Hapsidopteris diastenus Opitz

Opitz, Weston, 2008, Classification, natural history, and evolution of Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VII. The genera Hapsidopteris Opitz, Iontoclerus Opitz, Katamyurus Opitz, Megatrachys Opitz, Opitzia Nemésio, Pennasolis Opitz, new genus, Pericales Opitz, new genus, Pteroferus Opitz, new genus, and Turbophloeus Opitz, new genus, Zootaxa 1754, pp. 1-40 : 6-8

Hapsidopteris diastenus Opitz

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Hapsidopteris diastenus Opitz, 1997: 63 . Holotype: ♂. Jalapa, Mexico, F. Schneider ( MNHN) (Specimen point mounted, gender symbol affixed to paper point; support card to which is affixed antennae and metathoracic wing; locality label; MNHN acronymic label; holotype label; plastic vial with metendosternite, abdomen, and aedeagus) . Paratypes: None.

MAP 1. Distributions of Pennasolis merkeli and P. californica .

Diagnosis: The extraordinarily large 6 th antennomere will distinguish these epiphloeines.

Description: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: Oblong rectangulate. Integument: Antenna and mouthparts dark brown, frons at sides and postgena behind eyes black, frons and vertex narrowly yellow; pronotum lower sides black, pronotal disc with v-shaped black marking, legs and remainder of venter black, elytral disc yellow-brown, infuscated near epipleural margins. Head: Eyes small, moderately convex; vertex slightly wider than width of eye; coarsely punctate. Thorax: Side margins very sinuous, anterior transverse depression not evident, punctations small, but render disc coarsely sculptured; elytral side margins very deflexed, disc punctations small and organized into 12 rows. Abdomen: Aedeagus tubular.

Variation: One specimen examined.

Natural history: No information available.

Distribution (map 2): This species is known only from southern México