Taxonomic revision of the West ern Hemisphere checkered beetle genus Priocera KIRBY (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae) Author Opitz, Weston text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2021 52 2 1145 1255 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.5038854 0253-116X 5038854 Priocera laticincta OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 54, 92, 142) HOLOTYPE : ♂ . Type locality: Cantareira , São Paulo , 18.XI.1962 , J. Halik , 19045.A second label reads: BRAZIL , Halik 1966 Collection ( USNM ) . PARATYPES : 2 specimens . Brazil : Estado do Minas Gerais , Mar de Espanha , 3-XII-1920 , collectors name not legible ( SDEI ) ; Caraça,?-?-1884, P. Germain ( MNHN ) . A d d i t i o n a l m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d ( Fig.92 ): Inadditiontothetypes, I examined 69 specimens from: Costa Rica : Provincia de Heredia , La Selva , 18-21-I-1989 , F. Hovore. Colombia : Departamento de Antioquia , Puerto de Berrio , 12- VIII- 1938 , collector not noted ; Departamento de Magdalena , PNN Tayrona , Cerro San Lucas , 1-16-I-2003 , C. Sarmiento. Venezuela : Estado de Aragua , Corral de Piedra , El Limon , 29-IX-1970 , Carlos Bordón ; Estado de Miranda , Guarenas , 7-II-1961 , Carlos Bordón ; Estado de Carabobo , Mun. Bejuma , Via Palmichal , 16-I-5-II-2009 , Wachtel ; Estado de Zulia , Los Angeles de Tucucu , 15-16-IV-1981 , A. S. Menke , L. Hollenberg. Bolivia : Departamento de Santa Cruz , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 12-V- 2004 , J. Wappes ; 4 km N Bermejo , Refugio Loa Volcanes , 31-X-3-XI-2013 , 1,045 -1,350 m , Wappes & Kuckartz ; idem, 11-17-XII-2012 , Wappes & Skillman ; idem, 7-II-2012 , J. Wappes & A. Bonaso ; Potrerillos del Guenda , snake farm, 16-22-X-2006 , Wappes , Nearns , & Eya ; 4-6 km SSE Buena Vista , Hotel Flora & Fauna , 3-14-IX-2003 , 400- 500 m , S. W. Lingafelter ; Amboro , road above Achira Campo , 9-11-X-2004 , Morris & Wappes ; Departamento de Cochabamba , 1 km E Villa Tunari , 8-12-X-1992 , E. Giesbert. Peru : Provincia de San Martin , Tarapoto ,?-IV-V-1886, M. de Mathan ; Provincia de Tambopata , Madre de Dios , Rio Tambopata , 30 km SW Puerto Maldonado , 7-XI-1983 , T. L. Erwin ; Provincia de Moyobamba , Moyobamba ,?-?-1887, M. de Mathan ; Provincia de Paucatambo , Callanga , collection date not noted, collector name not legible. Brazil : Estado do Minas Gerais , Diamantina, Fazenda das Malencias , 10-XI-1902 , E. Gounelle ; Caraça ,?- XII-1885 , E. Gounelle ; Estado do Bahia , Bahia ,?- VI- 1972 , 960 m, M. Alvarenga ; Cachimbo ,?-?-1890, Ch. Pujol ; Estado do Rondonia , 62 km SE Ariquemes , 7-18-IX-1985 , W. J. Hanson ; Estado do Amazonas , Amazonas , collection date not noted, Bates ; Estado do Pará , Jacareacanga ,?- VI-1969 , F. R, Barbosa ; Estado do São Paulo , Val. Rio Pardo ,?- XII-1998 , E. Gounelle ; Horto Florestal , 25-XI-1963 , J. Halik ; Cantareira , 2-I-1962 , J. Halik ; Estado do Santa Catarina , Nova Teutonia ,?- VI-1938 , F. Plaumann ; idem,?- X-1944 , Fritz Plaumann ; idem,?- II- 1974 , F. Plaumann ; Estado do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , collection date not noted, Fry. Argentina : Provincia de Salta , 9-III-1957 , P. Dor. Specimens are deposited in ACMT , AMNH , CASC , CMNC , CMNH , CNCI , CSCA , CSUC , EMEC , EMUS , FMNH , FSCA , MCNZ , MNHN , RFMC , RGCM , SDEI , USNM , WOPC , and ZMHB . D i a g n o s i s: Forebody black, except pronotal collar castaneous; antenna testaceous; pterothorax castaneous; elytra tricolored, basal 1/2 mostly testaceous, apical 1/2 mostly black, apical 1/5 th testaceous, each elytron with 3 yellow markings, one at basal margin, proximal to mesoscutellum, one triangular, in front of middle, proximal to sutural margin, one postmedial, proximal to sutural margin; prothoracic and mesothoracic legs testaceous, metathoracic leg bicolorous, distal 1/2 of femora and proximal 1/2 of tibiae black, remainder testaceous; tarsi testaceous. D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 142 . Head: Cranium ridged; frons about as wide as length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 40/10. Thorax: Pronotum ridged at sides, center of disc finely punctate, with 2 tumescenses, slight fissure at middle ( PW /PL 85/130); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures that extend slightly beyond elytral basal 1/2, elytral apex rounded ( EL /EW 260/55); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Aedeagus as in Fig. 54. V a r i a t i o n: The available specimens are quite homogeneous. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected during November and December. D i s t r i b u t i o n ( Fig. 92 ): This species is known from Brazil . E t y m o l o g y: The specific epithet, laticincta , is a Latin compound name that stems from latura (= broad) and cincta (= belt). I refer to the wide condition of the phallobasic arch.