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
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.162803
f514e964-2196-461c-84ff-64243643bc81
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162803
Agra jimwappes
Erwin
,
new species
(
Figs. 1a, 1
b, 1c)
Holotype
.
Female,
COSTA RICA
: Guanacaste, La Pacifica,
10º28'N
085º07'W
, June (J.E. Wappes)(
USNM
: ADP85171).
Diagnosis.
With character states of the arrowi group, and elytral apex clearly obliquely truncate with a small lateral tooth.
Description.
Color and luster: Castaneous, head and knees piceous; head and prontoum very shiny, elytra somewhat matte in appearance. Form: Male unknown. Head (
Fig. 1a
) behind eyes somewhat rounded in female. Elytron (
Fig. 1
b) with apex moderately produced medially, lateral tooth small, sutural angle obtuse,
not
projected acutely; interneurs of biserite rows of punctulae. Sternum VI (
Fig. 1
c) of female shallowly vshaped. Size: medium,
15.1mm
in length,
3.8mm
in width.
Other specimens examined.
None, the
Holotype
is only specimen known at present.
Specific epithet.
The specific epithet,
jimwappes
, is a noun in apposition based on the name of James E. Wappes, the collector of the
Holotype
, and many other excellent records of this genus.
Notes.
Adults of this species are similar to adults of
Agra winnie
, however, the truncated elytral apex of
Agra jimwappes
is clearly unique.