Two new genera of Enopliinae, Skelleyus and Divulgoatus (Coleoptera: Cleridae)

Authors

Weston Opitz, Florida State Collection of ArthropodsFollow

Date of this Version

5-29-2023

Citation

Opitz W. 2023. Two new genera of Enopliinae, Skelleyus and Divulgoatus (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Insecta Mundi 0994: 1–14.

Comments

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Abstract

Two new genera, Skelleyus Opitz and Divulgoatus Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Enopliinae), show unusual antennal development. Funicular antennomeres become shorter as they approach an extensive ca­pitulum. This study involves three taxa, Skelleyus leavengoodi Opitz, new species, Divulgoatus kelleri Opitz, new species, and Divulgoatus discrepans (Gorham).

The two new genera of Cleridae presented in this work show a most unusual antennal development. The greatly extended antennal capitulum is not found in any other member of the Enopliinae. The complete illustrations of the antennae are depicted in the species descriptions.