Diplocladus compactus Gerstmeier & Weiss

Gerstmeier, Roland & Weiss, Ingmar, 2009, Revision of the Genera Diplocladus Fairmaire and Strotocera Schenkling (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Tillinae), Zootaxa 2242, pp. 1-54 : 11

Diplocladus compactus Gerstmeier & Weiss , n. sp.

(Figs. 5, 40)

Length: 18.4mm (1 specimen).

Head: Black; coarsely wrinkled.

Antennae: Dark brown to black, not reaching base of pronotum when laid alongside; A3 only slightly triangular.

Pronotum: Red, more than one half of the apex (anterior margin to transverse depression) black; dilated anteriorly, slightly constricted towards base; anterior margin bent upwards in the middle; the black part of apex with tubercles and fine, dense wrinkles, the remainder coarsely wrinkled; length:width ratio 1.57:1. Scutellum: Black.

Elytra: Black; each elytron with a yellow lateral spot in the basal third and a yellowish transverse fascia beyond middle spanning from lateral to sutural margins; diameter of punctures smaller than interstices, punctures within fascia small and sparsely distributed, irregularly punctate behind fasciae; length:width ratio 2.21:1.

Legs: Dark reddish brown to dark brown.

Lower surface: Head and thorax red-brown, abdomen black-brown. Vestiture: With whitish hairs.

Distribution: Central African Republic.

Etymology: Named after its compact, stout body, shape.