Aphelocerus copanus, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 962

Aphelocerus copanus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 2 , 160, 201 , 262 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: HONDURAS: Copan, 6 km. NW San Agustine, 19 May 2002, R. Turnbow ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Aphelocerus KIRSCH was revised in 2005 (OPITZ 2005). This work included a key to species. Aphelocerus copanus specimens key out to A. lividus OPITZ, from which Aphelocerus copanus specimens differ by showing a more rounded pronotum, more gradual elytral posterior slope, and a more narrow aedeagal ventral sinus.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 262 . Color: Black, short line of white setae at base of elytral sutural margins, elytral disc with anterior and posterior white setal tufts. Head: Genae and epicranium extended; interocular depression and frontal umbo shallow; antenna ( Fig. 2 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter and wider towards capitulum, capitulum not compact; eyes finely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 12/35). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 160 ) slightly transverse, very finely punctate; side margins strongly arcuate (PW/PL 66/62); elytra moderately convex, disc with striae of very small setiferous punctures, posterior slope gradual (EL/EW 180/55). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 201.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during May.

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

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

Figures

Figs 1-27: Antennae; (1) Aphelocerus nodus; (2) A. copanus; (3) A. magnipannus; (4) A. yoro; (5) A. sparicapillus; (6) A. tigra. (7) A. nolus; (8) A. ligulus; (9) Perilypus schusteri; (10) P. apunctus; (11) P. virgulatus; (12) P. izabal; (13) P. alpinus; (14) Cregya fuscomacula; (15) Phonius versus; (16) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (17) Pelonium falcatum; (18) Pujoliclerus cnecostus; (19) P. trunculus. (20) P. sentus; (21) P. testudinatus; (22) P. catie; (23) P. flavidus; (24) P. convexus; (25) P. meloinus; (26) P. mexicoensis; (27) P. tuxtlas.

Figs 201-206: Aedeagi; (201) Aphelocerus copanus; (202) A. ligulus; (203) A. magnipannus; (204) A. nodus; (205) A. nolus; (206) A. sparicapillus.

Figs 262-265: Habitus; (262) Aphelocerus copanus; (263) A. ligulus; (264) A. magnipannus; (265) A. nodus.

Figs 153-162: Pronota; (153) Agnatis vaurieae; (154) Pelonium atrigonatium; (155) Pujoliclerus variolus; (156) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (157) Sirpa latiflava; (158) Neorthopleura turnbowi; (159) Aphelocerus yaguare; (160) A. copanus; (161) Amboakis mitaraka; (162) Ellipotoma makrosa.