Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900), Schenkling, 1900

Opitz, Weston, 2019, ClassiIication, Natural History, and Evolution oI the SubIamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae). Part XIII. The New World genera oI checkered beetles of the Labasiella complex, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 127-170 : 136-138

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scientific name	Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900)
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Amphelissus meieri ( SCHENKLING 1900) ( Figs 2 View Figs 1-27 , 29 View Figs 28-43 , 55-58 View Figs 44-56 View Figs 57-58 , 61, 62 View Figs 61-62 , 65-68 View Figs 65-66 View Figs 67-68 , 70 View Fig 70 , 73 View Figs 72-80 , 97 View Figs 97-102 )

Amphelissus meieri (SCHENKLING) 1900: 408.

Type material: Holotype. ♀. Herein restricted to Colombia, Departamento de Magdalena ( SDEI).

SCHENKLING 1910: 128 (Galeruclerus). CORPORAAL 1941: 361 (Galeruclerus); 1950: 282 (Cregya). OPITZ 2017a: 35.

Diagnosis: This is the only species within the Labasiella complex that has the castaneous elytral disc slightly infuscated at the middle, just anterior the elytral apex.

Redescription: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 73 View Figs 72-80 . Integument: Castaneous, except elytral disc with infuscation at middle and just in front of elytral apex. Head: Cranium ( Figs 57 View Figs 57-58 , 59 View Figs 59-60 ) coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Figs 2 View Figs 1-27 , 60 View Figs 59-60 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes slightly narrower that width of frons (EW/FW 15/20); last maxillary and labial palpomere securiform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 29 View Figs 28-43 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, without discal knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 punctiform striae ( Figs 63 View Figs 63-64 , 65-68 View Figs 65-66 View Figs 67-68 ), punctation binodal, punctation extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate in posterior fourth; legs, ungues as in Fig. 64 View Figs 63-64 . Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 97 View Figs 97-102 ), distal region of phallobase slightly lobed, tegmen very reduced, submembranous, phallobasic struts confluent with phallobasic apodeme, phallobasic rod spatulate, bifid distally; phallic plates broad, phallic apex small triangular. Male Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Testes comprised of 4 follicles; one pair of accessory glands ( Fig. 56 View Figs 44-56 ). Female Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Spermathecal capsule slightly sclerotized, spermathecal gland attached to apex of spermatheca; with saccular bursa copulatrix ( Fig. 55 View Figs 44-56 ).

Variation: The available specimens are quite homogeneous.

Natural history: Specimens were collected from February to May; from 5 to 30 m. According to label data, these checkered beetles have been associated with the plant Caesalpinia coriaria (JACQ.) WILLD. ( Fabaceae ) and the beetle Xylotheca meieri REITT. ( Anobiidae ).

Distribution ( Fig. 70 View Fig 70 ): In addition to the holotype, I examined 16 specimens from: Colombia: Departamento de Magdalena, 12 miles W Santa Marta, 28-IV-1973, Campbell & Howden; Departamento de Magdalena, Tayrona Palangana, 11°20'N 74°2'W, 21-III-5-IV- 2001, 30 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Gairaca, 5-21-III- 2001, 5 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, 12 mi W Santa Marta, 16-V-1973, Campbell & Howden. Venezuela: No other information available. Specimens are deposited in CNCI; IAVH, SDEI, and WOPC.