species of the Labasiella complex.

Description: This species was adequately described and illustrated by SOLERVICENS (2006: 24). Additional characteristics involve: Antenna as in Fig. 13 View Figs 1-27 , pronotum as in Fig. 39 View Figs 28-43 , elytral asetiferous punctures striate, epipleural margin minutely serrulate near elytral apex, and habitus as in Fig. 94. View Figs 90-96

Distribution ( Fig.70 View Fig 70 ): This species is known only from Chile.