Pujoliclerus tuxtlas OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 27, 200, 255, 350)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: MEXICO, VER. 250', Los Tuxtlas, Biol. Stat. UNAM, 19May1983, C. & L. O’Brien & G. Marshall (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The combination of red marking on the portal disc, elytral apex yellow, and enlarged 6 th antennomere (Fig. 27) 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 4.5 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 350. Color: Cranium mostly testaceous, upper frons and epicranium black at middle; antenna black; prothorax tricolorous, venter yellow, pronotum yellow at sides, with red marking adjacent to black marking at middle; pterothorax dark brown; elytra dark brown except apex yellow; legs bicolorous, mostly testaceous, become less infuscated from prothoracic legs to metathoracic legs; abdomen brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna (Fig. 27) capitate, 6 th antennomere 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. 200) quadrate (PW/PL 67/67), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae, punctures extend to elytral apex (EL/EW 205/48). Abdomen: Pygidium quadrate / scutiform, posterior margin broadly concave; aedeagus as in Fig. 255.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in May, at 76 m.

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

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