Ellipotoma makrosa, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 977-978

Ellipotoma makrosa OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 90 , 162 , 288 )

Holotype: Gender not determined. Type locality: GUYANE FRANÇAISE, Massif du Mitaraka ca. 214N-5427O, 25.II-26.III.2015. A second label reads: La Planète Revisitée- MNHN.PNI Guyane, 2015 (APA-973-1) ( NMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Ellipotoma SPINOLA, and its 2 previously described species, were discussed in OPITZ (2006). The available specimen of Ellipotoma makrosa superficially resembles those of E. turmalis OPITZ, from which the E. makrosa specimen differs by showing a narrower head, narrower vertex, and the posterior1/4 of the elytra are not flared as they are in specimens of E. turmalis.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 288 . Color: Forebody and pterothorax black; antennal fundus yellow, capitulum black; elytra yellowbrown, asetiferous punctures darker; legs yellow. Head: Antenna ( Fig. 90 ) capitate, 6 th funicular antennomeres slightly expanded, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 transverse, antennomere 10 slightly oblong; eyes large, finely facetted, ocular notch large, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 18/3). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 162 ) oblong (PW/PL 50/40), disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle absent; discal and lateral trichobothria prominent; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 9 striae (EL/EW 185/35); anterior margin of protibia with 10 spines. Abdomen: Lost.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected during a period from 25 February to 26 March 2015.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from French Guiana.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, makrosa, stems from the Greek macros (= long); in reference to the long narrow body form of this beetle.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 153-162: Pronota; (153) Agnatis vaurieae; (154) Pelonium atrigonatium; (155) Pujoliclerus variolus; (156) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (157) Sirpa latiflava; (158) Neorthopleura turnbowi; (159) Aphelocerus yaguare; (160) A. copanus; (161) Amboakis mitaraka; (162) Ellipotoma makrosa.

Figs 286-289: Habitus; (286) Amboakis expandosa; (287) A. mitaraka; (288) Ellipotoma makrosa; (289) Epiphloeus mantillerii.