Kataspinula puebla, 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 : 990

Kataspinula puebla OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 50 , 148 , 228, 308)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: 7 Mi, S. Izucar de Matamoros , Puebla, MEX. VIII-9-62. A second label reads: D. S. Verity, collector ( CASC) . Paratypes: 2 specimens. Mexico: Estado de Puebla, 7 mi, S. Izucar de Matamoros , 9-VIII-1962, D. S. Verity ( WFBM) ; 4. 4 mi SW Acatepec , 26-VII- 1974, Clark, Murray, Ashe, Schaeffer ( TAMU) .

D i a g n o s i s: The elytral humeral testaceous macula extends posteriorly to elytral middle half and the phallic plates are without spines. These character states distinguish the members of this species from those of its congener Kataspinola omocerina OPITZ. The generic name Kataspinula OPITZ was made available by OPITZ (2013a).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 3.8 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 308 . Color: Cranium, thorax black with a bluish tinge; antenna brown; elytra mostly black, each elytron with humeral testaceous macula that extends to elytral middle, also with testaceous subspheroid macula near elytral apex; legs brown with a bluish tinge; abdomen brown. Head: Finely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 50 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitulum not compact; eyes small, finely facetted, eye much narrower than frons (EW/FW 14/38). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 148 ) transverse, very finely punctate; side margins arcuate (PW/PL 80/60); elytra moderately convex, deep; epipleural margin terminates at elytral posterior 3/4 th (EL/EW 160/50). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 228.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected in July and August.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, puebla, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.

Figs 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

Figs 306-309: Habitus; (306) Ridica achira; (307) R. merida; (308) Kataspinula puebla; (309) Nelsopelonium aspikelum.

Figs 225-230: Aedeagi; (225) Madoniella selvanegra; (226) Megaphloeus imparilus; (227) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (228) Kataspinula puebla; (229) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (230) N. cuspidis.