Agra monteverde Erwin

Erwin, Terry L., 2002, The Beetle Family Carabidae of Costa Rica: Twenty­nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina), Zootaxa 119, pp. 1-68 : 62

Agra monteverde Erwin , new species

( Figs. 29a, 29 b, 29c, 29d)

Holotype. Female, COSTA RICA: Puntarenas, Monteverde, 1380 m, 10 º50'N 85º37'W, January, (F.T. Hovore)( USNM: ADP93375).

Diagnosis. This is the only species of Costa Rican Agra with aeneous elytral foveae and slightly oblique apex without a sutural tooth AND foveae separated by their own diameter or more.

Description. Color and luster: Castaneous. Legs paler than body and with infuscated knees; antennomeres infuscated apically. Form: Male unknown. Body and legs castaneous, legs paler than body and with infuscated knees. Head ( Fig. 29a ) behind eyes elongate, posteriorly rounded. Female slender, with elytra slightly flared behind middle, apex ( Fig. 29 b) slightly oblique, lateral tooth very small, sutural apex rounded. Sternum VI ( Fig. 29 c) with shallow emargination in female. Stylomere 2 ( Fig. 29 d). Size: medium, 15.1mm in length, 3.8mm in width.

Other specimens examined. The female Holotype is the only specimen I saw. Specific epithet. The specific epithet, monteverde , is used as a noun in apposition, and refers to the type locality, Monteverde , Costa Rica.

Notes. The Holotype is from the Arenal Tilarán Conservation Area. The closely related species. Agra soccata Bates of Panamá with which this female agrees in attributes provided the information on male attributes, hence my assignment of this species to the soccata group.

Figures

FIGURE 29. A. monteverde, female, dorsal aspect; a) head; b) apex of elytron; c) Sternum VI, ventral aspect; d) stylomere 2, ventral aspect. Measures (mm): HL = 2.8; WE = 1.9; SW = 3.6; S 2 L = 0.4.