Pujoliclerus ariquemes OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 16, 123, 248. 338)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: BRAZIL: Rondonia, 62 km SW Ariquemes, nr. Fzda. Rancho Grande, 5-17-X-1993, J. E. Eger, Blacklight Trap (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The subovoid hind body, in combination with elytral apex yellow and broad black mid-pronotal line, will distinguish the members of this species from congeners. The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 (OPITZ 2014d).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.2 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 338. Color: Cranium mostly testaceous, upper frons and epicranium with black narrow line at middle; antenna mostly black, apex yellow; prothorax mostly yellow, pronotum with broad black line at middle; pterothorax and abdomen dark brown; elytra mostly dark brown, apex yellow; legs bicolorous, become less infuscated from prothoracic legs to metathoracic legs. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna (Fig. 16) capitate, 6 th antennomere narrowly expanded, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 25/20). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 123) transverse (PW/PL 73/65), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercles well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures striate, punctures diminish at elytral posterior 2/3 rd (EL/EW 180/55). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 248.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in October, in a blacklight trap.

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

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