Sirpa acara OPITZ, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 1020-1021

Sirpa acara OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 79 , 128 , 257 , 353 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Brazil; Espirito Santo, Linhares, IX-1973, Moacir Alvarenga ( FSCA). Paratype: 1 specimen. Brazil: Estado do Espirito Santo, Linhares, IX-1973, Moacir Alvarenga ( WOPC).

D i a g n o s i s: The small size of these beetles (3.0 mm) will distinguish them from congeners. The genus Sirpa OPITZ was introduced by OPITZ (2016).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 3.0 mm; width 1. 0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 353 . Color: Forebody red, remainder piceous. Head: Eye coarsely facetted, narrower than frons (EW/FW 13/20); antenna capitate ( Fig. 79 ), funicular antennomeres subfiliform, gradually shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 ovoid. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 128 ) slightly oblong, pronotal tubercles well defined (PW/PL 47/52), disc coarsely punctate; asetiferous punctures substriate, profusely distributed throughout elytral disc, epipleural margin prominent, narrows to elytral apex (EL/EW 235/65). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 257.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected from the type locality during September.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromBrazil.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, acara, is a Greek name with a meaning of "tiny"; with reference to the small size of these beetles.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 118-133: Pronota; (118) Pujoliclerus abditus; (119) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (120) Parapelonides naranjo; (121) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (122) Neorthopleura rubra; (123) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (124) Ichnea cerinis; (125) Ampleris amazon; (126) Pujoliclerus abditus; (127) P. dexsus; (128) Sirpa acara; (129) Madoniella aspera; (130) Pelonium tayrona; (131) Megatrachys irrasis; (132) Ordinis taxis; (133) Pujoliclerus cnecostus.

Figs 255-261: Aedeagi; (255) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas; (256) Sicamus suprus; (257) Sirpa acara; (258) Sirpa latiflava; (259) Topainca pachacutii; (260) Pelonium atrigonatium; (261) Ordinis taxis.

Figs 350-353: Habitus; (350) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas; (351) P. variolus; (352) Sicamus suprus; (353) Sirpa acara.