Nanoclerus fuscus OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 42, 145, 331)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: BOLIVIA: SANTA CRUZ, Res. Privada Potrerillos de Guenda, 17°40.26-63°27.44, blacklight: 10-29/XI/2006, B. K. Dozier (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The reddish/brown elytral disc and its small size, less than 3.0 mm, in combination with tibial spur formula 0-2-0 and brown body color, will distinguish the members of this species within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 2.8 mm; width 1.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 331. Color: Brown. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye as wide as frons (EW/FW 15/15); antenna capitate (Fig. 42), funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 oblong. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 145) transverse, lateral tubercles slightly defined (PW/PL 47/37), disc coarsely punctate; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 striae; (EL/EW 125/30). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

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

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, fuscus, is a Latin adjective with a meaning of "tawny"; with reference to the body color of this small beetle.