Priocera unifasciata SCHENKLING , 1900

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 : 1203-1204

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Priocera unifasciata SCHENKLING , 1900
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Priocera unifasciata SCHENKLING, 1900 ( Figs 79 View Figs 79-80 , 99 View Figs 99 , 172 View Figs 172-175 )

Priocera unifasciata SCHENKLING, 1900: 4 .

LECTOTYPE: ♀. Here designated. Brazilia ( Brazil) ( SDEI). CORPORAAL 1950 : 101. It is not known how many specimens were available to Schenkling, and he 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. 99 View Figs 99 ): In addition to the lectotype, I examined 8 specimens from: Brazil: Estado do Minas Gerais, Passa Quatro, Fazenda Dos Campos, 1-I-1918, J. F. Zikán ; Estado do Santa Catarina, no other information available ; Cauna ,?- XII- 1945, A. Maller ; Pinhal ,?- XI-1948, A. Maller. Brazil, Amazonas, collection date not noted, Bates. Specimens are deposited in: AMNH, BMNH, FMNH, SDEI, USNM, and WOPC .

D i a g n o s i s: Forebody black, except pronotal collar testaceous; antennae, pterothorax, and legs testaceous; elytra tricolorous, basal 1/2 of disc testaceous, apical 1/2 of disc begins with small black marking followed by white fascia, remainder of disc mostly black, elytral apex testaceous near sutural margin; abdomen bicolored, visible ventrite I testaceous, remainder of abdomen dark brown.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 7.5 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 172 View Figs 172-175 . Head: Frons broad, wider than length of antennal pedicel (EW/FW 27/37). Thorax: Pronotum coarsely punctate, with 2 tumescenses and centrally located fissure (PW/PL 90/115); elytral disc with basal tumescenses, middle of disc concave, disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures in basal 1/2, elytral apex narrowly rounded (EL/EW 306/60); metathoracic femur gradually increased in diameter to apex. Abdomen: Fifth abdominal sternite deeply, widely emarginate distally; phallobasic loop greatly reduced; aedeagus as in Fig. 79. View Figs 79-80

V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 7.0-8.0 mm; width 1.4-2.0 mm. The midelytral fascia may be yellow.

N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected during November, December, and January.

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

FMNH

Field Museum of Natural History

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cleridae

Genus

Priocera

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Priocera unifasciata SCHENKLING , 1900

Opitz, Weston 2021
2021
Loc

Priocera unifasciata

SCHENKLING S 1900: 4
1900
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