Labasiella machupicchu, 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 : 149

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3762392
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3804556
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A412E01D-1C12-393F-E49F-4E60E0B90E86
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Labasiella machupicchu
status	nov.sp

Treatment

Labasiella machupicchu OPITZ nov.sp ( Figs 6 View Figs 1-27 , 33 View Figs 28-43 , 70 View Fig 70 , 85 View Figs 81-89 , 102)

Holotype: ♂. Peru, 1985, W. Wittmer. A second label reads: Machu Picchu , 2000- 2400 M, 15- XII ( NHMB).

Diagnosis: This little checkered beetle (3 mm) has a short and thick body. Also, it is the only member of the genus in which the funicular antennomeres are bicolorous.

Description: Size: Length 3.8 mm; width 1.5 mm. Form: As in Fig. 85 View Figs 81-89 . Integument: Cranium and thorax dark castaneous, pronotum midline broadly light castaneous; antenna mostly testaceous, funicular antennomeres 3-5 black; mouthparts mostly testaceous, terminal maxillary and labial palpomeres and mandibles brown; legs mostly testaceous, femora infuscated distally, tarsi slightly infuscated; pterothorax brown; elytra mostly testaceous, basal margin, and 2 partially angular fasciae brown, posterior fascia broader than more anterior fascia. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 6 View Figs 1-27 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 globose; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 10/30); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 33 View Figs 28-43 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, with 4 small knobs; elytral asetiferous punctation arranged into 9 punctiform striae, punctation binodal, punctation extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 102 View Figs 97-102 ) very short, distal region of phallobase slightly lobed, tegmen very reduced, submembranous, phallobasic struts confluent with phallobasic apodeme, phallobasic rod long; phallic plates broad, phallic apex short triangular.

Distribution ( Fig. 70 View Fig 70 ): This species is known from Peru.

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