Nepsudia guenda OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 96, 144, 244, 332)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, Potrerillos del Guenda, 10-15 Oct. 2007, 370 m, J. Wappes & a. Cline. A second label reads: Reserva Natural, 40k NW Santa Cruz, 17°40'S; 63°27'W (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The combination of 11 antennomeres, subsecuriform terminal maxillary palpi, antennomere 9 longer than funicle, and tarsal spur formula 1-2-2 are characteristics that distinguish members of this species from others within Peloniinae .

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.5 mm; width 2.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 332. Color: Cranium black; antenna bicolored, fundus black, capitulum mostly yellow, posterior margin of capitular antennomeres black; pronotum reddish, anterior and posterior margins infuscated; thoracic venter, legs, and abdomen testaceous; elytra bicolored, mostly testaceous, each elytron with 2 broad black lines extending posteriorly from elytral anterior margin. Head: Eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye wider than frons (EW/FW 28/16); antenna capitate (Fig. 96), funicular antennomeres filiform, gradually shorter to capitulum, capitulum very long rectangulate, antennomere 9 longer than length of funicle. Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 114) quadrate, lateral tubercles slightly-defined (PW/PL 75/75), disc finely punctate; elytral disc asetiferous punctures substriate (EL/EW 240/75). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 244.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in October.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Bolivia.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, guenda, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.