Pteroferus zolnerowichi, Opitz, 2008

Opitz, Weston, 2008, Classification, natural history, and evolution of Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part VII. The genera Hapsidopteris Opitz, Iontoclerus Opitz, Katamyurus Opitz, Megatrachys Opitz, Opitzia Nemésio, Pennasolis Opitz, new genus, Pericales Opitz, new genus, Pteroferus Opitz, new genus, and Turbophloeus Opitz, new genus, Zootaxa 1754, pp. 1-40 : 34-35

Pteroferus zolnerowichi , new species

Figures 108–119; map 3.

Holotype: ♀. BRAZIL: Santa Catarina: Nova Teutonia , XI-1973, Fritz Plaumann ( FSCA) (Specimen point mounted, gender symbol affixed to paper point; support card; locality label; FSCA repository label; holotype label.) . Paratypes: Twelve specimens: Brazil: Santa Catarina: Nova Teutonia : collection day not noted-XI-1973, F. Plaumann ( FSCA, 7; WOPC, 1) ; idem, 27º11'S 52º23'W, collection day not noted-X-1973, 300– 500 m, F. Plaumann ( FSCA, 1) ; idem, 27º11'S 52º23'W, collection day not noted-XI-1966, 300– 500 m, F. Plaumann ( FSCA, 1; WOPC, 1) ; idem, 27º11'S 52º23'W, collection day not noted-XI-1973, 300– 500 m, F. Plaumann ( FSCA, 1) .

Diagnosis: The short triangular shape of the body in combination with the corrugated elytral disc will easily distinguish the members of this species from other epiphloeines.

Description: Length 5.0 mm; width 1.8 mm. Cranium red-brown, antenna brown; pronotum periphery light brown, disc black; elytra variegated, brown with yellow streaks, setae intermixture of yellow and brown setae, surface corrugated, some regions shallowly concave and with slightly raised ridges margin; legs yellow, femora and tibiae infuscated; anterior margin of protibia with 4 spines; antenna as in figure 118. Abdomen: Aedeagus tubular; phallic apex rounded knob.

Variation: Length 4.0–5.0 mm; width 1.5–1.8 mm. Also, there is some variation in the corrugated sculpturing of the elytral disc.

Natural history: Specimens were collected in southern Brazil during October , November, and February, at an altitude of 300–500 m.

Distribution (map 3): This species is known only from southern Brazil.

Etymology: It gives me great pleasure to name this species after my very helpful colleague Gregory Zolnerowich, of Kansas State University.