Epikastea Liebke 1936

Erwin, Terry L., 2004, The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: The genus Epikastea Liebke of the Plochonida Group, with new Neotropical species and notes on their way of life (Insecta: Coleoptera, Lebiini, Agrina), Zootaxa 790, pp. 1-20 : 6-7

Key to the species of Epikastea Liebke 1936

1 Elytron with disc, extreme lateral margin, and apex pale; humeri, marginal intervals, and subapical band infuscated (Central America) ........................ E. limonae Liebke

1’ Elytron with apex pale, extreme lateral margin pale or not, remaining intervals infuscated or elytron unicolorous (South America) ......................................................... 2

2(1’) Pronotum bicolored, central disc and lateral explanations rufous, lateral disc piceous; elytron with large apical rufous spot and pale margins ................................ ..................................................................................... E. poguei Erwin , new species

2’ Pronotum unicolorous, rufous; elytron unicolorous or with apical spot or band....... 3

3(2’) Elytron concolorous or with preapical rufotestaceous spot, without apical band...... 4

3’ Elytron with apical rufotestaceous band .................................................................. 5

4(3) Head with course granulate isodiametric microscupture, surface dull; elytron concolorous; size moderately larger, SBL = 7.45 to 7.5 mm ............................................ .......................................................................... E. mancocapac Erwin , new species

4’ Head with fine isodiametric microscupture, surface shiny; size moderately smaller, SBL = 5.7 to 6.5 mm ................................................... E. biolat Erwin , new species

5(3’) Elytron markedly elongate and narrow, Ratio PL/EL = 0.31; apical rufotestaceous band of elytron narrow, about the width of two intervals ........................................... ................................................................................... E. piranha Erwin , new species

5 Elytron shorter and broader, Ratio PL/EL = 0.33; apical rufotestaceous band of elytron broad, about the width of three and a half intervals ....................................... ....................................................................................... E. grace Erwin , new species