Ichnea cerinis, 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 : 979-980

Ichnea cerinis OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 93 , 124 , 222 , 291 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: GUYANE FRANÇAISE, Massif du Mitaraka ca. 2°14'N- 54°27'O, 25.II-26.III.2015. A second label reads: La Planète Revisitée- MNHN.PNI Guyane, 2015 (APA- 973-1) ( NMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Ichnea LAPORTE was revised in 2010 ( OPITZ 2010). That work included a key to Ichnea species. Ichnea cerinis specimens key out to I. incerta GORHAM, from which I. cerinis specimens differ by showing a completely yellow body color, shorter phallobasic rod, and significantly wider phallic apex.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 7.0 mm; width 2.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 291 . Color: Yellow, except antenna black with only distal 1/2 of last antennomere yellow. Head: Frons deeply furrowed; antenna ( Fig. 93 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres transverse and densely setose, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 rectangulate, antennomere 10 oblong; eyes large, finely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 22/14). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 124 ) slightly oblong (PW/PL 68/70) sides without tubercle, disc concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures small, profusely distributed (EL/EW 340/55); epipleuron flared; anterior margin of protibia with 10 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium transverse/scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 222.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during a period from 25 February to 26 March 2015.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, cerinis, is a Latin name that stems from cerinus (= yellowish); with reference to the color of this beetle.

Figures

Figs 92-100: Antennae; (92) Pyticeroides desodes; (93) Ichnea cerinis; (94) Agnatis vaurieae; (95) Ampleris amazon; (96) Nepsudia guenda; (97) Isoparis cassidilis; (98) Pelonium atrigonatium; (99) Aphelocerus yaguare; (100) Madoniella selvanegra.

Figs 118-133: Pronota; (118) Pujoliclerus abditus; (119) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (120) Parapelonides naranjo; (121) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (122) Neorthopleura rubra; (123) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (124) Ichnea cerinis; (125) Ampleris amazon; (126) Pujoliclerus abditus; (127) P. dexsus; (128) Sirpa acara; (129) Madoniella aspera; (130) Pelonium tayrona; (131) Megatrachys irrasis; (132) Ordinis taxis; (133) Pujoliclerus cnecostus.

Figs 219-224: Aedeagi; (219) Amboakis mitaraka; (220) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (221) E. prolixicornus; (222) Ichnea cerinis; (223) Madoniella delta; (224) M. muralla.

Figs 290-293: Habitus; (290) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (291) Ichnea cerinis (292) I. paraguayensis; (293) Madoniella acicula.