Pujoliclerus dexsus OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 74, 127, 250, 342)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: GUATEMALA: Izabal, Finca Firmeza, 16 Oct. 2006, R. Turnbow (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Pujoliclerus PIC was revised in 2014 (OPITZ 2014d). This work included a key to species. Pujoliclerus dexsus specimens key to P. oxinus OPITZ from which P. dexsus specimens differ by showing triangular capitular antennomeres 8 and 9. These antennomeres are oblong in specimens of oxinus.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 342. Color: Cranium mostly yellow, upper frons and epicranium brown, brown streak behind eyes; antenna black; prothorax bicolorous, venter and pronotal sides yellow, pronotal disc with brown streak; pterothorax and elytra brown, except elytral apex with small triangular yellow mark; legs bicolorous, femora mostly testaceous, infuscated, tarsi black. Head: Antenna (Fig. 74) capitate, funicular antennomeres slightly triangular, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 20/27). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 127) transverse (PW/PL 65/60), disc finely punctate, pronotal tubercle well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures not striate, profusely distributed throughout disc (EL/EW 210/45). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform, emarginate in posterior margin; aedeagus as in Fig. 250.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during October.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, dexus, is a Greek name that stems from dexis (= bite); with reference to the bite-like yellow marking on the apex of the elytra.