South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XIX: Overview of Cryptognathini and systematic revision of South American Cryptognatha Mulsant Author F, Guillermo González Author Hanley, Guy A. Author Gordon, Robert D. text Insecta Mundi 2019 2019-06-28 714 714 1 32 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.3674855 ac53680f-6358-4d6b-8880-ccf3dd73297e 1942-1354 3674855 F9BABD1C-B18B-47FD-9B87-F44C49FD9D30 21. Cryptognatha vicki González and Hanley , new species . Description. Female holotype . Length 2.6 mm , width 2.4 mm . Dorsal surface shiny except head less shiny, weakly alutaceous. Color yellow; head, epipleuron yellow; pronotum with seven dark maculae, a single pale brown macula on basal border at lateral 1/8, five dark brown, median maculae arranged in arc on median 1/2 of pronotum; elytron with four dark maculae, a single pale brown macula on sutural border in apical 1/2 narrowly extended along suture to apex, one large, dark brown macula medially in basal 1/2 of elytron, two pale brown maculae medially on apical declivity ( Fig. 110 ); pro- and mesosternum brownish yellow; metasternum dark brown; legs pale brownish yellow; abdomen yellow. Head without punctures; pronotal punctures small, separated by a diameter or less; elytral punctures larger than on pronotum, separated by less than a diameter to twice a diameter, becoming gradually larger toward lateral margin; prosternal punctures small, indistinct, mesosternal punctures large, separated by less than a diameter, metasternal punctures large, separated by two or three times a diameter medially, absent in lateral 1/3; basal abdominal ventrite with coarse punctures separated by about a diameter medially, lateral 1/3 of ventrite lacking punctation, ventrites 2–4 finely punctured, punctures separated by about a diameter, ventrite 5 with dense, fine punctation. Head with frons parallel-sided, medially depressed, 1.5 times as wide as eye, apex truncate medially, lateral 1/8 slightly retracted, angle acute ( Fig. 111 ); eye canthus long, about 3/4 width of eye. Prosternum with lateral carina on each side extended from apex of intercoxal process 1/3 distance to apex of prosternum, straight. Epipleuron strongly descending externally. Postcoxal line on basal abdominal ventrite evenly curved, extended 2/3 distance to rear margin of ventrite. Genitalia with spermathecal capsule short, gradually widened from base of ramus to abruptly rounded apex of cornu ( Fig. 112 ). Male. Unknown. Type material. Holotype female; Bolivia , Upper Mamore R. , Sept. 1909 , Carn. Mus. Acc. 4043. ( CMNH ). Remarks. This species has one of the most striking dorsal color patterns of any species of Cryptognatha , and is somewhat similar to C . gemellata but with a much different arrangement of dorsal maculae.