Madoniella nota, 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 : 983-984

Madoniella nota OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 62 , 150 , 298)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz, Amboro National Park , Los Volcanes. c. 1000 m, S18°06' W63°36', 20/xi-12/xii/2004. A second label reads, on tree fall, daytime, hand collected, Barclay, M. V. L. & Mendel H., BMNH (E) 2004-280 ( BMNH).

D i a g n o s i s: The genus Madoniella PIC was revised in 2011 ( OPITZ 2011b). This work included a key to species. The available Madoniella nota specimen keys out to M. fonteboa OPITZ, from which the M. nota specimen differs by showing a vestige of the insignial posterocentral extension of the posterior block.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 298 . Color: Cranium red-castaneous; antenna brown, except scape testaceous; pronotum bicolored, mostly black, with red arch; elytra mostly dark brown, short testaceous line extended posteriorly from elytral basal margin, short slightly oblique line at elytral middle, vestige of insignial posterocentral extension of the posterior block; legs and abdomen brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 62 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, ommatidia small, eye notch large, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 20/15). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 150 ) transverse, coarsely punctured (PW/PL 58/49), disc deeply concave paralaterally near pronotal collar; discal and lateral trichobothria prominent; elytral asetiferous punctures striate (EL/EW 155/40); anterior margin of protibia with 5 spines. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimen was collected during a day between November 20 and December 12.

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, nota, is a Latin name with the meaning of "mark"; with reference to the insignia on the elytral disc.

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 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

Figs 298-301: Habitus; (298) Madoniella nota; (299) M. selvanegra; (300) Megaphloeus imparilus; (301) M. yasuni.