Buenoa koina Nieser & Pelli, 1994

Fig. 10 D

Buenoa koina Nieser & Pelli, 1994: 3, 4, figs 8–10 [original description].

Diagnosis.

Medium-sized species, male length ~ 5.9 mm. Synthlipsis wide, slightly> 1 / 2 of vertex width. Labial prong subequal to slightly shorter than third labial article, originating proximally on article. Fore femur with weak stridulatory area containing 4–6 ridges.

Taxonomic notes.

Buenoa koina is one of smallest species of the genus with wide synthlipsis. It can be distinguished from the most similar species, B. pallens (Champion, 1901) and B. pallipes (Fabricius, 1803), by the pronotum not tricarinate and the shorter length of the labial prongthan in the two aforementioned species.

Distribution.

Brazil: BA [new record], MG (Nieser and Pelli 1994; Nieser and Melo 1997; Carrenho et al. 2020).

Material examined.

Brazil,! BA, 2018: 4 ♂, 1 ♀: Mucugê municipality, PNCD, Água 3 station, 19. VIII. 2018. -12.9908, -41.3507. J. M. S. Rodrigues col., CEIOC 81921 . Same state, 2021: 1 ♂, 2 ♀: same data, except: Palmeiras municipality, Rio Preto, Água 1 station, 820 m, 05. V. 2021. -12.6036, -41.5250. J. M. S. Rodrigues & J. F. Barbosa cols., CEIOC 81920 .