Romanaeclerus vitellinus Opitz, 2017

Opitz, Weston, 2017, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Orthopleurinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VI. The New Genera Coadnatus Opitz, Furcadia Opitz, and Latupusillus Opitz, One New Species of Funicula Opitz, and Four New Species of Romanaeclerus Winkler, The Coleopterists Bulletin 71 (3), pp. 421-433 : 431-432

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https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.3.421

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scientific name

Romanaeclerus vitellinus Opitz
status

new species

Romanaeclerus vitellinus Opitz , new species ( Figs. 7, 19, 20 View Figs , 24 View Figs , 36 View Figs )

Type Material. Holotype: Ƌ. UGANDA, Kabarole, Kibale Nat. Park, 25 km se Fort Portal , U. Kanyawara ( MUBFS) , 26.VII–22.VIII 1998, 1600 m, leg. Schmidt ( RGCM) . Paratypes: One specimen . CAMEROON, N. Kolbisson, XI-1969, N. Berti ( MNHN, 1) .

Diagnosis. The members of this species are very similar to those of Romanaeclerus rufus Kraaz , but

in specimens of R. vitellinus the body is much more depressed and the phallic plates are not denticulated laterally.

Description. Size: Length 3.0 mm; width 1.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 36 View Figs . Color: Testaceous, except capitulum and funicular antennomeres 5–8 brown. Head: Antennal capitulum well-developed ( Fig. 7 View Figs ), capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 transverse, antennomere 11 suboval, funicular antennomeres progressively more serrate; maxillary and labial terminal palpomeres acuminate; eyes much narrower than frons (EW/FW = 10/25). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 24 View Figs ) transverse (PW/PL = 65/55), lateral margins evenly arcuate; asetiferous elytral punctation small and extending to elytral subapex, punctation subseriate, interstitial spaces smooth and shiny; sutural margin narrows to elytral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus ( Figs. 19, 20 View Figs ) with phallobasic lobes minute, phallobasic rod linear, short; phallic plates slender, long.

Variation. Size: Length 3.0–4.0 mm; width 1.0- 1.8 mm. Other than body size, the type specimens are quite homogeneous.

Natural History. The holotype was collected in July at 1,600 m, whereas the paratype was collected during November.

Distribution. This species is known from Uganda and Cameroon ( Fig. 38 View Fig ).

Etymology. The specific epithet vitellinus (= yellow) refers to the color of this beetle.

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Figs. 1–20. Antennae and male genitalia. Antennae: 1) Coadnatus sakaii; 2) Romanaeclerus gerstmeieri; 3) Furcadia sandala, female; 4) Romanaeclerus quadratus; 5) F. sandala, male; 6) Romanaeclerus dimidius; 7); Romanaeclerus vitellinus; 8) Funicula albocapilla; 9) Latupusillus laculatus. Aedeagi and spicular fork: 10) F. albocapilla, phallus; 11) F. albocapilla, tegmen; 12) F. albocapilla, spicular fork; 13) F. sandala, spicular fork; 14) F. sandala, phallus; 15) F. sandala, tegmen; 16) C. sakaii, tegmen, dorsal view; 17) C. sakaii, phallus; 18) C. sakaii, tegmen, ventral view; 19) R. vitellinus, phallus; 20) R. vitellinus, tegmen, ventral view.

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Figs. 21–28. Pronota, dorsal view. 21) Funicula albocapilla; 22) Romanaeclerus quadratus; 23) Furcadia sandala; 24) Romanaeclerus vitellinus; 25) Coadnatus sakaii; 26) Latupusillus laculatus; 27) Romanaeclerus dimidius; 28) Romanaeclerus gerstmeieri.

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Figs. 33–36. Habitus. 33) Romanaeclerus dimidius; 34) Romanaeclerus gerstmeieri; 35) Romanaeclerus quadratus;

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Fig. 38. Geographic distribution of Romanaeclerus vitellinus, Romanaeclerus quadratus, and Romanaeclerus gerstmeieri.

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cleridae

Genus

Romanaeclerus