Labasiella cochabamba, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, ClassiIication, Natural History, and Evolution oI the SubIamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae). Part XIII. The New World genera oI checkered beetles of the Labasiella complex, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 127-170 : 142

Labasiella cochabamba OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 21 , 47 , 71 , 77 )

Holotype: ♀. Bolivia, Cochabamba, Germain ( MNHN). Paratypes: 3 specimens. Bolivia: Departamento de Cochabamba, Cochabamba (MNHN, 1; WOPC, 1). Peru: Departamento de Amazonas, 5 km N Pomacocha, on road to Rioja, 7-8-X-1964, 2,000 m, P. C. Hutchison & J. K. Wright (CASC, 1).

Diagnosis: The members of this species superficially resemble those of L. boyaca , but in L. cochabamba specimens the elytral punctures extend to the elytral apex.

Description: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 77 . Integument: Cranium and thorax dark castaneous; antenna brown; mouthparts mostly testaceous, terminal maxillary and labial palpomeres and mandibles brown; legs mostly brown, proximal region of prothoracic femur testaceous, distal region of profemur, remaining femora and all tibiae brown, tarsi testaceous; pterothorax brown; elytra mostly castaneous, with posthumeral and postmedial angular fasciae, apex testaceous. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 21 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 globose; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 15/40); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 47 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, with 7 small knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures substriate, punctures extend sparsely to elytral apex, epipleural margin not serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

Variation: Size: Length 3.8-6.0 mm; width 1.3-2.3 mm. Except for body size the available specimens are quite homogeneous.

Distribution ( Fig. 71 ): This species is known from Peru and Bolivia.

Etymology: The trivial name, cochabamba, constitutes a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

Figures

Fig 71: The known geographic distribution of species as noted.

Figs 1-27: Antennae. (1) Amphelissus goniodus, female. (2) A. meieri, female. (3) Inconnexus lunarus, male. (4) Labasiella lata, female. (5) L. labaticollis, female. (6) L. machupicchu, male. 7. L. santa, female. (8) L. stangei, male. (9) L. tucumanensis, male. (10) L. varipennis, male. (11) Pelmatus barri, male.(12) P. barri, female.(13) P. bicolor, female. (14) Macilentus micidus, female. (15) Oncochelyna barrigai, female. (16) O. tuberculata, female. (17) Silvanoclerus dilatus, female. (18) S. beechi, male. (19) Labasiela bimaculata, female. (20) L. boyaca, male. (21) L. cochabamba, male. (22) L. eugeniae, male. (23) L. mcclarini, female. (24) L. solervicensi, female. (25) L. robles, female. (26) L. transversalis, male. (27) L. transversalis, female.

Figs 44-56: Various organs. 44-52 Pronota. (44) Silvanoclerus beechi. (45) Labasiella bimaculate. (46) L. boyaca. (47) L. Cochabamba. (48) L. mcclarini. (49) L. eugeniae. (50) L. robles. (51) L. solervicensi. (52) L. transversalis. 53-54 Heads. (53) Inconnexus lunarus. (54) Silvanoclerus dilatus. 54A-54B Generalized shape of the last maxillary palpomeres. (54A) Securiform. (54B) subsecuriform. 55-56 Mesodermal reproductive organs of Amphelissus meieri. (55) Female. (56) Male.

Figs 72-80: Habitus. (72) Amphelissus goniodus. (73) A. meieri. (74) Inconnexus lunarus. (75) Labasiella bimaculatus. (76) L. boyaca. (77) L. cochabamba. (78) L. mcclarini. (79) L. eugeniae. (80) L. robles.