Clypeolus cilicollis (Broun), 1993

Clypeolus cilicollis (Broun) View in CoL

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Acalles cilicollis Broun, 1921b: 572 View in CoL . Type locality: Green Bay , Auckland

Clypeolus cilicollis (Broun) Lyal, 1993: 67 View in CoL

Diagnosis: A small, rotund, highly patterned species. Similar to C. brookesi , but differs in having the elytra more strongly acuminate towards apex; the pale maculae on the middle of the elytra being strap-shaped with an oblique posterior margin formed by a line of raised scales; and the abdominal ventrites possess elongate scales that are sparsely distributed on the lateral regions of the ventrites, with the integument visible between scales. This species has erect setae on the elytra that are distinctly clubbed at the apex and are the longest and thinnest of any of the known species of Clypeolus , resembling the setae possessed by species in the genera Agacalles Broun, 1886 and Metacalles Broun, 1893 .

Distribution: North Island: ND, AK, WO.

Remarks: Clypeolus cilicollis and C. brookesi are evidently closely related. This species is rare in collections.