Enoclerus riocuare OPITZ, 2021

Opitz, Weston, 2021, New South American checkered beetles of the genus Enoclerus (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (1), pp. 123-169 : 141-142

Enoclerus riocuare OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 50 , 102 )

T y p e m a t e r i a l: Holotype: ♀. Type locality: Colombia, Caquetá, PNN Serrania de Chiribiquette , Río Cuñaré , 300 m, MT, 0°31'N 72°38'W, M 959 ; 10-14-XI-2000, M. Ospiona ( WOPC) . Paratypes: 23 specimens. COLOMBIA: Departemento de Putumayo ; PNN La Playa Cabaña, Viviano Concha , 320 m, MT, 0°07'S 74°56'W. M 2794, 30-XI-15-XII-2001, E. Lozano ( JMLC, 1). Putumayo ; PNN La Playa Cabaña, Viviano Concha , 330 m, MT, 0°02'S 74°12'W. M 2074, 24-25-IX-2001, E. Lozano ( JMLC, 1) ; Departamento de Amazonas; PNN Amacayacu, Matamata, 150 m, MT, M 844, 3°41'S 70°15'W, 21-28-VIII-2000, A. Parente ( WOPC, 1). Amazonas ; PNNAmacayacu, San Martin, Malaise , 150 m, MT, M 696, 3°46'S 70°18'W, 6-12-VI-2000, B. Amado ( WOPC, 1). ECUADOR: Provincia de Sucumbios ; Sacha Lodge , 0.5S 76.5W, 270 m, 14-24-V-1994, Hibbs, Malaise ( SEMC, 2) ; Sucumbios, Sacha Lodge , 0.5S 76.5W, 270 m, 23- VII-3-VIII-1994, Hibbs, Malaise ( SEMC, 1) ; Sucumbios; Sacha Lodge , 0.5S 76.5W, 270 m, 25- VII-3-VIII-1994, Hibbs, Malaise ( SEMC, 1) ; Sucumbios; Sacha Lodge , 0.5S 76.5W, 270 m, 27- VIII-10-IX-1994, Hibbs, Malaise ( SEMC, 1) ; Provincia de Napo; Puerto Napo, 17-VI-1984, R. Haswell ( TAMU, 1). PERU: Provincia de Huanuco ; vic. Tingo Maria , 1-5-VI-1999, W. S. Keller ( WOPC, 1) ; Provincia de San Martin ; Tarapoto, May-August 1886, M de Mathan ( MNHN, 7) ; Provincia de Satipo ; 15-IX-1941, P. Paprzycki ( WFBM, 1) ; Provincia de Callao ; Huambo, M de Mathan, IV Trim,1889 ( WOPC, 2). BRASIL: Estado do Amazonas ; Teffé, Ega, M de Mathan, 1 Trimestre, 1879 ( MNHN, 1) ; Amazonas; Rio Negro, Tapurucuara , 22-XI-1962, C. Lindemann ( RGCM, 1) .

D i a g n o s i s: Elytra mostly black, except each elytron 3 with three yellow maculae, anterior two maculae nearly contiguous; elytral apex highly setose.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 1.1 mm. Form: As in Fig. 50 . Head: Capitulum slightly acuminate; (EW/FW 25/60). Thorax: Elytral disc finely punctate; (PL/PW 120/120); (EL/EW 370/60). Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 102 ).

V a r i a t i o n: Length 6.0-8.0 mm; width 1.0- 1.2 mm.

E t y m o l o g y: The species name, riocuare, constitutes a noun in apposition.

Figures

Figs 49-52. Habitus. Enoclerus pictus (49); E. riocuare (50); E. rio (51); E. rionegro (52).

Figs 101-110. Aedeagus. Enoclerus rio (101); E. riocuare (102); E. rionegro (103); E. rondonia (104); E. sinop (105); E. teutonia (106); E. tucuman (107); E. vista (108); E. wappesi (109); E. yungas (110).