Cregya triguttula, 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 : 1002-1003

Cregya triguttula OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 75 , 164 , 326 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: Bahia, Brazil, D. Davis ( WFBM).

D i a g n o s i s: The three black spots on the elytron, amidst an otherwise yellow elytral color, will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 8.5 mm; width 3.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 326 . Color: Yellow, except pterothorax brown, and each elytron with three small black spots, one on humeral angle, one adjacent to mesoscutellum, and one near middle of elytral disc. Head: Antenna ( Fig. 75 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres get shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye slightly wider than frons (EW/FW 20/18). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 164 ) quadrate (PW/PL 120/120), disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with 10 striae of asetiferous punctures that dissipate at elytral distal 3/4 (EL/EW 260/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

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

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, triguttula, is a Latin compound name that stems from the prefix tri- (= three) and gutta (= spot); with reference to the three black spots on each elytron.

Figures

Figs 61-91: Antennae; (61) Madoniella muralla; (62) M. nota; (63) M. acicula; (64) M. aspera; (65) M. baja; (66) M. delta; (67) Amboakis bermejo; (68) Pujoliclerus variolus; (69) Megatrachys irrasis; (70) Cregya arima; (71) Nelsopelonium aspikelum; (72) Cregya vicosa; (73) Pujoliclerus abditus; (74) P. dexus; (75) Cregya triguttula; (76) Pyticeroides brevitubulus; (77) Pujoliclerus lasiosus; (78) Cregya biguttula; (79) Sirpa acara; (80) Parapelonides naranjo; (81) Cregya livida; (82) Amboakis collucoatis; (83) Ampleris jatai; (84) Megaphloeus yasuni; (85) Pelonium implacide, male; (86) Epiphloeus prolixicornus; (87) Pelonium implacide, female; (88) Epiphloeus mantillerii; (89) Amboakis mitaraka; (90) Ellipotoma makrosa; (91) Cregya maura.

Figs 163-170: Pronota; (163) Artoadenus atrafinus; (164) Cregya triguttula; (165) C. biguttula; (166) Perilypus schusteri (167) Platynoptera potaro; (168) Pelonium erudiatum; (169) Parapelonides aodontus; (170) Isoparis cassidilis.

Figs 326-329: Habitus; (326) Cregya triguttata; (327) C. vicosa; (328) Eurycaulis anaxcis; (329) Isoparis cassidilis.