Madoniella acicula, 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 : 980-981

Madoniella acicula OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 63 , 151 , 293)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: GUADELOUPE: Domain Duclas , Petite Bourg, Castarel Forest, 22- 30-III-1977, coll: W. H. Whitcomb, malaise trap ( FSCA) . Paratypes: 5 specimens. Guadeloupe : Urban Area Petite-Bourg , Domain Duclas, Castarel Forest, 16-III-1977, malaise trap, H. Whitcomb ( CMNC, 1; CMNH, 1) ; idem, 18-III-1977, malaise trap, H. Whitcomb ( WFBM, 1; WOPC, 2) .

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Madoniella PIC was revised in 2011 ( OPITZ 2011b). This

work includes a key to species. Madoniella acicula specimens key out to M. pici PIC, from which M. acicula specimens differ by showing an acuminate phallic apex. The phallic apex is rounded in specimens of M. pici.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 3.5 mm; width 1.1 mm. Form: As in Fig. 293 . Color: Cranium red-castaneous; antenna mostly yellow, fundus and 8 th antennomeres yellow, antennomeres 9 and 10 brown; pronotum and pterothorax piceous, with 2 irregular testaceous elevations; legs mostly yellow, tibiae with brown stripe; elytral insignia not well defined; abdomen bicolorous, visible sternites I-III brown, remainder yellow. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, densely setose; antenna ( Fig. 63 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, ommatidia small, eye notch large, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 21/13). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 151 ) transverse, coarsely punctured, densely setose (PW/PL 50/40), disc deeply concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria prominent; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 11 striae (EL/EW 160/30); anterior margin of protibia with 3 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during a day between November 20 and December 12.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, acicula, is a Latin noun with a meaning of "needle"; with reference to the acuminate phallic apex.

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 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

Figs 290-293: Habitus; (290) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (291) Ichnea cerinis (292) I. paraguayensis; (293) Madoniella acicula.