Labasiella stangei, 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 : 151

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3762392
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3804582
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A412E01D-1C1C-3931-E49F-4E58E39F0E96
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Labasiella stangei
status	nov.sp.

Treatment

Labasiella stangei OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 8 View Figs 1-27 , 35 View Figs 28-43 , 70 View Fig 70 , 87 View Figs 81-89 , 106)

Holotype: ♂. PERU, La Libertad, Samne, 1500 m- 13.VII-1975, Porter , Stange ( IMLA) .

Diagnosis: Within its species group, only in specimens of this species is the narrow angular fascia contiguous with the elytral anterior margin.

Description: Size: Length 5.5 mm; width 2.2 mm. Form: As in Fig. 87 View Figs 81-89 . Integument: Cranium and thorax castaneous; antenna and mouthparts testaceous, except mandibles brown, capitular antennomeres infuscated; legs mostly testaceous, femora with brown annula at distal limit, basal half of tibiae infuscated; elytra bicolored, black basal margin contiguous with premedial angular fascia, a broad black angular fascia behind elytral middle, remainder of elytral disc testaceous. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 8 View Figs 1-27 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 ovate; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 15/45); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 35 View Figs 28-43 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, with 6 small knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 punctiform striae, punctures binodal, punctures extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Aedeagus ( Fig. 106 View Figs 103-107 ) moderately long, distal region of phallobase slightly lobed, tegmen very reduced, submembranous, phallobasic struts confluent with phallobasic apodeme, phallobasic rod long; phallic plates broad, phallic apex broad triangular.

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

Etymology: The trivial name, stangei, honors Lionel A. Stange who collected the holotype. In addition to his many contribution to Neuropterology, he brings much humor to DPI, Florida State Collection of Arthropods.