Agra dax, Erwin, 2000

Erwin, Terry L., 2000, Arboreal Beetles Of Neotropical Forests: Agra Fabricius, A Taxonomic Supplement For The Platyscelis Group With New Species And Distribution Records (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (1), pp. 90-119 : 115-116

033. Agra dax , new species

( Figs. 1, 3j, 3k, 4a, 6j, 6k, 8e, 12)

Diagnosis. Head, posteriorly, of both sexes rounded ( Fig. 3 j, k), somewhat swollen. Labrum entire; ultimate labial palpomere (as in Fig. 3C) paralleliform, sides barely divergent, length greater than that of scape. Tarsomere 5 of posterior leg broad and plate­like (as in Fig. 2b), inserted into markedly transverse, emarginate tarsomere 4; apex of mid tibia markedly produced ( Fig. 4a). Elytral ( Fig. 6j, k) intervals not or barely convex, punctulae moderately transverse. Venter infuscated along mid­area. Elytron metallic green, no trace of blue reflections. Male aedeagus ( Fig. 8e).

Description. (See Table 1): Size: ABL = 19.50–22.00 mm; SBL = 19.48– 20.36 mm; TW = 5.72–6.54 mm; LH = 3.37–4.01 mm; LP = 4.07–4.13 mm; LE = 11.40–12.30 mm.

Geographical Distribution ( Fig. 12). At present, this species is known only from the type locality in Panama´.

Specimens Examined. Holotype male, PANAMÁ, Canal Zone , Barro Colorado Is., 09 ° 10 ̍ N, 79 ° 50 ̍ W, 30 m, H. Wolda, 7­May­1978, USNM, * ADP 83871, 1 female paratype, same data as type, USNM, ASP 02032 1 male paratype, W, R. Silberglied & A. Aiello, 16­Apr­1978, USNM, ADP 81117, 1 female paratype, C. Rettenmeyer, 25­Mar­1955, UKLK, ADP 83192.

Etymology. The epithet, dax , comes from the character on the television program Star Trek, Deep Space Nine, ‘‘Dax,’’ played by the actress, Terry Farrell, and it is to her this species is dedicated.