Cregya entrerios, 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 entrerios OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 48a , 139 , 361)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: ARGENTINA, I.1990, Prov. Entre Rios, Dept. Colon, Liebig ( RGCG).

D i a g n o s i s: The three-pronged testaceous marking near the the base of the elytral sutural margin will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 1.3 mm. Form: As in Fig. 361 . Color: Cranial dorsum dark brown, venter light brown; antenna, legs, and abdomen testaceous; prothorax mostly brown, pronotum with two paralateral black vittae, venter yellow; pterothorax dark brown; elytra bicolorous, disc mostly dark brown, epipleural margin broadly testaceous to elytral apex, sutural margin broadly testaceous to elytral apex, anteriorly testaceous sutural margin transforms to three-pronged testaceous marking. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 48a ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 20/30). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 139 ) quadrate (PW/PL 70/70), disc coarsely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with 9 striae of asetiferous punctures that dissipate near elytral apex (EL/EW 200/45). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus examined, then lost.

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

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

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

Figures

Figs 43-60: Antennae; (43) Ordinis taxis; (44) Pelonium tayrona; (45) Neorthopleura turnbowi, male; (46) N. turnbowi, female; (47) Megaphloeus imparilus; (48) Plocamocera catalexis; (48 a) Cregya entrerios; (49) Ridica merida. (50) Kataspinula puebla. (51) Cregya tobagoensis; (52) Topainca patchacutii; (53) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (54) Amboakis expandosa. (55) Ridica achira. (56) Ampleris cacuminis; (57) Sicamus suprus; (58) Sirpa latiflava; (59) Alarius careoritus; (60) Cregya petalosa.

Figs 134-152: Pronota; (134) Pujoliclerus catie; (135) P. mexicoensis; (136) P. convexus; (137) P. testudinatus; (138) Madoniella selvanegra; (139) Cregya entrerios; (140) Pujoliclerus trunculus; (141) P. sentus; (142) P. meloinus; (143) Sicamus suprus; (144) Nepsudia guenda; (145) Nanoclerus fuscus; (146) Topainca pachacutii; (147) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (148) Kataspinula puebla; (149) Madoniella muralla; (150) M. nota; (151) M. acicula; (152) M. baja.

Figs 358-361: Habitus; (358) Alariuscareoritus; (359) Ordinistaxis; (360) Peloniumatrigonatium; (361) Cregyaentrerios.