Cregya arima, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (2), pp. 959-1076 : 999

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3746744

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3809369

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Cregya arima
status

nov.sp.

Cregya arima OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 70 View Figs 61-91 , 177 View Figs 171-178 , 237 View Figs 237-242 , 320 View Figs 318-321 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: TRINIDAD, N. Range, Arima-Blachisseuse rd. , Textel nr. Morne Bleu, 2300', V-7-8-85, C. W. & L.B. O’Brien ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: The Trinidad specimen shows mostly a flavotestaceous coloration, and each elytron shows 3 brown markings, which are characteristics that will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 5.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 320 View Figs 318-321 . Color: Flavotestaceous, except each elytron with 3 brown markings, one extends around humeral margin, another short oblique making in elytral basal 1/3 rd, and 3 rd marking an irregular line contiguous with epipleural margin at elytral distal 2/3 rd. Head: Cranium finely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 70 View Figs 61-91 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 long triangular, antennomere 10 oblong; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 25/30). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 177 View Figs 171-178 ) quadrate (PW/PL 83/83), disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with 10 striae of asetiferous punctures that dissipate at elytral distal 2/3 th (EL/EW 220/65). Abdomen: Pygidium quadrate / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 237. View Figs 237-242

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected in June, at 701 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: ThisspeciesisknownfromTrinidad.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, arima, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.

FSCA

Florida State Collection of Arthropods, The Museum of Entomology

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cleridae

Genus

Cregya

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