Agra azureipennis Erwin (1982b:208)

Erwin, Terry L., 2000, Arboreal Beetles Of Neotropical Forests: Agra Fabricius, A Taxonomic Supplement For The Platyscelis Group With New Species And Distribution Records (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (1), pp. 90-119 : 114-115

032. Agra azureipennis Erwin (1982b:208)

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Geographical Distribution ( Fig. 12). The discovery at Pakitza of Agra azureipennis came as a great surprise because normally Agra species possess such small ranges. This species in now thought to be transamazon in distribution, but see Note below.

New Locality Records. 1 male, PERÚ, Madre de Dios, Pakitza , clearing, 11 ° 56 ̍ 47 ̎ S, 71 ° 17 ̍ W, 356 m, G. Servat, 5­Sep­1989, USNM BIOLAT /COLE­ 10895; 1 male, Venezuela, Amazonas, San Símon del Cocuy , 01 ° 08 ̍ N, 66 ° 50 ̍ W, 60 m, J. Sykora, Mar­13­25­1974, UCV, ADP 85381 .

Note. While virtually identical in male genitalia, form of elytra and prothorax, these two specimens have a slightly different head shape, the one from

Venezuela being slightly more angulate posteriorly. In addition, its areas of body and appendage infuscation are slightly more extensive. I do not regard these as differences significant enough to warrant recognizing them as separate species, however new collections may help refine that opinion.