Lebia (Chelonodema) inbio Erwin, 2000

Erwin, Terry L., 2000, A New Genus And Species Of Lachnophorini And Two New Species Of Lebiini From Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Carabidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (3), pp. 279-283 : 281

Lebia (Chelonodema) inbio Erwin , new species

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Type Series. Holotype male, COSTA RICA: Guanacaste Province, Estacíon Pitilla , 9 km S Santa Cecilia , 700 m, LN329950,380450 #4355 (C. Moraga)( INBio: CRI 002­134601 ) . Paratypes, 5 males, 13 females from the type locality (11 ­ INBio, 2 ­ CAS, 2 ­ UASM, 3 ­ USNM) , 1 male, Estacíon Maritza, west slope of Volcan Orosi , 600 m, LN326900,373000 (K. Taylor)( INBio: CRI 000­394820 ) ; 1 male, Alajuela Province, Estacíon San Ramon , 620 m, LN318100,381900 #2817 (F. Quesada)( INBio: CRI 001­776999 ) , 1 male, Sect. San Ramon de Dos Rios , 1.5 km N Hde. Nueva Zelandia , 620 m, LN 318100,381900 #7332 (F. Quesada) ( USNM) , 1 male, Finca San Gabriel, 2 km SW Dos Rios , 600 m, LN318800,383500 (GNP Biodiv. Survey)( INBio: CRI 001­024138 ) .

Derivation of Name. The specific epithet, inbio , an acronym for the Costa Rican institution in which the type series was encountered is used as a noun in apposition.

Diagnosis. This is the only species of Lebia (Chelonodema) with two longitudinal and bordered spots on the elytron ( Fig. 2a ) which cover 2/3 of the elytral surface.

Description. Testaceous; each elytron with 3 ‘‘spots,’’ the scutellar one black, the discal ones beige with back borders; palpi, antennomeres 3–11, femoral apex, tibiae and tarsomeres black. Pronotum broadly explanate; disc finely rugose. Size moderately large: 9.8 to 11.84 mm in length, 5.38 to 5.86 mm in width. Aedeagus ( Fig. 2b ).

Specimens Examined. The type series of 23 specimens is listed above.

Notes. This species does not trace satisfactorily in Reichardt’s key (1972) due to the unique elytral color pattern; the key will need to be significantly reordered rather than simply adding a step.

Figures

Fig. 2. Lebia (Chelonodema) inbio, a) dorsal aspect, elytra; b) left lateral aspect, aedeagus.