Lebia (Chelonodema) inbio Erwin, new species

(Figs. 2a, 2b)

Type Series. Holotype male, COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Province, Estacíon Pitilla, 9 km S Santa Cecilia, 700 m, LN329950,380450 #4355 (C. Moraga)(INBio: CRI 002­134601) . Paratypes, 5 males, 13 females from the type locality (11 ­ INBio, 2 ­ CAS, 2 ­ UASM, 3 ­ USNM), 1 male, Estacíon Maritza, west slope of Volcan Orosi, 600 m, LN326900,373000 (K. Taylor)(INBio: CRI 000­394820) ; 1 male, Alajuela Province, Estacíon San Ramon, 620 m, LN318100,381900 #2817 (F. Quesada)(INBio: CRI 001­776999) , 1 male, Sect. San Ramon de Dos Rios, 1.5 km N Hde. Nueva Zelandia, 620 m, LN 318100,381900 #7332 (F. Quesada) (USNM) , 1 male, Finca San Gabriel, 2 km SW Dos Rios, 600 m, LN318800,383500 (GNP Biodiv. Survey)(INBio: CRI 001­024138) .

Derivation of Name. The specific epithet, inbio, an acronym for the Costa Rican institution in which the type series was encountered is used as a noun in apposition.

Diagnosis. This is the only species of Lebia (Chelonodema) with two longitudinal and bordered spots on the elytron (Fig. 2a) which cover 2/3 of the elytral surface.

Description. Testaceous; each elytron with 3 ‘‘spots,’’ the scutellar one black, the discal ones beige with back borders; palpi, antennomeres 3–11, femoral apex, tibiae and tarsomeres black. Pronotum broadly explanate; disc finely rugose. Size moderately large: 9.8 to 11.84 mm in length, 5.38 to 5.86 mm in width. Aedeagus (Fig. 2b).

Specimens Examined. The type series of 23 specimens is listed above.

Notes. This species does not trace satisfactorily in Reichardt’s key (1972) due to the unique elytral color pattern; the key will need to be significantly reordered rather than simply adding a step.