Enoclerus Explained

Enoclerus is a genus of checkered beetles in the subfamily Clerinae.^[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Enoclerus:

• Enoclerus abdominalis (Chevrolat, 1835)
• Enoclerus ablusus Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus acerbus Wolcott, 1911
• Enoclerus addisoni Rifkind, 2004
• Enoclerus aethiops Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus albidulus Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus albosignatus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus alvarengai Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus analis (LeConte, 1849)
• Enoclerus anceps (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus anctus Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus angustus (LeConte, 1849)
• Enoclerus apicatus (Schenkling, 1906)
• Enoclerus arachnodes (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus arrowi (Schenkling, 1907)
• Enoclerus artifex (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus aspera Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus auripilus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus axilaris (Erichson, 1847)
• Enoclerus badeni (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus bahia Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus barri Knull, 1965
• Enoclerus beatus (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus bellamyi Rifkind, 1996
• Enoclerus bellus (Schenkling, 1898)
• Enoclerus bicarinatus (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus bilobus (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus bimaculatus (Skinner, 1905)
• Enoclerus binodulus (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus bispinis Wolcott, 1927
• Enoclerus boblloydi Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus bolivar Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus bombycinus (Chevrolat, 1833)
• Enoclerus boquete Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus brevicollis (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus campbelli Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus canus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus capillus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus caraca Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cautus (Gorham, 1883)
• Enoclerus cauca Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cavei Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus ceara Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cedro Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus chagra Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus chamelae Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus cinctus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cinereopilosus (Blanchard, 1843)
• Enoclerus citricornis Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus citrinifrons Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus coccineus (Schenkling, 1906)
• Enoclerus colorados Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus comptus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus concinnus (Gorham, 1883)
• Enoclerus condinamarca Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus contractus (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus corcovado Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cordifer (LeConte, 1849)
• Enoclerus cosnipata Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus crabronarius (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus crinitus Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus cupressi Van Dyke, 1915
• Enoclerus cura Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus cusco Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus decussatus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus deletus Wolcott, 1927
• Enoclerus deliciolus (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus delusus Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus dichrous Chapin, 1927
• Enoclerus distinctus (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus erro Wolcott, 1922
• Enoclerus erwini Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus eximius (Mannerheim, 1843)
• Enoclerus faber (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus farragoinis Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus fascia Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus fasciatus (Schenkling, 1900)
• Enoclerus fasciicollis (Schenkling, 1900)
• Enoclerus fauna Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus faustus (Schenkling, 1900)
• Enoclerus festivus (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus fibrillatus Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus flavibasis Chapin, 1927
• Enoclerus fractus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus franki Barr & Rifkind, 2007
• Enoclerus fugitivus Wolcott, 1927
• Enoclerus gabriellae Rifkind, 1994
• Enoclerus gerhardi Wolcott, 1922
• Enoclerus gibboclerus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus gibbus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus gilli Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus gorgona Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus grenade Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus guiana Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus gumae Rifkind, 1995
• Enoclerus hefferni Rifkind, 2021
• Enoclerus hespenheidei Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus hieroglyphicus (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus hoegei (Gorham, 1883)
• Enoclerus hogei (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus hovorei Barr & Rifkind, 2007
• Enoclerus huallaga Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus huila Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus ichneumoneus (Fabricius, 1777)
• Enoclerus incanus Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus inimicoides Chapin, 1927
• Enoclerus inyoensis Van Dyke, 1938
• Enoclerus irregularis Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus itajura Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus junin Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus juquilensis Rifkind, 2016
• Enoclerus kaw Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus knabi (Wolcott, 1910)
• Enoclerus laetus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus laportei (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus larioja Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus lautus Wolcott, 1922
• Enoclerus lecontei (Wolcott, 1910) (blackbellied clerid)
• Enoclerus leehermani Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus liljebladi Wolcott, 1922
• Enoclerus longissimus Wolcott, 1922
• Enoclerus loreto Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus losvolvanes Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus lugubris (Erichson, 1847)
• Enoclerus lunatus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus luridus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus luscus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus maldonado Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus mata Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus matamata Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus meta Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus mcnallyi Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus melissae Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus meridanus (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus mexicanus (Castelnau, 1836)
• Enoclerus militaris (Schenkling, 1906)
• Enoclerus minas Opitz, 2020
• Enoclerus miniatus (Spinola, 1844)
• Enoclerus mocho Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus moestus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus monteverde Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus morrisi Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus mutabilis (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus muttkowskii (Wolcott, 1909)
• Enoclerus napo Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus nelsoni Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus nigricans Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus nigrifrons (Say, 1823)
• Enoclerus nigripes (Say, 1823)
• Enoclerus nigromaculatus (Chevrolat, 1843)
• Enoclerus nodulifer Gorham, 1927
• Enoclerus nova Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus obrieni Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus ocreatus (Horn, 1885)
• Enoclerus octavus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus opifex (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus opitzi Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus ordinis Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus pacificus Rifkind, 2002
• Enoclerus palmii (Schaeffer, 1904)
• Enoclerus para Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus paula Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus pedraazul Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus peruvianus Pic, 1936
• Enoclerus philogenes Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus pictilis Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus pictus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus pilatei (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus pinus (Schaeffer, 1905)
• Enoclerus pisinnus Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus planonotatus (Castelnau, 1836)
• Enoclerus puellus Gorham, 1886
• Enoclerus puravida Rifkind, 1997
• Enoclerus pusio (Schenkling, 1906)
• Enoclerus quadriguttatus (Olivier, 1795)
• Enoclerus quadrinodosus (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus quadrisignatus (Say, 1835)
• Enoclerus quercus (Schaeffer, 1905)
• Enoclerus reburrus Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus reductesignatus Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus regius Rifkind, 2002
• Enoclerus regnadkcin Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus rio Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus riocuare Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus rionegro Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus rondonia Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus rosmarus (Say, 1823)
• Enoclerus rubidus Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus rubra Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus ruficollis (Laporte de Castelnau, 1836)
• Enoclerus rufimanus (Schenkling, 1900)
• Enoclerus rufofemoratus (Schenkling, 1915)
• Enoclerus sagittarius Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus salta Opitz, 2020
• Enoclerus salvini (Gorham, 1876)
• Enoclerus schaefferi Barr, 1947
• Enoclerus sericeus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus signifer Barr, 1978
• Enoclerus sinop Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus skillmani Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus sphegeus (Fabricius, 1787) (red-bellied clerid)
• Enoclerus spinolae (LeConte 1853) (handsome yucca beetle)
• Enoclerus teutonia Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus thomasi Opitz, 2020
• Enoclerus tigris Rifkind, 2002
• Enoclerus toledoi Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus torquatus (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus tricinctus (Chevrolat, 1874)
• Enoclerus triplagiatus (Blanchard, 1843)
• Enoclerus tubercularis (Gorham, 1882)
• Enoclerus tucuman Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus urbanus Rifkind, 2012
• Enoclerus valens Barr & Rifkind, 2009
• Enoclerus velha Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus venator (Chevrolat, 1843)
• Enoclerus vera Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus vernalis Barr & Rifkind, 2009
• Enoclerus versicolor (Laporte, 1836)
• Enoclerus vetus (Wolcott, 1927)
• Enoclerus viduus (Klug, 1842)
• Enoclerus villicus (Gorham, 1886)
• Enoclerus virginiensis (Schaeffer, 1917)
• Enoclerus vista Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus vulnus Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus wappesi Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus whiteheadi Ekis, 1976
• Enoclerus x-album (Gorham, 1883)
• Enoclerus yasuni Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus yungas Opitz, 2021
• Enoclerus zebra (Chevrolat, 1843)
• Enoclerus zebroides Barr, 1976
• Enoclerus zip Rifkind, 2017
• Enoclerus zonatus (Klug, 1842)

Further reading

• Ekis, G. 1976. Neotropical checkered beetles of the genus Enoclerus (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae), Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 11:3, 151-172, doi:10.1080/01650527609360501
• Barr, W.F. 1978: New species of Enoclerus from Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 32 (4): 269–278
• Ekis, G. 1978: Comparative anatomy and systematic significance of the internal organs of checkered beetles. Part II. Reproductive systems of the New World genus Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 32 (4): 279–297
• Mawdsley, J.R. 2001: Cladistic analysis of Nearctic species of Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with discussion of the evolution of mimicry and cryptic coloration. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 127(4): 459–471
• Rifkind, J. 2004. "A New Species of Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae) from Colombia," The Coleopterists Bulletin 58(3), 393-395. doi:10.1649/635
• Barr, W.F. & Rifkind, J. 2007: Two new species of neotropical Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 61 (2): 195–199
• Barr, W.F. & Rifkind, J. 2009: Two new and one resurrected species of Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) from the western United States. Zootaxa, 2168: 57–62
• Rifkind, J. 2012: New Central American and Mexican Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae): Part II. Zootaxa 3397: 1–27 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3397.1.1
• Rifkind, J. 2016. A New Species of Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) from the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico, The Coleopterists Bulletin 70(1), 168-170. doi:10.1649/072.070.0124
• Rifkind, J. 2017. New species of Mutillid Mimicking Enoclerus Gahan (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) from Mexico and Central America. Zootaxa 4321(3): 409–420. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4231.3.7
• Opitz W. 2020. Three new species of South American checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Insecta Mundi 0832: 1–5.
• Rifkind J. 2021. Enoclerus hefferni, a new species of checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae) from Honduras, with additions to the Honduran Enoclerus Gahan fauna. Insecta Mundi 0847: 1–4.
• Opitz, W. 2021. New South American checkered beetles of the genus Enoclerus (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Clerinae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 53(1): 123-169

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enoclerus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-04-26.