ClassiIication, Natural History, and Evolution oI the SubIamily Peloniinae OPITZ (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae). Part XIII. The New World genera oI checkered beetles of the Labasiella complex Author Opitz, Weston Research Associate, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Division of Plant Industry / Entomology, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, text Linzer biologische Beiträge 2019 2019-07-26 51 1 127 170 journal article 22873 10.5281/zenodo.3762392 78871bd6-f4f5-4104-a5f6-f333d3054bec 0253-116X 3762392 Labasiella robles OPITZ nov.sp. ( Figs 25 , 50 , 71 , 80 ) Holotype : ♀ . CHILE :SaddleCerroRobles,P. Santiago , 6300', XII-24-1967 . A second label reads: Collectors : L. & C. W. O̕ Brien ( FSCA ). Diagnosis: Specimens of this species superficially resemble those of L. transversalis , from which they differ by absence of pronotal knobs and by presence of serrations on the posterior 1/3 rd of the epipleural margin. Description: Size: Length 4.0 mm; width 1.4 mm. Form: As in Fig. 80 . Integument: Mostly testaceous; cranium and pronotum very light castaneous; elytral disc tricolorous, basal 1/3 rd testaceous, then with dark brown triangular patch, followed by broad testaceous transverse fascia, distal 1/3 rd dark brown; abdomen brown. Head: Cranium coarsely punctate, antennal funicular antennomeres subfiliform ( Fig. 25 ), capitulum lax, longer than length of funicular antennomeres, antennomeres 9 and 10 long/triangular, antennomere 11 ovate; eyes small, frons wide (EW/FW 10/35); last maxillary and labial palpomere subsecuriform. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 50 ) with angular tubercle at sides, disc coarsely punctate, without knobs; elytral asetiferous punctation arranged into 11 punctiform striae, punctation binodal, punctation extends to elytral apex, epipleural margin serrulate near elytral apex. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform. Distribution ( Fig. 71 ): This species is known from Chile . Etymology: The trivial name, robles, constitutes a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality. R e m a r k s: The color pattern, on the elytral disc, involving rectangulate elytral fasciae, places this species near Labasiella transversalis (SOLERVICENS). But, the holotype of L. robles lacks knobs on the pronotal disc ( Fig. 50 ), four of which are present in L. transversalis ( Fig. 52 ). Also, in the L. robles specimen there are serrations in the posterior region of the epipleural margin, which is not the case in L. transversalis specimens. Differences in the presence or absence of pronotal knobs and epipleural serrations are good indicators for distinguishing species within Labasiella .