Opitzia apicula, Opitz, 2008

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 : 25

Opitzia apicula , new species

Map 3.

Holotype: ♀. BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz: Amboro Rd. above Achira Campo 5-5, 800' 9-11-Oct.2004 Wappes & Morris. ( UASC) (Specimen point mounted, antenna and gender symbol affixed to paper point; locality label; holotype label.) . Paratypes: None.

Diagnosis: Distinguishable from congeners by the black discal vittae of the pronotum, black streak along the elytral sutural margin, black coloration of the distal third portion of the elytral disc, and yellow antennal apex.

Description: Length 7.3 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: Oblong narrow rectangulate. Integument: Last antennomere mostly yellow, remainder of antenna, mouthparts, clypeus, lower frons, and postgena black, frons and vertex narrowly yellow; pronotum with three longitudinal bands of yellow and four of black, legs and remain- der of venter black, except femora light brown, elytra black along basal half of sutural margin, distal half of elytral disc, and along basal half of epipleural margin. Head: Eyes small, moderately convex; vertex about as wide as 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 13 rows that are not clearly defined, punctations seem diffusely distributed. Abdomen: Female pygidium transverse.

Variation: One specimen examined.

Natural history: The holotype was collected during October at 244 m.

Distribution (map 3): This species is known only from eastern Bolivia.

Etymology: The trivial name apicula stems from the Latin diminutive apiculus, referring to the yellow coloration on the apex of the last antennomere.