Peltariosilis mensaemontis Constantin, 2017

Biffi, Gabriel & Geiser, Michael, 2020, A revision of Peltariosilis Wittmer (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), a surprisingly diverse Amazonian radiation, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 60 (16), pp. 1-26 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.16
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scientific name	Peltariosilis mensaemontis Constantin, 2017
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Peltariosilis mensaemontis Constantin, 2017 ( Figs. 5C View Figure 5 , 10C View Figure 10 , 12C View Figure 12 )

Peltariosilis mensaemontis Constantin, 2017: 62 .

Type material examined: PARATYPE ♂ (CCo): “ Guyane FranÇaise /MontTabulaire-Itoupé/3˚01′19″N-53˚05′03″w / alt. 800m,auto’LT PinkLED / 25.XI.2014, SEAG & Dalens // PARATYPE / Peltariosilis / mensaemontis / Constantin i.l. / R. Constantin des. 2016”.

Diagnosis: Head and antennae black, ventral face of antennomere I-II yellow to light brown,pronotum orangish, scutellum reddish, elytra black, legs yellow, apical two thirds of tibiae and four basal tarsomeres brown. Male ( Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ): Antennae long, antennomeres IV-VIII swollen, subcylindrical, IX-XI slender, narrower than preceding ones. Pronotum ( Fig. 10C View Figure 10 ): anterior margin strongly arched, broadly continuous with frontolateral lobes; sides behind frontolateral lobe concave; laterobasal lobe with dorsal flap broad, apex truncate; dorsal projections broad, divergent, distal margin rounded, directed posterolaterally. Scutellum ( Fig. 12C View Figure 12 ) with vertical trapezoidal lamellar projection, slightly longer than wide at base. Peltariosilis mensaemontis differ from P.guyanensis by the dorsal flap of laterobasal lobe of pronotum broad, truncate at apex.

Distribution: French Guiana ( Fig. 18 View Figure 18 ).