Cregya biguttula, 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

Cregya biguttula OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 78 , 165 , 238 , 321 )

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: S. Antonio da Barra , Pr. De Bahia, ( Brazil) Gounelle, 11.12.88 ( MNHN).

D i a g n o s i s: The two black spots on each 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 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 321 . Color: Yellow, except antennal capitulum, tibiae, and tarsi black, and each elytron with two black spots, one at humeral angle, the other behind elytral middle. Head: Antenna ( Fig. 78 ) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 long triangular, antennomere 10 oblong; eyes large, coarsely facetted, eye slightly narrower than frons (EW/FW 30/35). Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 165 ) transverse (PW/PL 100/90), disc finely punctate, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with small asetiferous punctures distributed throughout elytral disc, punctures less abundant in elytral distal 1/3 rd (EL/EW 280/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform, slightly emarginated in posterior margin; aedeagus as in Fig. 238.

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, biguttula, is a Latin compound name that stems from the prefix bi- (= two) and gutta (= spot); with reference to the two black spots on each elytral disc.

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 237-242: Aedeagi; (237) Cregya arima; (238) C. biguttula; (239) C. vicosa; (240) Eurycaulis anaxeis; (241) Pelonium tayrona; (242) P. implacide.

Figs 318-321: Habitus; (318) Ampleris ituituba; (319) A. jatai (320) Cregya arima; (321) C. biguttula.