Skelleyus leavengoodi Opitz, 2023

Opitz, Weston, 2023, Two new genera of Enopliinae, Skelleyus and Divulgoatus (Coleoptera: Cleridae), Insecta Mundi 2023 (994), pp. 1-14 : 5-7

Skelleyus leavengoodi Opitz , new species

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Type material. Holotype. ♂. Type locality: China, Fujian Province, Foochow, M. S. Yang ( USNM).

Diagnosis. In this species the antennal collateral branches are distal to the terminal antennomere ( Fig. 3 ).

Description. Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Habitus 16. Color. Antennae black; epicranium mostly black, frons testacous; pronotum testaceous, except pronotal arch and pronotal collar infuscated; elytra mostly black, with faint fascia, elytra vested with very fine setae; legs bicolorous; remainder of integument brown. Head. Eye width same as frons width (EW/FW 25/25), ommatidia large; capitular antennomers 9 and 10 with long collateral branch, collateral branches proximal. Thorax. Pronotum coarsely punctate at sides (PW/ PL 90/100); elytral disc sculptured with rows of punctations, elytra somewhat cribrate at apex (EL/EW 260/60). Abdomen. Aedeagus as in Fig. 19 .

Distribution. This species is known from China ( Fig. 21 ).

Etymology. The trivial name, leavengoodi , is a patronymic that recognizes John M. Leavengood for his manuscript review courtesies.

Figures

Figures 1–3. Antennae. 1) Divulgoatus discrepans. 2) D. kelleri. 3) Skelleyus leavengoodi.

Figures 14–16. Habitus. 14) Divulgoatus discrepans. 15) D. kelleri. 16) Skelleyus leavengoodi.

Figures 17–19. Aedeagi. 17) Divulgoatus discrepans. 18) D. kelleri. 19) Skelleyus leavengoodi.

Figures 20–21. Geographical distributions of Divulgoatus and Skelleyus species. 20) India. 21) China.