Pujoliclerus flavidus OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 23, 116, 343)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz, Buena Vista vic. Flora & Fauna Hotel, 27- 31/X/02, Morris/Wappes (FSCA) . Paratype: 1 specimen. Bolivia: Departamento de Santa Cruz, Buena Vista, Flora & Fauna Hotel, 21-26-X-2002, Morris & Wappes (RFMC).

D i a g n o s i s: The specimens of this species most closely approximate those of Pujoliclerus aspigalbus OPITZ from which P. flavidus specimens differ by showing a much more elongated body, infuscated pronotal collar, and the elytral apex is yellow. The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 (OPITZ 2014d).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.5 mm; width 1.6 mm. Form: As in Fig. 343. Color: Forebody yellow, except pronotal collar infuscated; antenna black; pterothorax and abdomen brown; elytra mostly black, epipleural margin and elytral apex yellow; legs mostly yellow, prothoracic tibiae and tarsi infuscated. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna (Fig. 23) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres extraordinarily oblong/subrectangulate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 25/25). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 116) slightly transverse (PW/PL 70/65), disc finely punctate at disc, more coarsely punctate at sides, lateral tubercles well developed; elytra sculptured with 10 striae of asetiferous punctures (EL/EW 190/55). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

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

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, flavidus, is a Latin name with a meaning of "yellowish"; with reference to the yellow forebody of these beetles.