Pinacodera punctigera (Le Conte 1851)

Pinacodera punctigera is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.

With character states of subgenus Pinacodera and species Cymindis punctigera restricted as follows: OBL 7.75 - 11.33 mm. Length (n= 10 males, 10 females): head 0.72 – 1.04, pronotum 1.40 – 2.34, elytra 4.41 – 6.91, metepisternum 0.94 – 1.54 mm; width: head 1.60 – 2.28 , pronotum 1.80 – 2.92, elytra 3.16 – 4.58, metepisternum 0.52 – 0.88 mm. Body proportions. HW/HL 2.0 – 2.32; PWM/PL 1.18 – 1.31; EL/EW 1.28- 1.51; ML/MW 1.44 – 1.96. Color (Fig. 22A-B). Dorsum of head testaceous to rufo-piceous, dorsum of pronotum and elytra testaceous to rufo-piceous, rarely with lighter colored elytral margins; antennae testaceous to rufo-piceous; palpi testaceous to rufo-piceous; epipleura testaceous to rufo-piceous. Ventral thoracic sclerites and abdominal sterna testaceous to rufo-piceous. Metepisternum. Individuals are at least 1.44× as long as wide. Hind wings. Macropterous or brachypterous. Male Genitalia. Phallus (Fig. 26A) length 1.70 – 2.04 mm.

With character states of subgenus Pinacodera and species Cymindis punctigera restricted as follows: OBL 8.26 – 10.67 mm. Length (n= 20 males, 20 females): head 0.80 – 1.02, pronotum 1.72 – 2.20 , elytra 4.50 – 6.12, metepisternum 0.94 – 1.48 mm; width: head 1.72 – 2.20 , pronotum 2.00 – 2.64, elytra 3.12– 4.33, metepisternum 0.45 – 0.86 mm. Body proportions. HW/HL 1.91 – 2.30; PWM/PL 1.08 – 1.25; EL/EW 1.26 – 1.49; ML/MW 1.40 – 1.88. Color (Fig. 23). Dorsum of head rufous to rufo-piceous; dorsum of pronotum and elytra rufous to rufo-piceous; antennae rufo- testaceous to rufo- piceous; palpi rufo-testaceous to rufo-piceous; elytral epipleura rufo-testaceous to rufo-piceous; abdominal sterna and other thoracic sclerites rufo-testaceous to rufo-piceous. Elytra (Fig. 23). Humeri narrowed. Hind wings. Brachypterous. Male Genitalia Phallus (cf. Fig. 24A-C) length 1.82–2.00 mm.