Sicamus suprus 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

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3746744

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3809289

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A1879C-D868-FFE7-3CB4-FE74319AFF12

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scientific name

Sicamus suprus OPITZ
status

sp. nov.

Sicamus suprus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 57 View Figs 43-60 , 143 View Figs 134-152 , 256, 352)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: Nova Teutonia, Sta. Catarina , BRAZ. XII:16:1953, Fritz Plaumann leg ( FMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: The subovate hindbody and antennae comprised of 10 antennomeres are character states that will distinguish the members of this species from others in Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 352 View Figs 350-353 . Color: Mostly testaceous, body flanks black, black line extends to elytral sutural margin near elytral apex; antennae bicolorous, fundus testaceous, capitulum yellow; prothoracic venter testaceous; metathoracic venter bicolorous, mesepisternum castaneous, mesosternum testaceous; metathorax testaceous; elytron yellow in apical 4/5 th; legs and abdomen yellow. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than width of frons (EW/FW 30/15); antenna capitate ( Fig. 57 View Figs 43-60 ), funicular antennomeres filiform, gradually shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular long-triangular, antennomere 8 longer than funicle; antennomere 10 oblong. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 143 View Figs 134-152 ) oblong, lateral tubercles slightly defined (PW/PL 63/75), disc coarsely punctate; elytra subovate; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae (EL/EW 210/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 256. View Figs 255-261

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in December.

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, suprus, is Latin with a meaning of " surprise "; with reference to the eventual conclusion that this species belongs to a new genus.

FMNH

USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cleridae

Genus

Sicamus

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