Pujoliclerus modestus Pic, 1950

Opitz, Weston, 2014, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Checkered Beetle GenusPujoliclerusPic (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (4), pp. 727-756 : 727-756

Pujoliclerus modestus Pic, 1950 ( Figs. 50 , 94 , 125 )

Pujoliclerus modestus Pic, 1950: 16 . Lectotype, gender unknown, herein designated (MNHN). [ BRAZIL] Jatahy, Etat. De Goyaz , Ch. Pujol, 1898 and with my lectotype label. Pic consistently does not indicate in his descriptions whether his nominal species are based on more than one specimen. Therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN and designate a lectotype for his nominal species.

Diagnosis. Within the maracayensis speciesgroup, only members of this species have the entire integument light brown.

Description. Size: Length 7.5 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 94 . Integument: Light brown. Head: Eyes not as wide as frons (12:15). Thorax: Pronotum quadrate (41:41), lateral tubercle prominent ( Fig. 50 ); epipleural fold gradually narrowed to elytral apex, asetiferous punctures prominent to elytral apex, interstitial spaces very arenose. Abdomen: Aedeagus not available.

Natural History. No information is available.

Distribution. Known only from Brazil ( Fig. 125 ).

Figures

Figs. 48–61. Pujoliclerus species, pronota. 48) P. helvinus; 49) P. maracayensis; 50) P. modestus; 51) P. bilineatus; 52) P. calceatus; 53) P. corumba; 54) P. flavolimbatus; 55) P. ovatus; 56) P. wappesi; 57) P. amplus; 58) P. flavoapicalus; 59) P. gilvus; 60) P. hermani; 61) P. orellana.

Figs. 92–97. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 92) P. helvinus; 93) P. maracayensis; 94) P. modestus; 95) P. bilineatus;

Fig. 125. Geographic distribution of six Pujoliclerus species.