Descriptions of new genera and new species of Western Hemisphere checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae) Author Opitz, Weston text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2019 2019-12-20 51 2 959 1076 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3746744 3ab3ca17-b957-454a-bdcf-d664740802e6 0253-116X 3746744 Sirpa acara OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 79 , 128 , 257 , 353 ) Holotype : ♂ . Type locality: Brazil ; Espirito Santo , Linhares , IX-1973 , Moacir Alvarenga ( FSCA ). Paratype : 1 specimen . Brazil : Estado do Espirito Santo , Linhares , IX-1973 , Moacir Alvarenga ( WOPC ). D i a g n o s i s: The small size of these beetles (3.0 mm) will distinguish them from congeners. The genus Sirpa OPITZ was introduced by OPITZ (2016) . D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 3.0 mm; width 1. 0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 353 . Color: Forebody red, remainder piceous. Head: Eye coarsely facetted, narrower than frons (EW/FW 13/20); antenna capitate ( Fig. 79 ), funicular antennomeres subfiliform, gradually shorter to capitulum, capitular antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 ovoid. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 128 ) slightly oblong, pronotal tubercles well defined (PW/PL 47/52), disc coarsely punctate; asetiferous punctures substriate, profusely distributed throughout elytral disc, epipleural margin prominent, narrows to elytral apex (EL/EW 235/65). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 257. N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected from the type locality during September. 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, acara , is a Greek name with a meaning of "tiny"; with reference to the small size of these beetles.