Pyticeroides brevitubulus, 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 : 987

Pyticeroides brevitubulus OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 76 , 193 , 227 , 304 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: PERU: Madre de Dios, Rio Tambopata Res. , 1250S 6920N, 20-29-X- 1982, R. C. Wilkerson, Insect flight trap ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Pyticeroides KUWERT was revised in 2007 ( OPITZ 2007). That work included a key to Pyticeroides species. The available specimen of Pyticeroides brevitubulus keys out to P. eurides OPITZ, from which the P. brevitubulus holotype differs by showing a significantly shorter aedeagal phallobase.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 304 . Color: Cranium castaneous; antenna black; prothorax mostly black, broadly testaceous at sides; pterothorax brown; elytra black; legs bicolorous, mostly black, metafemoral base testaceous, tarsi yellow. Head: Frons deeply concave; antenna ( Fig. 76 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres transverse, compacted, and densely setose, capitular antennomeres 7 and 8 triangular, antennomere 9 ovoid; eyes large, finely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 25/15). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 193 ) transverse (PW/PL 65/50), sides without tubercle, disc concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria well developed; elytral asetiferous punctures small, mostly striate, punctures less striate near sutural margin (EL/EW 310/70); epipleuron well developed, extended to elytral apex; anterior margin of protibia with 6 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; phallobase as in Fig. 227.

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

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromPeru.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, brevitubulus, is a Latin compound name that stems from tubus (= pipe) and brevis (= short); with reference to the short phallobase of the aedeagus.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 179-193: Pronota; 179) Phonius versus; (180) Perilypus arsus; (181) A. nodus; (182) Pyticara frontegalba; (183) Pelonium implacide; (184) Neorthoplera quintana; (185) Perilypus virgulatus; (186) P. alpinus; (187) Amboakis expandosa; (188) Ampleris jatai; (189) Megaphloeus jasuni; (190) Amboakis bermejo (191) Madoniella delta; (192) Megaphloeus imparilus; (193) Pyticeroides brevitubulus.

Figs 225-230: Aedeagi; (225) Madoniella selvanegra; (226) Megaphloeus imparilus; (227) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (228) Kataspinula puebla; (229) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (230) N. cuspidis.

Figs 302-305: Habitus; (302) Megatrachys irrasis; (303) Plocamocera catalexis; (304) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (305) P. desodes.