Agra jimwappes Erwin

Erwin, Terry L., 2002, The Beetle Family Carabidae of Costa Rica: Twenty­nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina), Zootaxa 119, pp. 1-68 : 16-17

Agra jimwappes Erwin , new species

( Figs. 1a, 1 b, 1c)

Holotype. Female, COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, La Pacifica, 10º28'N 085º07'W, June (J.E. Wappes)( USNM: ADP85171).

Diagnosis. With character states of the arrowi group, and elytral apex clearly obliquely truncate with a small lateral tooth.

Description. Color and luster: Castaneous, head and knees piceous; head and prontoum very shiny, elytra somewhat matte in appearance. Form: Male unknown. Head ( Fig. 1a ) behind eyes somewhat rounded in female. Elytron ( Fig. 1 b) with apex moderately produced medially, lateral tooth small, sutural angle obtuse, not projected acutely; interneurs of biserite rows of punctulae. Sternum VI ( Fig. 1 c) of female shallowly v­shaped. Size: medium, 15.1mm in length, 3.8mm in width.

Other specimens examined. None, the Holotype is only specimen known at present.

Specific epithet. The specific epithet, jimwappes , is a noun in apposition based on the name of James E. Wappes, the collector of the Holotype, and many other excellent records of this genus.

Notes. Adults of this species are similar to adults of Agra winnie , however, the truncated elytral apex of Agra jimwappes is clearly unique.

Figures

FIGURE 1. A. jimwappesi, female, dorsal aspect: a) head; b) apex of elytron; c) Sternum VI, female, ventral aspect. Measures (mm): HL = 2.6; WE = 1.9; SW = 3.6.