The beetle family Carabidae of Costa Rica: The genera of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina, tribe Lebiini, with new species and notes on their way of life (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Author
Erwin, Terry L.
text
Zootaxa
2004
662
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journal article
41599
10.5281/zenodo.158702
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158702
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Key to the Costa Rican species of
Aspasiola
Chaudoir 1877
1 Legs and tarsomeres concolorous, testaceous .........................................................
2
1' Leg bicolored, femur testaceous, tibia and tarsomeres piceous................................
5
2(1) Elytron with punctulae of interneurs markedly small and fine throughout; pronotum transverse with hind angle slightly obtuse, margin not markedly constricted anterior to hind angle ............................................................................
A. selva
Erwin
,
n. sp.
2' Elytron with punctulae of interneurs moderately coarse in basal half, fine posteriorly; pronotum with hind angle obtuse, margin markedly constricted anterior to hind angle ........................................................................................................................
3
3(2') Pronotum with margins broadly explanate, width greater than head across eyes; elytra somewhat obscurely pigmented, only humerus AND post scutellar area pale.. ....................................................................................................
A. osa
Erwin
,
n. sp.
3' Pronotum with margins narrowly explanate, width less than head across eyes; entire elytron pale, although darkly pigmented wings may show through; post scutellar area pale ...................................................................................................................
4
4(3') Eyes normal, moderately produced, not appearing stalked from posterior aspect; distal antennomeres (5–11) black ...........................................................
A. ignea
Bates
4' Eyes slightly stalked, markedly produced, appearing stalked from posterior aspect; distal antennomeres (5–11) brown, 3–4 slightly infuscated..
A. bonita
Erwin
,
n. sp.
5(1') Elytron with humeral area darkly pigmented with bluish reflections, remainder bright rufous; apex of femur infuscated ..............................
A. steineri
Erwin
,
n. sp.
5' Elytron bright rufous; apex of femur testaceous............................
A. lemoides
Bates