Quammenis Erwin, 2000

Erwin, Terry L., 2000, A New Genus And Species Of Lachnophorini And Two New Species Of Lebiini From Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Carabidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (3), pp. 279-283 : 279-280

Quammenis Erwin , new genus

( Fig. 1a )

Type Species. Quammenis spectabilis Erwin , new species, here designated.

Derivation of Name. The generic name, Quammenis , is a latinized masculine noun based on the surname of David Quammen, author of The Song of the Dodo (1996, Simon & Schuster, New York), a book that should be required reading for every student of biology and every student interested in conservation .

Diagnosis. Unique ( Fig. 1a ) among new world Carabidae ; with metallic green dorsum and elytra with large purplish ocellate foveae; head and prono­

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tum with fine, closely spaced ridges, longitudinally arranged on head, transversely arranged on pronotum.

Description. Head across eyes slightly broader than prothorax; elytral apex deeply arcuate; pronotum without setae.

Notes. This genus is related to Stenocheila Laporte of South America, which is known to have two species.

Figures

Fig. 1. Quammenis spectabilis: a) habitus; b) left lateral aspect, aedeagus.