Priocera klugi THOMSON , 1860

Opitz, Weston, 2021, Taxonomic revision of the West ern Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Priocera KIRBY (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1145-1255 : 1181

Priocera klugi THOMSON, 1860 (Figs 52, 92, 140)

Priocera klugi THOMSON, 1860: 52 .

LECTOTYPE: Gender not known. Nov. Granada ( Colombia). ( MNHN). CORPORAAL 1950 : 100. Thomson did not select a holotype, therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype for this nominal species.

A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d ( Fig. 92 ): In addition to the lectotype, I examined 16 specimens from: Panamá: Canal Zone, Fort Gulic ,?- IV-1979, H. J. Harlan ; Barro Colorado Island, 7-IX-1977, R. B. & L. S. Kimsey. Provincia de Panamá, Parque Nacional Metropolitano , 12-VI-1995, on Ficus insipida, Fabricius, Ødegaard ; 3 km E Ipeti , 9-II-1992, F. Hovore. Departamento de Magdalena, PNN Tayrona, Cerro San Lucas, 1-16-I- 2003, 500 m, C. Sarmiento ; idem, 18-24-VII- 2002, 500 m Malaise trap, M. Sharkey, D. Arias, E. Torres.Venezuela ; Estado de Aragua, Rancho Grande Biological Station, 12-14-V-1998, Malaise trap, J. Ashe, R. Brooks, R. Hanley. Trinidad: County of Caroni , Arima Valley , 30-XII-1954, A. M. Nadler. Ecuador ; Provincia de Pichincha , 17 km E Santo Domingo, 22-28-XII-1989, E. Giesbert ; Hosteria, El Carmelo de Mindo, Cascade Road , 14-IV-1998, D. Brzoska .. Specimens are deposited in AMNH, CUIC, FSCA, JMLC, SEMC, WFBM, and WOPC .

D i a g n o s i s: Forebody black, except pronotal arch, pronotal collar, and lower side margin of pronotum proper castaneous; antenna testaceous; mesothoracic venter testaceous; metathoracic venter and abdomen testaceous; elytra tricolored, mostly black, testaceous along sutural margin in basal 3/4 th, each elytron with 3 yellow markings, one at basal margin proximal to mesoscutellum, one triangular in front of middle, proximal to sutural margin, one postmedial, proximal to sutural margin, apical 1/4 th testaceous; legs bicolorous, distal 1/2 of femora and proximal 1/2 of tibiae black, remainder testaceous; tarsi testaceous.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 140 . Head: Cranium finely punctate; frons about as wide as length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 50/7. Thorax: Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescenses, slight slit at middle (PW/PL 80/115); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures in basal 1/2, elytral apex rounded (EL/EW 260/55); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Aedeagus as in Fig. 52.

V a r i a t i o n: The pronotal arch and pronotal collar may be black. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected during May, June, July, January and February; some in a Malaise trap set at 500 m; one on Ficus insipida WILLD. (Moraceae) .

Figures

Figs 92. Approximate distribution of species as noted.

Figs 140-143. Habitus. Priocera klugi(140), P. lateralis (141), P.laticincta nov.sp. (142), P.longula (143).