Revision of the Genera Diplocladus Fairmaire and Strotocera Schenkling (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Tillinae) Author Gerstmeier, Roland Author Weiss, Ingmar text Zootaxa 2009 2242 1 54 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.190604 be775551-d947-4866-b75d-2d19ae859460 1175-5326 190604 Diplocladus compactus Gerstmeier & Weiss , n. sp. (Figs. 5, 40)

Specimens examined:
Holotype: Ƥ. H T Chari-Tchad,	Fort	Sibut,	Collection	Le	Moult,	Schenkling	det.,	coll.	DEI,	Müncheberg
(DEI).

Length: 18.4mm ( 1 specimen ). Head: Black; coarsely wrinkled. Antennae: Dark brown to black, not reaching base of pronotum when laid alongside; A3 only slightly triangular. Pronotum: Red, more than one half of the apex (anterior margin to transverse depression) black; dilated anteriorly, slightly constricted towards base; anterior margin bent upwards in the middle; the black part of apex with tubercles and fine, dense wrinkles, the remainder coarsely wrinkled; length:width ratio 1.57:1. Scutellum: Black. Elytra: Black; each elytron with a yellow lateral spot in the basal third and a yellowish transverse fascia beyond middle spanning from lateral to sutural margins; diameter of punctures smaller than interstices, punctures within fascia small and sparsely distributed, irregularly punctate behind fasciae; length:width ratio 2.21:1. Legs: Dark reddish brown to dark brown. Lower surface: Head and thorax red-brown, abdomen black-brown. Vestiture: With whitish hairs. Distribution: Central African Republic . Etymology: Named after its compact, stout body, shape.