Pelonium tayrona OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 44. 130, 241, 335)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: COLOMBIA: Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Neguanje, 10 m. 21-III-5-IV- 2001, 11°20'N 74°2'W, R. Henriquez, M1482 (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Pelonium SPINOLA was revised in 2018 (OPITZ 2018b). This work included a key to species groups and species. The available specimen of Pelonium tayrona keys out to Pelonium circum OPITZ, from which it differs by showing more pronounced pronotal lateral tubercles.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 12.0 mm; width 4.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 335. Color: Cranium castaneous; antenna bicolorous, scape testaceous, remainder dark brown; pronotum mostly testaceous, disc with 2 large brown maculae; pterothorax dark brown; elytra light brown; legs bicolorous, femora and tibiae light brown, tarsi dark brown; abdomen light brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna (Fig. 44) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 with short collateral branch, antennomere 11 oblong/subtruncate; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 35/15). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 130) oblong (PW/PL 78/85), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercles well developed; elytra sculptured with small asetiferous punctures that diminish near elytral middle (EL/EW 245/65). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 241.

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

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

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