Agra fugax Erwin

Erwin, Terry L., 2002, The Beetle Family Carabidae of Costa Rica: Twenty­nine new species of Agra Fabricius 1801 (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Lebiini, Agrina), Zootaxa 119, pp. 1-68 : 28-29

Agra fugax Erwin , new species

( Figs. 8a, 8 b, 8c, 8d)

Holotype. Male. COSTA RICA: Puntarenas, Carara Biological Reserve, Estacíon Quebrada Bonita, 50m, 09°46'35”N 84°36'11”W, June (R. Zuñiga )( INBio : CRI 000­349227).

Diagnosis. Femur concolorous; elytron with sutural and lateral apices modestly dentate, margin between them slightly arcuate. Head markedly convex and nearly quadrate basally. Elytral interneurs each a series of large shiny (brassy) foveae.

Description. Color and luster: Piceous with testaceous appendages, femur concolorous; elytral interneurs each a series of large shiny (brassy) foveae. Form: Head ( Fig. 8a ) behind eyes markedly convex and nearly quadrate posteriorly. Elytron ( Fig. 8 b) with apex moderately oblique, lateral and sutural dentiform projections moderately large, acute; interneurs each a series of large shiny (brassy) foveae. Abdominal sternum VI ( Fig. 8 c) shallowly U­notched in female. Aedeagus ( Fig. 8 d) with ostium moderately short, apex simple, cordiform. Size: medium, 13.6 to 13.8 mm in length, 3.2 to 3.8 mm in width.

Other specimens examined. Costa Rica: 1 paratype, female, from the Cordillera Volcánica Central Conservation Area: 1f, Cartago, Turrialba , 83°38'W 9°53'N, (WAR: ADP4214).

Specific epithet. The specific epithet, fugax , meaning swift, is a manuscript name from Max Liebke's collection in WAR that I am retaining, however, I have chosen a different Holotype specimen than he labeled with his manuscript name, a male that is in better condition.

Figures

FIGURE 8. A. fugax, female, dorsal aspect: a) head; b) apex of elytron; c) Sternum VI, female, ventral aspect; d) aedeagus, dorsal (middle), ventral (left), left lateral (right) aspects .. Measures (mm): HL = 2.4; PL = 3.0; WE = 1.6; male SW = 3.0, female SW = 3.6; AL = 2.4.