A new genus of Phengodidae (Coleoptera) from the Neotropical Region Author Vega-Badillo, Viridiana Author Zaragoza-Caballero, Santiago Author Ivie, Michael A. text Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 2020 Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo 2020-03-04 60 6 1 7 http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.06 journal article 10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.06 1807-0205 4615094 1544DC3E-0933-469E-ACAE-4D587BABDB4E Cleicosta equatoreana sp. nov. ( Figs. 2 I-L) Type material: Holotype ( ♂ NMNH ): “ ECUADOR : Sucumbios / Sacha Lodge , 270 m / 00.5°S , 76.5°W / 04-14 May 1994 / P. Hibbs , Malaise”“Michael Ivie Collection”. Diagnosis: Cleicosta equatoreana sp. nov. , is similar to C.monaguense sp.nov. , however they differ in their interantennal distance. In C. equatoriana sp. nov. , it is equal to antennal fossa width; in C. monaguense sp. nov. , interantennal distance is greater than fossa width. Additionally, in C. equatoreana sp. nov. , the terminal maxillary palpomere is 1.5 times longer than the preceding three combined, whereas in C. monaguense sp. nov. , the terminal palpomere is equal in length as the preceding three combined. Description: Male: Body length 2.4, maximum width 0.38. Body color light brown. Head: Surface concave; wider (0.42) than long (0.32); at eye level, wider (0.42) than pronotum; integument smooth, coarsely punctuate, each puncture bearing an amber seta; interantennal distance (0.06) equal to antennal fossa width (0.07); eyes large, hemispherical, finely facetted, prominent, longer (0.18) than wide (0.08); interocular distance (0.24) 3 times greater than eye width; antennae short (0.81), barely reaching pronotal posterior border; 1 st antennomere longer (0.1) than next 2 combined, 3 rd cup-shaped, small (0.03), 4 th 0.07 in length, 5 th to 10 th about equal in length (0.08), 11 th 0.06 in length, 12 th (terminal) bullet-shaped with apex acute (0.06); antennal rami lanceolate, twice as long as respective antennomere; labrum bilobed; terminal maxillary palpomere robust, spindle-shaped (0.12), 1.5 times longer than preceding 3 combined; terminal labial palpomere spindle-shaped (0.04), 4 times longer than preceding one. Thorax: Pronotum wider (0.38) than long (0.31); integument smooth, coarsely punctuate, each puncture bearing an amber seta; disc convex, anterior margin almost straight, posterior margin convex with small notch; scutellum spatulate, posterior margin with small notch on posterior margin, integument shiny, densely punctuate, each puncture bearing an amber seta; elytra short, 3 times longer (1.02) than wide (0.32); posterior wings ( Fig. 2L ) with posterior medium vein (MP 1 + 2) distinct, posterior radial vein (RP) absent, radial cell (CR) open; cubital-anal wing area with undivided anterior anal vein (AA) and posterior anal vein (AP) visible; 1 st and 2 nd tarsomeres of all legs about equal in length. Abdomen: Integument shiny, punctuate, with silky appearance due to dense setosity; penultimate sternite with posterior margin emarginate. Female and immatures: Unknown. Distribution: Sucumbios , Ecuador ( Fig. 3 ). Etymology: Specific epithet alludes to the type locality.