Pujoliclerus flora Opitz, 2014

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 flora Opitz , new species ( Figs. 43 , 73 , 89 , 115 , 126)

Holotype. ♂. BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz: 5 km

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63°39′, 17°29′WS, 440 m, 10-22-X-2004, J.E. Eger ( MNKM).

Diagnosis. Pujoliclerus flora is distinguishable from superficially similar P. aspigalbus by the black macula on the pronotal disc.

Description. Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 115 . Integument: Lower frons yellow, upper frons and epicranium

108) P. alboordinus ; 109) P. apolegmus .

black; antenna brown; pronotal disc black, sides yellow; elytra black; legs mostly yellow, protibia and distal region of profemur brown; pterothorax and abdomen brown. Head: Eyes narrower than vertex (10:13); funicular antennomeres moderately expanded, 6 th antennomere not very large ( Fig. 43 ). Thorax: Pronotum transverse (33:27), lateral tubercle prominent ( Fig. 73 ); epipleural fold gradually diminishing to elytral apex; asetiferous punctures prominent in anterior elytral 2/3. Abdomen: Tegminal lobes and phallic apex as in Fig. 89.

114) P. aspigalbus ; 115) P. flora .

Natural History. The type was collected during October, at 440 m elevation.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Bolivia ( Fig. 126).

Etymology. The name, flora , constitutes a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Figures

Figs. 39–47. Pujoliclerus species, antennae. 39) P. macilentus; 40) P. megalus; 41) P. argus; 42) P. aspigalbus;

Figs. 62–75. Pujoliclerus species, pronota. 62) P. oxinus; 63) P. alajuela; 64) P. megacavus; 65) P. alboordinus; 66) P. pallidus; 67) P. apolegmus; 68) P. catarina; 69) P. macilentus; 70) P. megalus; 71) P. argus; 72) P. aspigalbus; 73) P. flora; 74) P. posticalis; 75) P. ostrinus.

Figs. 76–91. Pujoliclerus species, aedeagi. 76) P. helvinus; 77) P. bilineatus; 78) P. calceatus; 79) P. corumba; 80) P. flavolimbatus; 81) P. ovatus (tegmen only); 82) P. wappesi; 83) P. gilvus; 84) P. hermani; 85) P. casselorum; 86) P. catarina (phallus only); 87) P. argus; 88) P. aspigalbus; 89) P. flora; 90) P. posticalis; 91) P. pallidus.

Figs. 110–115. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 110) P. catarina; 111) P. macilentus; 112) P. megalus; 113) P. argus;