Cregya livida, 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 : 1001

Cregya livida OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 81 , 113 , 322 )

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz, Amboro Rd. above Achira Campo , 5-580' 11/10/2004, Morris & Wappes ( FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: In this beetle, the elytral disc is blue and the pronotum is mostly yellow-red and shows a transverse marking on the pronotal arch. This combination of characteristics 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 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 322 . Color: Cranium, prothorax yellow-red, except pronotal arch with transverse brown macula and pronotal collar infuscated at middle; antenna black, except scape testaceous; elytra dark blue; pterothorax, legs, and abdomen black. Head: Cranium finely punctate; antenna ( Fig. 81 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, funicular antennomere 6 slightly expanded; capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes small, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 22/30). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 113 ) subquadrate (PW/PL 73/67), disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with 10 striae of asetiferous punctures that dissipate near elytral apex (EL/EW 200/60). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during October, at an altitude that ranges from 1,524 to 1,768 m.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Bolivia.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, livida, is a Latin adjective that stems from lividus (= bluish); with reference to the dark blue body color of this beetle.

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 101-117: Pronota; (101) Aphelocerus ligulus; (102) A. yoro; (103) Ridica achira; (104) R. merida; (105) Ampleris cacuminis; (106) Plocamocera catalexis; (107) Aphelocerus tigra; (108) A. sparicapillus; (109) A. nolus; (110) A. magnipannus; (111) Pyticeroides desodes; (112) Cregya petalosa; (113) C. livida; (114) C. tobagoensis; (115) C. maura; (116) Pujoliclerus flavidus; (117) Amboakis collucoatis.

Figs 322-325: Habitus; (322) Cregya livida; (323) C. maura; (324) C. petalosa; (325) C. tobagoensis.