Cregya fuscomacula OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 14, 198, 274)

Holotype: ♀. Type locality: Colombia: Boyaca, SFF Iquaque, La Planada, Malaise, 13-XI-4-XII- 2000, P. Reina (FSCA).

D i a g n o s i s: In this beetle, the elytral disc shows a large postmedial brown fascia. This characteristic will distinguish the members of this species from congeners.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 6.0 mm; width 2.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 274. Color: Cranium brown; antenna, pterothorax, legs, and abdomen testaceous; prothorax bicolored, prothoracic venter testaceous, pronotum brown; elytra bicolorous, mostly testaceous, each elytral disc with 2 small premedial macula and one large brown postmedial fascia. Head: Cranium finely punctate; antenna (Fig. 14) capitate, funicular antennomeres shorter towards capitulum, funicular antennomere 6 slightly expanded; capitular antennomeres 8 and 9 triangular, antennomere 10 ovoid; eyes small, coarsely facetted, eye narrower than frons (EW/FW 18/38). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 198) quadrate (PW/PL 80/80), disc somewhat roughened, lateral tubercle well developed; elytra sculptured with asetiferous punctures that are not striate and that dissipate near elytral 1/2 (EL/EW 260/70). Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The holotype was collected during a time period between 13 November and 4 December.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from Colombia.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, fuscomacula, is a Latin compound name that stems from fusc (= brown) and macula (= spot); with reference to the brown macula on the elytral disc.