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
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162803
Agra monteverde
Erwin
,
new species
(
Figs. 29a, 29
b, 29c, 29d)
Holotype
.
Female,
COSTA RICA
:
Puntarenas, Monteverde
,
1380
m
,
10
º50'N
85º37'W
, January, (F.T. Hovore)(
USNM
: ADP93375).
Diagnosis.
This is the only species of Costa Rican
Agra
with aeneous elytral foveae and slightly oblique apex without a sutural tooth AND foveae separated by their own diameter or more.
Description.
Color and luster: Castaneous. Legs paler than body and with infuscated knees; antennomeres infuscated apically. Form: Male unknown. Body and legs castaneous, legs paler than body and with infuscated knees. Head (
Fig. 29a
) behind eyes elongate, posteriorly rounded. Female slender, with elytra slightly flared behind middle, apex (
Fig. 29
b) slightly oblique, lateral tooth very small, sutural apex rounded. Sternum VI (
Fig. 29
c) with shallow emargination in female. Stylomere 2 (
Fig. 29
d). Size: medium,
15.1mm
in length,
3.8mm
in width.
FIGURE 29.
A. monteverde
, female, dorsal aspect; a) head; b) apex of elytron; c) Sternum VI, ventral aspect; d) stylomere 2, ventral aspect. Measures (mm): HL = 2.8; WE = 1.9; SW = 3.6; S2L = 0.4.
Other specimens examined.
The female
Holotype
is the only specimen I saw.
Specific epithet.
The specific epithet,
monteverde
, is used as a noun in apposition, and refers to the
type
locality,
Monteverde
,
Costa Rica
.
Notes.
The
Holotype
is from the Arenal Tilarán Conservation Area. The closely related species.
Agra soccata
Bates
of
Panamá
with which this female agrees in attributes provided the information on male attributes, hence my assignment of this species to the
soccata
group.