Pilosirus fasciatus OPITZ, 2015

Opitz, Weston, 2015, Systematics of the checkered beetle subfamily Platynopterinae SPINOLA (Coleoptera Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1513-1572 : 1539-1540

Pilosirus fasciatus OPITZ , nov.sp.

( Figs . 76, 161 , 175 )

Holotype: ♀. Bolivia: Santa Cruz, Amboro Rd. , above Achira Campo , 5-5800', 9- 11/X/2004, Morris & Wappes ( MNKM).

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from superficially similar specimens of Pilosirus brunoi by having a smaller antennomere 5 (compare Figs. 73, 76 )

Description: Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 161 . Color: Cranium black; pronotum mostly black, upper sides flavotestaceous; mesoscutellum black; elytra mostly black, humeral angle and mid-elytral fascia flavotestaceous. Head: Antennal capitulum long ( Fig. 76 ), each capitular antennomere not as long as combined length of funicular antennomeres; antennal carina very prominent; EW/FW 10/13. Thorax: Pronotal anterior margin not projected at middle, side margin of disc with obtuse tubercle; PW/PL 40/40; elytral disc not strongly deflexed at sides, carina not present; EL/EW 170/35. Abdomen: Female pygidium not incised at distal margin.

Natural history: The holotype was collected in October, at an altitude ranging from 1524 to 1768 m.

Distribution ( Fig. 175 ): Known only from the type locality.

Etymology: The trivial name fasciatus, is a Latin noun. I refer to the fascia on the elytral disc.

Figures

Figs 70-80: Antennae. (70) Isoforma fritilla, female; (71) I. goryi, female; (72) Isoforma planata, female; (73) Pilosirus brunoi, male; (74) Isoforma subgilva, female; (75) Pilosirus amazonicus, female; (76) P. fasciatus, female; (77) Platynoptera carti, male; (78) P. flavohumeralis, male; (79) P. humeralis, male; (80) P. lyciformis, male.

Figs 161-164: Habitus illustrations of (161) Pilosirus fasciatus, holotype; (162) P. versus, holotype; (163) Platynoptera carti, holotype; (164) Platynoptera flavohumeralis, holotype.

Fig. 175: Geographic distribution of species as noted.