The Beetle Family Carabidae of Costa Rica: Twenty­nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina) Author Erwin, Terry L. text Zootaxa 2002 119 1 68 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.162803 f514e964-2196-461c-84ff-64243643bc81 1175­5326 162803 Agra sirena Erwin , new species ( Figs. 9a, 9 b, 9c, 9d) Holotype . Male. COSTA RICA : Heredia, Estacíon La Selva, 10º27'N 83º59'W , August, (R. Vargas & D. Brenes)( INBio : CRI 002­416609), at black light, L/09/442. Diagnosis . Femur not infuscated in basal two­thirds; elytron with sutural apex prolonged, broad. Male middle and posterior tibiae excavate and densely setose in apical half; elytral apex shallowly arcuate between lateral and apical apices, sutural apex acute, not prolonged; metasternum pubescent; abdominal sterna 2­5 with 2 bilateral patches. Description . Color and luster: Piceous. Appendages rufous. Surface shiny. Form: Head ( Fig. 9a ) behind eyes moderately elongate, tapered and rounded behind in female, tapered in male. Male middle and posterior tibiae excavate and densely setose in apical half. Elytron ( Fig. 9 b) with apex shallowly arcuate between lateral and sutural apices, sutural angle not elongate. Metasternum and posterior trochanter pubescent. Abdominal sterna 2­5 each with 2 bilateral patches. Abdominal sternum VI ( Fig. 9 c) moderately Vnotched in male and in female. Aedeagus ( Fig. 9 d) with ostium moderately long, apex simple diamond shape. Size: moderately large, 17.1 to 20.2mm in length, 4.8 to 5.0mm in width. Other specimens examined. Costa Rica : 2 paratypes , females, from the following Conservation Area: Osa, Cordillera Central. I have seen 1 male from Veracruz, México , and labeled it as a paratype . Costa Rica , Cartago, 1f, Turrialba , 83°38'W , 9°53'N , January, (C. Barfield)(HRBURKE: ADP54403); Heredia; Puntarenas, 1f, P.N. Corcovado, Estacíon Sirena , 1 ­100m , LS 270500,508300 #2853, April, (G. Fonseca)( INBIO : CRI 001­798662). Specific epithet. The specific epithet, sirena , is used as a noun in apposition based on the Estacíon Sirena in Corcovado National Park in reference to one of the places in which members of this species are found. Notes . The large size and non­infuscated femora make this species readily recognizable in Costa Rica .