Aphelocerus tigra OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 6, 107, 207, 268)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: HONDURAS: Dept. Francisco Morazan, Parque Nacional La Tigra, 1-VI-1993, coll. M. C. Thomas (FSCA) . Paratypes: 5 specimens. Honduras: Departamento de Francisco Morazan, Parque Nacional La Tigre, 1-VI-1999, P. W. Skillman Jr. (FWSC, 2: WOPC, 2) ; idem, 1-VI-1993, R. Turnbow (RHTC, 1) .

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Aphelocerus KIRSCH was revised in 2005 (OPITZ 2005). This work included a key to species. The available Aphelocerus tigra specimens key out to A. capillus OPITZ from which A. tigra specimens differ by showing a narrower elytral anterior white setal patch, and the elytral subapex shows more white setae.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 268. Color: Black; row of white setae on basal region of elytral sutural margin, these setae not contiguous with anterior white setal patch, elytral disc with two well- developed white setal patches. Head: Interocular depression and frontal umbo shallow; antenna (Fig. 6) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter and wider towards capitulum, capitulum compact; eyes finely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 15/45). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 107) quadrate, very finely punctate; (PW/PL 82/82); elytral disc with well-developed anterior and posterior white setal patches, disc with striae of very small setiferous punctures (EL/EW 230/60). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 207.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected during June.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, tigra, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.