Pujoliclerus gilvus Opitz, 2014

Opitz, Weston, 2014, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Checkered Beetle GenusPujoliclerusPic (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Peloniinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 68 (4), pp. 727-756 : 727-756

Pujoliclerus gilvus Opitz , new species ( Figs. 30 , 59 , 83 , 102 , 124 )

Holotype. ♂. PANAMA: Colon Pr., Fort Sherman , 9°17′N 79°59′W, 17 Nov. 2001, Leg F. Ødegaard. A second label reads: On Pithecellobium barburianum (FSCA) .

Diagnosis. Pujoliclerus gilvus is distinguishable from superficially similar specimens of P. oxinus by the mostly yellow pronotal surface.

Description. Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 1.4 mm. Form: As in Fig. 102 . Integument: Head mostly black, yellow on lower frons and behind eyes; antenna mostly black, antennomeres 8-10 progressively more yellow; pronotal disc broadly yellow at sides, black on remainder; elytra predominantly brown, epipleural and sutural margins and elytral apex yellow; legs mostly yellow, slightly infuscated; pterothorax and abdomen brown. Head: Eyes wider than frons (10:13); funicular antennomeres considerably expanded ( Fig. 30 ). Thorax: Pronotum quadrate (36:36), lateral tubercle very prominent ( Fig. 59 ); epipleural fold gradually diminishing to elytral apex; asetiferous punctures prominent to elytral apex. Abdomen: Tegminal lobes and phallic apex as in Fig. 83 .

Natural History. The type was collected during November on P. barbourianum .

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Panama ( Fig. 124 ).

Etymology. The trivial name gilvus (= pale yellow) is a Latin adjective that refers to the apex of the last antennomere.

Figures

Figs. 21–38. Pujoliclerus species, antennae. 21) P. helvinus; 22) P. maracayensis; 23) P. bilineatus; 24) P. calceatus; 25) P. corumba; 26) P. ovatus; 27) P. wappesi; 28) P. amplus; 29) P. flavoapicalus; 30) P. gilvus; 31) P. hermani; 32) P. alajuela; 33) P. orellana; 34) P. megacavus; 35) P. oxinus; 36) P. alboordinus; 37) P. apolegmus; 38) P. catarina.

Figs. 48–61. Pujoliclerus species, pronota. 48) P. helvinus; 49) P. maracayensis; 50) P. modestus; 51) P. bilineatus; 52) P. calceatus; 53) P. corumba; 54) P. flavolimbatus; 55) P. ovatus; 56) P. wappesi; 57) P. amplus; 58) P. flavoapicalus; 59) P. gilvus; 60) P. hermani; 61) P. orellana.

Figs. 76–91. Pujoliclerus species, aedeagi. 76) P. helvinus; 77) P. bilineatus; 78) P. calceatus; 79) P. corumba; 80) P. flavolimbatus; 81) P. ovatus (tegmen only); 82) P. wappesi; 83) P. gilvus; 84) P. hermani; 85) P. casselorum; 86) P. catarina (phallus only); 87) P. argus; 88) P. aspigalbus; 89) P. flora; 90) P. posticalis; 91) P. pallidus.

Figs. 98–103. Pujoliclerus species, habitus. 98) P. ovatus; 99) P. wappesi; 100) P. amplus; 101) P. flavoapicalus;

Fig. 124. Geographic distribution of seven Pujoliclerus species.