Cregya fuscomacula, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 1000

Cregya fuscomacula OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 14 , 198, 274)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: Colombia: Boyaca, SFF Iquaque, La Planada, Malaise , 13-XI-4-XII- 2000, P. Reina ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: In this beetle, the elytral disc shows a large postmedial brown fascia. This characteristic will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 274 . Color: Cranium brown; antenna, pterothorax, legs, and abdomen testaceous; prothorax bicolored, prothoracic venter testaceous, pronotum brown; elytra bicolorous, mostly testaceous, each elytral disc with 2 small premedial macula and one large brown postmedial fascia. Head: Cranium finely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 14 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, funicular antennomere 6 slightly expanded; capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes small, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 18/38). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 198 ) quadrate (PW/PL 80/80), disc somewhat roughened, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with asetiferous punctures that are not striate and that dissipate near elytral 1/2 (EL/EW 260/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during a time period between 13 November and 4 December.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, fuscomacula, is a Latin compound name that stems from fusc (= brown) and macula (= spot); with reference to the brown macula on the elytral disc.

Figures

Figs 1-27: Antennae; (1) Aphelocerus nodus; (2) A. copanus; (3) A. magnipannus; (4) A. yoro; (5) A. sparicapillus; (6) A. tigra. (7) A. nolus; (8) A. ligulus; (9) Perilypus schusteri; (10) P. apunctus; (11) P. virgulatus; (12) P. izabal; (13) P. alpinus; (14) Cregya fuscomacula; (15) Phonius versus; (16) Pujoliclerus ariquemes; (17) Pelonium falcatum; (18) Pujoliclerus cnecostus; (19) P. trunculus. (20) P. sentus; (21) P. testudinatus; (22) P. catie; (23) P. flavidus; (24) P. convexus; (25) P. meloinus; (26) P. mexicoensis; (27) P. tuxtlas.

Figs 274-277: Habitus; (274) Cregya fuscomacula; (275) Perilypus izabal; (276) P. schusteri; (277) P. virgulatus.

Figs 194-200: Pronota; (194) Perilypus izabal; (195) P. apunctus; (196) Neorthopleura thomasi; (197) Ampleris itaituba; (198) Cregya fuscomacula; (199) Ichnea paraguayensis; (200) Pujoliclerus tuxtlas.