Coeliaria castanea, " Churata-Salcedo & Almeida, 2017

Churata-Salcedo, Julissa M. & Almeida, Lúcia M., 2017, Review of Coeliaria (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Chnoodini), Zoologia (e 19866) 34, pp. 1-11 : 9

Coeliaria castanea sp. nov.

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Figs 47–54, 55

Description. Holotype female. Length 5.58 mm, width 5.25 mm. Body rounded, integument light brown, white pubescence ( Fig. 47–50). Pronotum transverse, narrower than elytra, anterior margin emarginated yellowish, lateral margin rounded, posterior margin subsinuous ( Fig. 49), hypomera with rounded fovea ( Fig. 48). Prosternal process sub-quadrangular, apex without carinae, as long as wide ( Fig.48). Ventral color lighter than dorsal ( Fig. 48). Scutellum brown. Elytra brownish, without spots ( Figs 47–50); epipleura wide, narrowing to apex, with fovea for reception of femoral apex. Meso- and metaventrite brownish ( Fig. 48). Legs brownish, flattened femora and tibiae, with acute angulation at the outer margin. Abdomen yellowish, with oblique line ( Fig. 51). Genitalia symmetrical; coxites very elongated, three times longer than wide, styles with long bristles ( Fig. 52). Spermatheca C-shaped, with sclerotized infundibulum ( Fig. 53).

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. The holotype female is labeled as follows: Brazil, Santa Catarina “Nova Teutônia/SC, Brasil/ XI. 1966 / F. Plaumann col.”, “ ♀ ”, “ HOLOTIPO / Coeliaria castanea ” Churata-Salcedo & Almeida [red label], 1 specimen “DZUP/186709” [ DZUP] ( Fig. 54). The holotype is double mounted, and is in good condition (genitalia on microvial with glycerin) .

Etymology. The species epithet, castanea , is a reference to the color pattern of this species.

Geographical distribution. Brazil (Santa Catarina) ( Fig. 55).

Remarks. Coeliaria castanea sp. nov. resembles C. erythrogaster by having very conspicuous, deep and rounded fovea, but differs in the brownish color and by the shape of the female genitalia.