Topainca OPITZ, 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 : 1021-1022

Topainca OPITZ , nov.gen.

Type species: Topainca pachacutii OPITZ. By present designation.

D i a g n o s i s: The broad serrate condition of the funicular antennomeres ( Fig. 52 ) will distinguish the members of this species within Peloniinae .

Synapotypic characteristic: Funicular antennomeres broadly serrate.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.5 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: Oblong rectangular, body deep, about 3 times longer than broad. Vestiture: Dorsum profusely vested with short pubescence; antennal funicle densely setose, capitulum profusely vested with microsensilla; elytra abundantly vested with short dark setae, long dark setae interspersed among short setae. Head: Cranium subquadrate, frons as wide as eye, profusely indented with setiferous punctures; gula large, trapezoidal, sutures converge, gular plate with two feebly-developed setose processes; labrum shallow, broadly incised distally; mandible, body stout, anterior dens subacuminate, medial and posterior dens moderately developed, penicillus well developed; maxilla, terminal palpomere subdigitiform; labium, terminal palpomere subdigitiform; eyes large, coarsely facetted, ocular notch deep; antenna capitate, comprised of 10 antennomers, funicular antennomers broadly serrate. Thorax: Pronotum transverse; dorsolateral carina extends to anterior limit of pronotal tubercle, posteriorly carina extends to pronotal posterior angles where confluent with pronotal hem; disc slightly convex and coarsely punctated; side margins with welldeveloped tubercle; prointercoxal process slightly expanded laterally distally; pronotal projections acuminate, approximate prointercoxal process; elytral asetiferous punctures large, profusely distributed, epipleural fold prominent, narrowly extended to elytral apex, elytral anterior margin not carinate; legs, prothoracic femora not swollen; tibial spur formula 1-2-2, tarsal pulvillar formula 3-3-3, unguis with basal denticle. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: KnownfromPeru.

E t y m o l o g y: Topainca is the name of the son of Pachacuti, both of Inca Empire military fame. Gender feminine.

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.