Artoadenus regina OPITZ nov. sp.

(Figs 65, 115, 116, 148, 175)

Holotype: ♂. Guyane (Régina) (French Guiana), Montagne de Kaw Pk., 37.5, 5.XII.2004, J. A. Cerda. A second label reads: á vue en forět (FSCA). Paratypes: Two specimens. Guyana, Regina, Kaw Mountain Park, 2-IX-1999, J. A. Cerda (WOPC, 1); idem, 10-X-2001, J. A. Cerda (WOPC, 1) .

Diagnosis: The elytral color pattern, as depicted in Fig. 148, will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

Description: Size: Length 10.0 mm; width 4.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 148. Color: Cranium bicolorous, cranial venter and region behind eyes flavotestaceous, remainder black; pronotum mostly black, sides flavotestaceous; mesoscutellum brown; elytral disc mostly black, with flavotestaceous fascia. Head: Antennal capitulum very long (Fig. 65), each capitular antennomeres longer than combined length of funicle; antennal carina very prominent; EW/FW 18/18. Thorax: Pronotal anterior margin not projected at middle; side margin of disc slightly rounded; PW/PL 60/55; elytra moderately flared; EL/EW 230/50. Abdomen: Male pygidium not incised at distal margin; aedeagus as in Figs. 115, 116.

Variation: Size: length 10.0-12.0 mm; width 4.0-5.0 mm. The pronotal disc may show a narrow flavotestaceous line that may extend to the cranial vertex.

Natural history: Specimens were collected during October, November, and December.

Distribution (Fig. 175): Known from French Guiana.

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