Priocera quadrinotata SCHENKLING 1900

Priocera quadrinotata SCHENKLING, 1900: 386.

LECTOTYPE: ♂. Jatahy, Prov. Goyas, Bresil, Sept. á Nov. 97 (Goias, Jatai, Brazil) (SDEI). Paralectotypes: 5 specimens. Brazil: Estado do Goias, Jatai,?-IX-XI-1897 (FMNH, 1); Jatai, Donelier (SDEI, 2); Jatai, Sept.á Nov.97 (BMNH, 1; SDEI,1). CORPORAAL 1950:100. Schenkling did not select a holotype, therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate a lectotype for this nominal species.

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.98): Inadditiontothetypes, I examined 31 specimens from: Brazil: Estado do Minas Gerais, Pedra Azul,?- XI-1971, Oliveira; Estado do Mato Grosso, Rio Caraguata,?- XII- 1950, 400 m, F. Plaumann; Corumba, no other information; Diamantino, Fazenda Rio Arinos,?- IX-1983, Eurides Furtado; idem,?- X-1983, Eurides Furtado; Villa Vera,?- I-1973, M. Alvarenga; Estado do Bahia, Chapada, no other information; Nova Conquista,?- XII-1969, F. M. Oliveira; Estado do Pará, Jacareacanga,?- VI-1969, F. R. Barber; Serra Norte, Mah Games, 18-21-IX-1985, 2 m, J. Dias; Estado do Goias, Goias, Rio Verde,?-?- 1908, G. A. Baer; Jatai, collection date and collector not noted; Estado do Rio de Janeiro,?-XII-?, collector not noted. Specimens are deposited in: AMNH, BMNH, CASC, CMNC, CMNH, EMEC, FMNH, MNHN, SDEI, and WOPC.

D i a g n o s i s: Forebody black, except pronotal collar castaneous; antennae, pterothorax, and abdomen castaneous; elytra tricolored, each elytron with 4 yellow markings, two near the middle, one near base, one near apex, apical yellow marking does not touch epipleural or sutural margins; basal 1/2 of disc castaneous, disc mostly black in posterior 1/2.

R e d e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.0 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 161. Head: Frons about as long as antennal pedicel; EW/FW 40/10. Thorax: Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescenses, slight fissure at middle (PW/PL 85/120); elytral disc sculptured with striate, asetiferous punctures in basal 1/2, elytral apex narrowly rounded (EL/EW 340/70); metathoracic femur gradually increasing in diameter to femoral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium emarginate along distal margin; phallobasic loop longer than phallobase; aedeagus as in Fig. 71.

V a r i a t i o n: Size: Length 6.0-9.0 mm; width 1.5-2.0 mm. Other than body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous.

N a t u r a l h i s t o r y: Specimens were collected during January, September, October, November, and December, at altitudes that range from 2 to 400 m.