Corresponding author: Kimberly García L. (
Academic editor: F. Vitali
Two new species of
García K, Botero JP, Martínez NJ (2019) Two new species of
The tribe
The genus
In this work two new species of
The material examined was obtained in Colombia, from the tropical dry forest in the Reserva La Flecha (RLF), Bolívar and the Reserva Campesina la Montaña (RCM), Atlántico. These locations were sampled from February to May 2018 by using a UV light trap, white light trap, manual capture, and the sampling was supplemented by visits to entomological collections.
The material currently resides in the following institutions, which are subsequently referred to by their acronyms:
Photographs were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1–5× macro lens, controlled by Zerene Stacker focus stacking software. Measurements were taken in “mm” using a measuring ocular Hensoldt/Wetzlar - Mess 10 in the Leica MZ6 stereomicroscope, also used in the study of the specimens. References and geographical distributions were ascertained in
Holotype female from Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha, 324 m,
Surface of pronotum smooth with pronotal tubercles of same color as remainder; eburneous callosities subrounded, posterior ones placed at same level and subequal in size; elytral costae absent; meso- and metafemora with a long spine; elytral apex truncate, with spine at outer margin.
Body covered with long, erect sparse setae, denser at inner face of protibiae, protarsomeres and basal antennomeres.
The species epithet is in honor of Ana López Guerrero, mother of the first author, in appreciation of her love and support through all my life, the reason for all of my achievements.
Holotype male from Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha, 324 m,
Surface of pronotum with wrinkles; pronotal tubercles black and well-elevated; males with sexual punctation on prosternum; femoral spines of same color as remainder; eburneous callosities with similar size; elytral apex with external spine.
Body covered with long, erect and sparse yellowish setae.
The species epithet is in honor of Angel García Hernandez, father of the first author, as a thank you for all the support, love and happiness he has given to me.
According to the most recent key to species of
7(4) | Tubercles of pronotum of same color as remainder of pronotum |
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– | Tubercles of pronotum black (contrasting in color from remainder of pronotum) |
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8(7) | Posteroexternal eburneous callosity of elytra placed at beginning of apical third and distant internal callosity. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) |
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– | Posterior eburneous callosities of elytra placed at same level |
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9(8) | Meso- and metafemora with short inner spine, shorter than length of scape; elytral apex unarmed (Figs |
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– | Meso- and metafemora with long inner spine, longer than length of scape; elytral apex with spines |
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10(9) | Surface of pronotum coarsely punctate; eburneous callosities narrowed, posteroexternal eburneous callosity at least twice length of internal; elytral costae visible; elytral apex obliquely truncate. Ecuador (El Oro, Guayas, Manabi) |
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– | Surface of pronotum smooth; eburneous callosities wider, subrounded; posterior eburneous callosities with similar size; elytral costae absent; elytral apex truncate (Figs |
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11(7) | Apex and spines of femora of same color as remainder |
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– | Apex and spines of femora black, contrasting with adjacent color |
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12(11) | Surface of pronotum only with wrinkles or with wrinkles and some interspersed punctures |
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– | Surface of pronotum only with punctures, without wrinkles |
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13(12) | Posteroexternal eburneous callosities at least twice length of internal; external apex of elytra unarmed. Colombia (Amazonas, Bolívar, Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca) |
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– | Posterior eburneous callosities with similar size; apex of elytra with external spine |
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14(13) | Pronotal tubercles slightly elevated; prosternum without sexual punctation; ventrites II-IV of males with depressed areas and with long yellowish setae on posterior margin of those areas (Figs |
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– | Pronotal tubercles distinctly elevated; prosternum with areas of sexual punctation (Fig. |
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15(12) | Basal eburneous callosities narrowed and elongated; elytral costae visible behind posterior callosities. Bolivia (Santa Cruz) |
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– | Basal eburneous callosities short and subrounded; without elytral costae visible behind posterior callosities (Figs |
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16(11) | Pronotum rugosely punctate |
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– | Pronotum smooth or only with microsculpture |
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17(16) | Scape black or darker than flagellomeres; prothorax subparallel-sided; eburneous callosities elongate and thin. Brazil (Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Piauí) |
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– | Scape with same color as flagellomeres; prothorax curved at sides or narrowed toward anterior margin; eburneous callosities elliptical |
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18(17) | Lateral tubercle of prothorax small; posterior eburneous callosities starting anteriorly at same level; apex of elytra with black area. French Guiana |
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– | Lateral tubercle of prothorax long and acute; posteroexternal eburneous callosity starting behind internal one; apex of elytra without black area. Peru |
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19(16) | Prothorax longer than wide, anterior region of epipleura without projection, metafemora exceeding elytral apex. Brazil (Amazonas), French Guiana |
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– | Prothorax as long as wide; anterior region of epipleura with projection, metafemora not exceeding elytral apex. Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul), Bolivia (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), Paraguay |
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Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha,
Body covered with long, erect, sparse setae, denser on inner surface of tibiae, tarsomeres and basal antennomeres.
Elytra about 3.5 times longer than prothorax; surface with dense, coarse punctures basally, finer and shallow toward apex. Each elytron with three eburneous callosities: one basal, elliptical; two posterior, slightly elongated, inner one slightly smaller than external one, not distinctly separated from each other. Posteroexternal callosity about one fifth of elytral length, starting ahead of internal one. Elytral costae absent. Apex of elytra with external long spine, about 0.8 times as long as the pedicel and with acute sutural projection.
One specimen of
Colombia (Cundinamarca, Valle del Cauca). New department records are added: Amazonas and Bolívar (Colombia).
Colombia, Amazonas: Leticia, 1 female, 1.V.2001, Sarmiento Paula coll., Andes-E1162 (
Ecuador. A new country record from Colombia (Bolívar) is added.
Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha,
Venezuela. A new country record from Colombia (Bolívar) is added.
Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha,
Colombia (Bolívar). New department records are added: Atlántico, Magdalena and Santander (Colombia).
Colombia, Atlántico: Usiacurí; (Reserva Campesina La Montaña,
Panama, Colombia (Magdalena). New department records are added: Atlántico and Bolívar (Colombia).
Colombia, Atlántico: Baranoa (
Honduras, Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela. A new country record from Colombia (Magdalena) is added.
Colombia, Magdalena (Road Minka-Cerro Kennedy,
Honduras, Mexico (Jalisco, Oaxaca), Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela. A new country record from Colombia (Magdalena) is added.
Colombia, Magdalena: San Pablo; (La Clarita,
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. A new country record from Colombia (Atlántico) is added.
Colombia, Atlántico: Usiacurí; (Reserva Campesina La Montaña,
Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia (Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Meta, Putumayo, Quindío, Santander, Tolima), Venezuela, Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Goiás, Distrito Federal, Maranhão, Piauí, Pernambuco, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay. A new department record from Bolívar (Colombia) is added.
Colombia, Bolívar: San Jacinto (Reserva La Flecha,
Colombia (Magdalena). New department records are added: Atlántico and Bolívar (Colombia).
Colombia, Atlántico: Usiacurí (Reserva Campesina la Montaña,
Venezuela. A new country record from Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar) is added.
Colombia, Atlántico: Usiacurí; (Reserva Campesina La Montaña,
Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia (Antioquia, Arauca, Boyacá, Caldas, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Tolima, Valle del Cauca), Venezuela. New department records are added: Amazonas, Atlántico and Bolívar (Colombia).
Colombia, Amazonas: Leticia, female, 1.V.2001, Daniel Matute coll., Andes-E384 (
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