Axina bella Opitz, new species

Figures 25, 69, 83.

Type material. Holotype. Male.Type locality: FRENCH GUIANA, Kourou, Savane Matiti, 5°4 ′ 59 ″ N 52°37 ′ 0.12 ″ W, 2013, Piège Vitre, J. L. Giuglaris (FSCA).

Diagnosis. The very attractive color pattern of the elytra as depicted in Fig. 83 will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

Description. Size. Length 12.0 mm; width 3.0 mm. Form. As in Fig. 83. Color. Cranium castaneous; antenna testaceous; prothorax bicolorous, venter and pronotal sides black; pronotal middle widely castaneous; pterothorax and legs black; elytra tricolorous, mostly yellow, humerus and epipleural margin widely black, black region extends broadly mesally towards sutural margin at elytral middle and at preapical region, black preapical region extends to sutural margin in form of fascia, apical region castaneous, castaneous region blends into more basal black fascia; abdomen testaceous. Head. Cranium finely punctate, frons about as wide as length of antennal pedicel; EW/FW 60/13. Thorax. Pronotum finely punctate, with 2 tumescences, concave at middle; PW/PL 110/155; elytra, few asetiferous punctures concentrated in elytral basal ½ proximal to sutural margin, width of interstitial spaces variable; EL/EW 475/90. Abdomen. Aedeagus (Fig. 25), phallobasic lobes very short, narrowly extended, contiguous; edge of phallic plates serrate; phallobasic apodeme slightly lengthened.

Distribution (for map see Fig. 69). This species is known from French Guiana.

Etymology. The specific epithet, bella, is a Latin adjective that stems from bellus (= beauty). I refer to the beautiful coloration of the dorsum of this beetle.