Nepsudia guenda OPITZ, 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 : 1007-1008

Nepsudia guenda OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 96 , 144 , 244, 332)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, Potrerillos del Guenda, 10-15 Oct. 2007, 370 m, J. Wappes & a. Cline . A second label reads: Reserva Natural , 40k NW Santa Cruz, 17°40'S; 63°27'W ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The combination of 11 antennomeres, subsecuriform terminal maxillary palpi, antennomere 9 longer than funicle, and tarsal spur formula 1-2-2 are characteristics that distinguish members of this species from others within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm; width 2.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 332 . Color: Cranium black; antenna bicolored, fundus black, capitulum mostly yellow, posterior margin of capitular antennomeres black; pronotum reddish, anterior and posterior margins infuscated; thoracic venter, legs, and abdomen testaceous; elytra bicolored, mostly testaceous, each elytron with 2 broad black lines extending posteriorly from elytral anterior margin. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 28/16); antenna capitate ( Fig. 96 ), funicular antennomeres filiform, gradually shorter to capitulum, capitulum very long rectangulate, antennomere 9 longer than length of funicle. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 114 ) quadrate, lateral tubercles slightly-defined (PW/PL 75/75), disc finely punctate; elytral disc asetiferous punctures substriate (EL/EW 240/75). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 244.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in October.

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

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

Figures

Figs 92-100: Antennae; (92) Pyticeroides desodes; (93) Ichnea cerinis; (94) Agnatis vaurieae; (95) Ampleris amazon; (96) Nepsudia guenda; (97) Isoparis cassidilis; (98) Pelonium atrigonatium; (99) Aphelocerus yaguare; (100) Madoniella selvanegra.

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 330-333: Habitus; (330) Katacompsus jubatus (331) Nanoclerus fuscus (332) Nepsudia guenda (333) Pelonium falcatum.

Figs 101-117: Pronota; (101) Aphelocerus ligulus; (102) A. yoro; (103) Ridica achira; (104) R. merida; (105) Ampleris cacuminis; (106) Plocamocera catalexis; (107) Aphelocerus tigra; (108) A. sparicapillus; (109) A. nolus; (110) A. magnipannus; (111) Pyticeroides desodes; (112) Cregya petalosa; (113) C. livida; (114) C. tobagoensis; (115) C. maura; (116) Pujoliclerus flavidus; (117) Amboakis collucoatis.

Figs 243-248: Aedeagi; (243) Pelonium falcatum; (244) Nepsudia guenda; (245) Katacompsus jubatus; (246) Isoparis cassidilis; (247) Pujoliclerus abditus; (248) Pujoliclerus ariquemes.