Cotycicuiara pertusa, new species

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Description. Integument brownish-red. Head covered by whitish pubescence. Upper lobes of eyes separated by half width of one lobe. Scape almost as long as antennomere III and covered by whitish pubescence.

Pronotum densely punctate and covered with, whitish fine pubescence.

Basal quarter of elytra with brownish-yellow pubescence; an irregular transverse band of whitish pubescence with small and contrasting punctures on central-anterior region; an irregular transverse band of brownish-yellow pubescence behind the middle; with apical third entirely covered by whitish pubescence and contrasting, intercalate punctures.

Ventral surface covered by dense, whitish pubescence.

Measurements (mm), females. Total length, 7.2-8.8; prothorax length, 1.5-1.9; prothorax width, 2.2- 2.7; elytral length, 5.4-6.5; humeral width, 2.7-3.2.

Type material. Female holotype, BRAZIL, Santa Catarina: Corupá (ex-Hansa Humboldt), X., A. Maller col. (MZSP) ; Rio de Janeiro: Vassouras, female paratype, I.1940, de Machado col. (MZSP) .

Etymology. Latin, pertusa = perforating, referring to the elytral punctation.