Labasiella santa, Opitz, Weston, 2019

Opitz, Weston, 2019, ClassiIication, Natural History, and Evolution oI the SubIamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae). Part XIII. The New World genera oI checkered beetles of the Labasiella complex, Linzer biologische Beiträge 51 (1), pp. 127-170 : 150-151

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3762392
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3804558
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A412E01D-1C13-3931-E49F-4800E0530984
treatment provided by	Valdenar
scientific name	Labasiella santa
status	nov.sp.

Treatment

Labasiella santa OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 7 View Figs 1-27 , 34 View Figs 28-43 , 70 View Fig 70 , 86 View Figs 81-89 )

Holotype: ♂. BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, Above Achira, Rd. to Floripondo 1900 m, 10 December, 2011. A second label reads: 18°09'S 63°47'W, Wappes , Bonaso & R. Morris ( MNKM). GoogleMaps Paratype: 1 specimen from the same locality as the holotype (ACMT).

Diagnosis: Within Labasiella a narrow angular midelytral fascia is found in L. latus, L. santa , L. tocumanensis, and L. varipennis , but L. santa specimens differ by having very small elytral punctures.

Description: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 86 View Figs 81-89 . Integument: Cranium and thorax dark castaneous, lower frons and gula light castaneous; antenna and mouthparts testaceous, except mandibles brown; legs mostly testaceous, femora with brown annula at distal limit, basal half of tibiae brown; elytra bicolored, black basal margin and black basal half of epipleural margin contiguous with black narrow angular fascia, two small black streaks near basal margin, a broad black angular fascia behind elytral middle, remainder of elytral disc yellow. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 7 View Figs 1-27 ), capitulum lax, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 globose; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 15/40); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 34 View Figs 28-43 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, with 6 small knobs; elytral asetiferous punctures arranged into 10 punctiform striae, punctures binodal, punctures extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

Variation: The paratype has a broad central light castaneous line on the pronotal disc.

Distribution ( Fig. 70 View Fig 70 ): This species is known from Bolivia.

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