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 clavipes GORHAM 1882 ( Figs 87 , 89 , 90 , 121 ) Priocera clavipes GORHAM 1882: 140 . HOLOTYPE : Gender not known. Type locality: V. de Chiriqui , 2-3000 ft. , Champion ( BMNH ). PARATYPES : 6 specimens reported, only 2 are members of this species. Panamá : Provincia de Chiriquí , Volcán de Chiriquí , collection date not noted, 2,500 to 4,000 feet , Champion ( BMNH , 1). Guatemala : Departamento de Alta Verapaz , San Juan, collection date not noted, Champion ( BMNH , 1). Three paratypes represent members of Priocera costaricana WOLCOTT , one female cannot be credibly identified to species. CORPORAAL 1950: 99 . 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 ( Figs 89 , 90 ): In addition to the types , I examined 114 specimens from: México: Estado de Veracruz, Fortin de las Flores, 28-VI-1975 , collector not noted; 5 miles W Orizaba , 7-VII-1962 , J. M. Campbell ; 2 miles S Santiago Tuxtla , 8- 9-V-1962 , J. M. Campbell ; vicinity Bastinoi , 5-IV-1994 , J. E. Wappes ; 2 miles S Coyame , 27-VI- 1995 , Dan Heffern ; S slope Volcán San Martin Tuxtla, 5-VII-1994 , 3,000 feet , E. Giesbert ; Coyame , Lake Catemaco , 1-15-VII-1963 , under bark, D. R. Whitehead ; Estado de Tabasco , 16 miles W Cardenas ,?- VIII- 1974 , C. W. O’Brien & G. B. Marshall ; Estación Biología Las Tuxtlas , 20-30-IV- 1991 , F. Hovore ; Estado de Oaxaca , Metates , vicinity Esperanza , 14-VII-2018 , J. Rifkind , E. A. Martinez ; 12 km W Palomares , 11- VIII- 1980 , E. Giesbert ; Estado de Chiapas , Municipio Berriozabal , 6 miles N Berriozabal , 6- VIII- 1989 , 1,000 m , collector not noted. Honduras : Departamento de Olancho , Parque Nacional La Muralla , 25-V-1995 , R. Turnbow ; idem, 1-VI- 1995 , R. Turnbow. Nicaragua : Departamento de Nueva Segovia , Cerro Jesus, 17-13-VI-2015 , 1,300 m , Morris & Wappes ; Departamento de Matagalpa , Selva Negra , 20-V-2006 , 1,280 m , beating forest edge, Weston Opitz ; idem,?- XII-2002 , beating tree branches, bushes, cloud forest edge, 1,280 m , Weston Opitz ; idem, 12-17-VI-2018 , beating tree branches of firebush in cloud forest, Weston & Galena Opitz. Costa Rica : Provincia de Heredia , 10 km SE La Virgen , Estación El Ceibo , 8-IV-2003 , 450- 550 m , S. M. Clark ; Provincia de San José , San José, Universidad de Costa Rica, 28-VI-1996 , J. Rifkind ; 30-V-1933 , F. Nevermann; Provincia de Guanacaste , 3 km SE Rio Naranjo ,?- V-1992 , F. D. Parker ; Hacienda La Pacifica , 8-VI-1973 , 75 m, Ginter Ekis ; Volcán Cacao,?-?-1988-1989, collector not noted ; Provincia de Puntarenas , Rio Negro , 25 km NE of La Union , 19-II-1965 , J. B. Karren ; Monteverde , 1-3-VI-1978 , E. Giesbert ; idem, 26-V-3- VI-1985 , E. G. Riley , D. Rider , D. LeDoux ; Estación Biologica Las Cruces , 6 km S San Vito , 17- 20-IV-2003 , E. G. Riley ; San Luis Valley , Ecological Res. , 4-5-VII-1998 , F. Hovore ; Provincia de Cartago , 6 km S Paraiso , Finca Linda Vista ,?- VI-1993 , F. Hanson ; La Suiza de Turrialba ,?-?- 1923, Pablo Schild ; La Suiza de Turrialba ,?-?-1923, Pablo Schild ; Turrialba , CATIE, 23-VI-1996 , F. Hovore ; Turrialba , Hayne , no other information available ; idem,?- X- 1925 , 900 m, A. Hayne ; 15 km NE Turrialba , 18-21-V-1981 , E. Giesbert ; near Tuis , 16-22-VII-1993 , W. J. Hanson ; Panamá : Provincia de Panamá , Cerro Campana, 2-VI-1993 , F. Andrews & A. Gilbert ; Provincia de Chiriquí , Palo Alto , 10- VIII- 1995 , 1,400 -1,600 m , F, Ødegaard ; 15 km E Rio Sereno , 15 km E, 23- 25-V-1982 , E. Giesbert ; N Santa Clara , 31-V-1977 , H. Stockwell ; 2 km N Cerro Punta , 1-7-VI- 1977 , 172 m, H. & A. Howden ; Las Lagunas , 4 km W Hato del Volcán , 1-VI-1977 , 1,360 m , H. & A. Howden ; 2 km N Santa Clara , 24-25-V-1977 , 1,300 m , H. & A. Howden ; 30 km NW Volcán , 23-VII-1976 , W. E. Clark ; Las Lagunas , Volcán , 25-V-1975 , G. Ekis ; Volcán Baru , Bambito , 16- 17-VII-1981 , 5,200 -5,800 feet , H. V. Weems , G. B. Edwards ; Cerro Punta , 7-VI-1989 , J. E. White ; Canal Zone , Paraiso , 6-III-1911 , E. A. Schwartz ; Barro Colorado Island , 3-VI-1977 , H. A. Hespenheide ; Provincia de Colón , 2 km W Cuango , 2-V-1992 , J. E. Wappes ; 2 km S Sabanitas , 4- 15-VII- 1999 , 120 m, Malaise, A . Gillogly & J. Wooley ; Provincia de Varaguas , 8 km W Santa Fe , Cerro Tute , 24-26-VII-1999 , 3,000 feet , Malaise, J. B . Wooley ; Provincia de Darién , Fillo de Talla Lodge , Metetí , 16-20-V- 2014 , 145 m, J. B. Heppner. Colombia : Departamento de Cauca , PNN Isla Gorgona , El Saman , 7-25-V-2001 , 5 m, H. Torres. Montserrat :?- VIII- ?, Busck. Ecuador: Provincia de Pichincha , E Santo Domingo, 8-14-V-1988 , Bohart & Hanson. Specimens are deposited in: ACMT , AMNH , CMNC , CMNH , CSCA , CUIC , EMEC , EMUS , FSCA , JNRC , RHTC , TAMU , UCDC , USNM , WFBM , and WOPC . D i a g n o s i s: Forebody, pterothorax, and legs castaneous; antenna testaceous; elytra tricolorous, mostly castaneous, with 3 yellow markings, one at elytral base near mesoscutellum, one in front of middle near epipleural margin, one behind middle, near sutural margin, apical 1/3 rd testaceous. R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 121 . Head: Frons broad, wider than length of antennal pedicel ( EW /FW 33/30). Thorax: Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescenses ( PW /PL 95/115); elytral disc with basal tumescenses, middle of disc depressed, disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures that extend beyond basal 1/2, but do not reach elytral apex, latter narrowly rounded ( EL /EW 320/70); metathoracic femur capitate. Abdomen: Male abdominal ventrite V deeply widely emarginate distally; phallobasic loop greatly reduced, aedeagus as in Fig. 87. V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 5.0-8.0 mm; width 1.5-2.0 mm. The dark brown markings on the elytral disc vary in size and the yellow spots may be pale. N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected from April through August, from 75 to 1,768 m . Several specimens were collected by beating branches of firebush.