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

Sicamus suprus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 57 , 143 , 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 . 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 ), 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 ) 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.

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.

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.

Figs 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

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

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.