Priocera hypocrita CHEVROLAT , 1874

Opitz, Weston, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the Western Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Priocera KIRBY (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1145-1255 : 1188-1189

Priocera hypocrita CHEVROLAT, 1874

Priocera hypocrita CHEVROLAT, 1874: 283 .

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d ( Fig. 98 ): In addition to the lectotype, I examined 117 specimens from: Costa Rica; Provincia de Puntarenas, Peninsula Osa , 27 km S Puerto Jimenez, R. Piro,?- XI-1990, P. Hanson & C. Godoy. Panamá: Provincia de Panamá, Llano- Carti road, km 8, 21-V- 1983, 350 m, H. Stockwell ; 3-5 km W Ipeti, Bayano District , 11-V-1985, F. T. Hovore ; idem, 22-V-1991, R.Turnbow ; Parque Nacional Metropolitan , 19-X-1995, F. Ødegaard ; Canal Zone , N of Arraijan, 19-VII-1976, E. Clark ; Gamboa , 25-28-V-1984, Malaise trap, David McClain. Colombia ; Departamento de Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Cañaveral , 15-XII-2000 - 2-I- 2001, R. Henriquez ; Departamento de Putumayo, PNN La Playa Cabaña, La Paya Chaga , 1-13- III-2002, Malaise trap, 320 m, R. Cobete ; La Paya Loma Pendiente, 15-30-V- 2003, 330 m, Malaise trap, El Magno; Departamento de Amazonas, PNN Amacayacu, Centro de Visitantes , 1-10-II- 2004, Malaise trap, T. Pape ; idem, San Martin , 12-III-2-IV-2001, D. Chota ; Departamento de Vichada, PNN El Tuparro, Cerro Tomás , 17-26-XII-2000, Malaise trap, W. Villalba ; Departamento de Bolivar, SFF Los Colorados , Elto El Mirador, 22-IV-7-V-2001, E. Deulufeut ; SFF Los Colorados, La Yaya, 7-22-V- 2001, 280 m, Malaise trap, E. Deulufeut. Surinam: Distrito Saramacca , 15-25-IX-2005, Malaise trap, G. J. Steck ; Sidiredion , 10-17-IV-2006, 6 m, Alies van Sauer-Muller. French Guiana: Commune Cayenne, no other information provided ; Commune Kourou, St. Martin, 16-IV-1984, G. Tavakilian. Ecuador: Provincia de Orellana , 11 km E Loretp, 27- VIII- 2004, F. Hovore ; Provincia de Sucumbíos, Sacha Lodge , 24-III-3-VI-1994, Malaise trap, Hibbs ; Provincia de Napo, 24 km E Arahualpa, 1-13-X- 1996, 450 m, E. Giesbert. Peru: Provincia de Satipo , Satipo,?-IX-X-1942, collectors name not legible ; idem, 5-IX-1941, P. Papizaky ; Provincia de Tambopata, Madre de Dios , 30 km SW P. Maldonado, 26-X-1982, D. L. Peardon ; Provincia de Alto Amazonas , no other information available. Bolivia ; Departamento de Santa Cruz, Potrerillos de Guenda, Snake Farm , 4-X- 2007, 370 m, J. Wappes ; idem, 16-22-X- 2006, 400 m, Wappes, Nearns, & Eya ; idem, 30-IX-3-X- 2007, 370 m, Wappes & Morris ; idem, 40 km NW Santa Cruz de la Sierra , 1-10-X-2008, Morris & Wappes ; Buena Vista , vicinity Flora & Fauna Hotel, 17-20-X-2000, R. Morris ; idem, 21-24-XI-2003, Wappes, Morris & Nearns ; idem, 12-V-2004, J. Wappes ; Florida , 4 km N Bermejo, 25-X-2011, 1,000 –1,200 m, Skillman & Wappes ; idem, 12- XII-2012, Skillman & Wappes ; idem, Refugio Los Volcanes , 7-II-2012, 1,045 -1,350 m, J. Wappes & A. Bonaso ; Departamento de Cochabamba, Villa Tunari, 8-XI-2001, Malaise trap, H. Haider. Brazil: Estado do Pará , Benevides , Fazenda Morelondia , 17-20-IX-1991, 6 m, collector not noted ; Santarem, collection date and collector not noted; Jacareacanga ,?- VI-1969, F. R. Barbosa ; Estado do Mato Grosso, Diamantino, Fazenda Rio Arinos ,?- X-1983, Eurides Furtado ; Mato Grosso ,?- X- 1979, Alvarenga ; Estado do Amazonas ,?- X-1979, M. Alvarenga ; Estirao do Equador ,?- X-1979, M. A. Alvarenga ; Rio Orubo , 15-I-1981, primary forest, Ginter Ekis ; Fonte Boa , collection date not noted, Hahnel ; Estado do Bahia , Chapada, no other information provided ;?- VI- 1972, 960 m, M. Alvarenga; Estado do Rondônia, 62 km SW Ariquemes, Fazenda Rancho Grande , 14-X-1993, C .

W. & L. O’Brien; idem, 1-17-XI-1997, B. K. Dozier ; idem, 22-31-X-1997, W. J. Hanson ; 7 Km NW Costa Marquez , 16-XI-1986, Malaise trap, R. Wilkerson ; Porto Velho , 23-IX-1948, C.B. Beal ; Estado do Acre, Rio Branco , 25-X-8-XI-1991, F. Ramos, A. Henriques, I. Gorayeb, N. Bittencourt ; Estado do Goias, Jatai ,?- XI-1972, F.M. Oliveira ; Estado do Ceará, Serra de Baturite ,?- I-1895, Gounelle ; Rio Verde ,?-?-1908, G. A. Baer ; Estado do Pernambuco, Serra de Communaty , 12-III- 1893, Gounelle. Specimens are deposited in: ACMT, AMNH, BMNH, BYUC, CASC, CMNH, EMEC, EMUS, FMNH, FSCA, FWSC, JMLC, JNRC, KSUC, MCNZ, MNHN, RFMC, RHTC, SDEI, SEMC, TAMU, USNM, WFBM, and WOPC .

D i a g n o s i s: Forebody dark castaneous, except pronotal collar light castaneous; antenna, pterothorax and abdomen light castaneous; elytra tricolored, each elytron with 3 yellow spots, one at basal margin, one in front of middle, one postmedial, yellow spots bordered in brown, apical 1/5 th testaceous.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 150 . Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; frons about as wide as length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 40/10. Thorax: Pronotum proper and dorsum of pronotal arch finely punctate, sides of pronotal arch wrinkled, pronotum proper with 2 tumescenses, central region with slit (PW/PL 90/125); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures in basal 1/2, elytral apex rounded (EL/EW 360/60); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Aedeagus (Fig. 62) extraordinarily long; inner margin of phallobasic lobe with one spine.

V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 5.0- 8.8 mm; width 1.3-2.0 mm. The ground color may vary from light castaneous to testaceous.

N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected throughout the year, at altitudes that range from 6 to 1,350 m.

N o t e s: I examined the lectotype, but the description is based on a homotype specimen.

Figures

Figs 98. Approximate distribution of species as noted.

Figs 148-151. Habitus. Priocera miersiana (148), P. migma nov.sp. (149), P. minuta (150), P. mixtura nov.sp. (151).