Platynoptera lyciformis CHEVROLAT

Opitz, Weston, 2015, Systematics of the checkered beetle subfamily Platynopterinae SPINOLA (Coleoptera Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (2), pp. 1513-1572 : 1545-1547

Platynoptera lyciformis CHEVROLAT

( Figs 31-45 , 80 , 131, 132 , 166 , 175 )

Platynoptera lyciformis CHEVROLAT, 1834 : Nr. 18, table 30, 292 .

Lectotype ♀. Here designated. Brasilia ( Brazil) (MNHN) .

LACORDAIRE 1857: 477. SCHENKLING 1903: 103; 1906: 311.

Paralectotypes: One specimen. Bresil ( Brazil) (MNHN).

Diagnosis: Four elytral carinae are very prominent on the elytral disc of Platynoptera lyciformis and P. ampliata . But, specimens of lyciformis have a broad testaceous fascia on the elytral disc, which is not the case in ampliata specimens.

Description: Size: Length 15.0 mm; width 8.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 166 . Color: Cranium mostly black, vertex with small narrow testaceous line; pronotum mostly black, upper sides and anterior wedged-shaped macula testaceous; elytral disc mostly black, with midelytral testaceous fascia. Head: Antennal capitulum very long ( Fig. 80 ), basal capitular antennomere as long as combined length of scape, pedicel, and funicle; antennal carina very prominent; EW/FW 25/20. Thorax: Pronotal anterior margin projected at middle, sides of disc depressed; side margin of disc rounded at middle; PW/PL 80/85; elytra conspicuously flared; disc with 4 prominent discal carinae; EL/EW 180/55. Abdomen: Male pygidium not incised at distal margin; aedeagus as in Figs. 131, 132.

Variation: Size: length 13.0-15.0 mm; width 7.0-8.0 mm. The anterior dark macula on the elytral disc varies in expression.

Distribution ( Fig. 175 ): In addition to the types I examined 5 specimens. Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, P Germain, 1883 ; Nova Teutonia, I-1966, Fritz Plaumann ; GB, 9-IX-1968, Corcovado, S.A.F. Specimens are deposited in MHNG, MNHN, and WOPC .

Figures

Figs 31-45: Morphological organs of Platynoptera lyciformis. (31) Antenna, male; (32) Head, frontal view; (33) Head, ventral view; (34) Head, dorsal view; (35) Mandible; (36) Maxilla; (37) Pronotum, ventral view; (38) Pronotum, dorsal view; (39) Labium; (40) Metendosternite; 41) Phallus; (42) Spicular fork; (43) Tegmen; (44) Labrum; (45) Metathoracic wing.

Figs 70-80: Antennae. (70) Isoforma fritilla, female; (71) I. goryi, female; (72) Isoforma planata, female; (73) Pilosirus brunoi, male; (74) Isoforma subgilva, female; (75) Pilosirus amazonicus, female; (76) P. fasciatus, female; (77) Platynoptera carti, male; (78) P. flavohumeralis, male; (79) P. humeralis, male; (80) P. lyciformis, male.

Figs 109-132: Aedeagi. (109) Ambonoides retinoides phallus; (110) A. retinoides tegmen; (111) A. caraguata phallus; (112) A. caraguata tegmen; (113) Artoadenus dius phallus; (114) A. dius tegmen; (115) A. regina phallus; (116) A. regina tegmen; (117) Aspitonis alarutinis phallus; (118) A. alarutinis tegmen; (119) A. chiapas phallus; (120) A. chiapas tegmen; (121) A. undulicornis phallus; (122) A. undulicornis tegmen; (123) Isoforma biguttula phallus; (124) I. biguttula tegmen; (125) Platynoptera carti phallus; (126) P. carti tegmen; (127) P. flavohumeralis phallus; (128) P. flavohumeralis tegmen; (129) P.humeralis phallus; (130) P. humeralis tegmen;(131)P.lyciformis phallus;(132)P.lyciformis tegmen.

Figs 165-168: Habitus illustrations of (165) Platynoptera humeralis, holotype; (166) P. lyciformis, lectotype; (167) P. ampliata, non-type; (168) P. ochreata, holotype.

Fig. 175: Geographic distribution of species as noted.