Carphontes paradoxus Monné & Monné sp. nov.

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Description. Male. Integument reddish-brown. Body with predominance of brownish pubescence. Grayishwhite pubescence covers a narrow longitudinal fascia on each side of the middle of the pronotum, prolonged outwards parallel to the anterior margin; a narrow longitudinal fascia in the middle of the scutellum; and a fascia covering the apical sutural third of the elytra. Antennae and legs with sparse brownish pubescence. Ventral surface covered with grayish-brown pubescence. Antennae exceeding elytral apices at the middle of segment 7.

Prothorax with lateral tubercles acute; pronotum with a row of fine punctures on posterior margin. Elytra with sides subparallel, decreasing to apex; finely and moderately densely punctate on entire surface; apices rounded. Fifth urosternite pointed at apex; fifth urosternite with apex semicircularly emarginated.

Female. Antennae exceeding elytral apices at apex of segment 8. Fifth urotergite rounded at the posterior margin; fifth urosternite rounded, feebly notched in middle of apex.

Measurements (mm) male/female. Total length, 5.7–6.0/5.3–6.4; prothorax length, 1.0–1.1/1.0–1.1; prothorax width, 2.0–2.0/2.0–2.2; elytral length, 4.2–4.4/4.2–4.5; humeral width, 2.3–2.4/2.3–2.4.

Type material. Holotype, male. Ve n e z u e l a, Tachira: Carretera Bramón-Delicias (1860 m), 9-11.XII.1980, J. Clavijo, A. Chacón & J. M. Ayala leg. (FAUV). Paratypes, Ven e z u el a, Aragua: Maracay (Rancho Grande, 1100 m), 1 female, 30.IV.1954, F. Fernández Y. leg. (FAUV); 1 female, 13.XII.1965, F. Fernández Y. leg.; 1 female, 5.VIII.1968, J. Maldonado C. leg. (USNM); 1 female, 21.XI.1975, J. Salcedo leg. (MNRJ); 1 female, 24.X.1976, J. L. Garcia leg. (FAUV); 1 male, 7.IV.1978, A. Chacón &. R. A. Clavijo leg. (MNRJ); 1 female, 9.V.1978, A. Chacón leg. (FAUV).

Remarks. Carphontes paradoxus sp. nov. is very similar in general aspect and coloration to C. posticalis, but the grayish-white pattern on the pronotum consists of a narrow longitudinal sinuous fascia on each side of the middle, rather than the four comma-like spots near the anterior margin and two on the posterior margin, in C. posticalis . Also, the fascia that covers the apical third of the sutural area is narrow in C. paradoxus, and broader and extended farther forward in C. posticalis .