Amphelissus meieri (SCHENKLING 1900) (Figs 2, 29, 55-58, 61, 62, 65-68, 70, 73, 97)

Amphelissus meieri (SCHENKLING) 1900: 408.

Type material: Holotype. ♀. Herein restricted to Colombia, Departamento de Magdalena (SDEI).

SCHENKLING 1910: 128 (Galeruclerus). CORPORAAL 1941: 361 (Galeruclerus); 1950: 282 (Cregya). OPITZ 2017a: 35.

Diagnosis: This is the only species within the Labasiella complex that has the castaneous elytral disc slightly infuscated at the middle, just anterior the elytral apex.

Redescription: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 73. Integument: Castaneous, except elytral disc with infuscation at middle and just in front of elytral apex. Head: Cranium (Figs 57, 59) coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform (Figs 2, 60), capitulum lax, antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovate; eyes slightly narrower that width of frons (EW/FW 15/20); last maxillary and labial palpomere securiform. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 29) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, without discal knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 punctiform striae (Figs 63, 65-68), punctation binodal, punctation extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate in posterior fourth; legs, ungues as in Fig. 64. Abdomen: Aedeagus (Fig. 97), distal region of phallobase slightly lobed, tegmen very reduced, submembranous, phallobasic struts confluent with phallobasic apodeme, phallobasic rod spatulate, bifid distally; phallic plates broad, phallic apex small triangular. Male Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Testes comprised of 4 follicles; one pair of accessory glands (Fig. 56). Female Mesodermal Reproductive Organs: Spermathecal capsule slightly sclerotized, spermathecal gland attached to apex of spermatheca; with saccular bursa copulatrix (Fig. 55).

Variation: The available specimens are quite homogeneous.

Natural history: Specimens were collected from February to May; from 5 to 30 m. According to label data, these checkered beetles have been associated with the plant Caesalpinia coriaria (JACQ.) WILLD. ( Fabaceae) and the beetle Xylotheca meieri REITT. ( Anobiidae).

Distribution (Fig. 70): In addition to the holotype, I examined 16 specimens from: Colombia: Departamento de Magdalena, 12 miles W Santa Marta, 28-IV-1973, Campbell & Howden; Departamento de Magdalena, Tayrona Palangana, 11°20'N 74°2'W, 21-III-5-IV- 2001, 30 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, PNN Tayrona Gairaca, 5-21-III- 2001, 5 m, Malaise, R. Henriquez; Departamento de Magdalena, 12 mi W Santa Marta, 16-V-1973, Campbell & Howden. Venezuela: No other information available. Specimens are deposited in CNCI; IAVH, SDEI, and WOPC.