Agoo kizini Pinedo-Escatel & Blanco-Rodríguez, 2025

Agoo kizini Pinedo-Escatel & Blanco-Rodríguez sp. nov.

Figs 1–3 View FIGURE 1 View FIGURE 2 View FIGURE 3

Diagnosis. Forewing mostly pale with translucent regions, subapical small black dot present, apical margin light orange. Posterior margin of pygofer nearly linear, posterodorsal margin broadly rounded. Tenth segment strongly projected and pointed in lateral view. Aedeagus symmetrical with four pairs of processes including a single elongate subquadrate projection medially and a single acute spine at base.

Description. Coloration. In life ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ), the overall color is pale with yellowish rostrum; pronotum pallid; mesonotum white to yellow with brownish symmetrical marks. Forewings basally and subapically fuscous with translucent areas, subapical black spot present among medial branches. Female paler than males to males.

Structure. Head narrower than pronotum, as long as pronotum at midlength. Vertex in dorsal view subtriangular, widest at posterior margin; lateral margins foliate and each with single row of sensorial pits, disc depressed, lacking median carina; anterior margin narrow, concave in dorsal view; head in lateral view rounded from posterior margin of vertex to frontoclypeal suture ( Fig. 2A–B View FIGURE 2 ). In frontal view, frons with lateral margins well-developed, weakly sinuate ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ). Clypeus elongate, narrowing towards the base, triangular. Lateral margins weakly carinate, bearing distinct median carina. Eye hemispherical, strongly emarginate on mesobasal margin above antenna. Lateral ocelli distinct below eye near midline.Antennal scape short, not extending beyond eyes, pedicel ovate bearing many irregularly arranged sensory plaques.

Thorax. Pronotum in dorsal view parabolic, 1.3× wider than long, lateral margins rounded with median quadrate elongation on midline, posterior margin concave, median carina weakly marked, lateral carinae appear concurrent with anterior lateral pronotal margin; paradiscal broadly foliate behind antennae forming large fossae, projected laterad 1.2× size of eyes, partially surrounding antennae. Mesonotum at midline 1.2× exceeding length of pronotum, tricarinate and median carina absent posteriorly, lateral carinae medially curved reaching hind margin. Forewing elongated ending oval-shaped; apex of clavus near wing midlength; MP fused with ScP+R near apex of basal cell.

Male terminalia. Anal tube in lateral view strongly pointed caudad, narrowed and acute apex, extending beyond posterior margin of gonostyli, apex beyond paraproct 1.5× longer than epiproct and paraproct combined; paraproct longer than epiproct. Pygofer taller than long, in lateral view moderately narrow; broadly rounded at dorsal margin, well-sclerotized, narrowest medially, anterior margin strongly convex and posterior margin slightly sinuate ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ); medioventral process subtriangular in ventral view, wider than long with acute pointed apex. Gonostyli in lateral view spatulate, apex 2× wider than base; first dorsal tooth small and second slightly lobulate directed dorsad in lateral view ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ); basal margin in ventral view strongly lobulate medially ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ). Aedeagus symmetrical,

shaft straight, slightly curved dorsad apically; four pairs and two single processes running directed cephalad; two slender processes arising near to apex (outer short and inner elongated), next pair stout strongly curved ventrad at ⅓ of length, last pair curved dorsad and disposed medially, first single process long and spatulate notched posteriorly; last single process apically curved dorsad ( Figs 2D–F View FIGURE 2 , 3D–F View FIGURE 3 ).

Distribution. Mexican states of Yucatán (Mérida and Tixkokob) and Quintana Roo (Bacalar and Puerto Aventuras), Fig. 7.

Plant associations. Adults were collected on palm leaves of species commonly found in urban areas of southeastern Mexico, including Adonidia merrillii , Cocos nucifera , Livistona chinensis , Pritchardia pacifica , Sabal mexicana , Thrinax radiata , and Washingtonia robusta ( Fig. 8A–B View FIGURE 8 ).

Etymology. The epithet of the new species, a noun in apposition, is named after the god Ah Puch, also known as Kizin (“The stinky one”) in Mayan mythology, king of Xibalba (underworld).

Measurements. Total body length: males 6.8–7.0 mm and females 7.3–7.6 mm.

Material examined. Holotype ♂ ( CNIN)— MEXICO: Quintana Roo, Bacalar , 8 diciembre 2021, 18°40'34"N 88°23'51"W, 14 msnm, trampa aspiradora sobre follaje, Palma-Cancino, P. Col GoogleMaps . Paratypes 3♂ and 2♀; 1♂, 2♀ ( CNIN)— Similar data as holotype GoogleMaps ; 1♂ ( CNIN)— MEXICO: Quintana Roo, Solidaridad, Puerto Aventuras , 31 diciembre 2020, 20°29'36"N 87°14'09"W, 4 msnm, trampa aspiradora sobre follaje, Palma-Cancino, P. Col GoogleMaps .; 1♂ ( CNIN)— MEXICO: Yucatán, Tixkokob, Tixkokob , 4 agosto 2021, 21°00'13"N 89°23'58"W, 11 msnm, trampa aspiradora sobre follaje, Palma-Cancino, P. Col GoogleMaps .; 1♀ ( CNIN)— MEXICO: Yucatán, Mérida, Mérida , 3 noviembre 2020, 21°01'43"N 89°37'37"W, 10 msnm, trampa aspiradora sobre follaje, Palma-Cancino, P. Col GoogleMaps .

DNA analysis. Partial sequences of the 18S rRNA (1397 bp) and COX 1 (690 bp) genes were obtained and deposited in GenBank (Accession Nos. PV037628 and PV425929, respectively). According to BLAST results, sequence identity with other Agoo species based on 18S rRNA were 98.07% with A. xavieri (Acc. MK443073 View Materials ), 97.78% with A. luzdenia and A. dahliana (Accs. MN999709 View Materials and MN472754 View Materials ), 97.50% with A. keili (Acc. PP 941906), 96.44% with A. argutiola (Acc. PQ 057204), 95.84% with A. fulvus (Acc. PP 941909) and 92.69% with A. beani (Acc. MT415403 View Materials ). The highest sequence identity with a non- Agoo species was 95.95% with a Derbe sp. from French Guiana (Acc. DQ532520 View Materials ). Likewise, sequence identity with other Agoo species based on COX 1 were 86.65% with A. keili (Acc. PP 942445), 85.06% with A. fulvus (Acc. PP 942448), 84.42% with A. luzdenia (Acc. MT085818 View Materials ), 84.01% with A. beani (Acc. MT413388 View Materials ), 83.93 with A. dahliana (Acc. MN496467 View Materials ), 83.91% with A. xavieri (Acc. MK443068 View Materials ) and 82.10% with A. argutiola (Acc. PQ 053093). The highest sequence identity with a non- Agoo species was 83.78% with Scolops viridis Ball, 1909 from the United States (Acc. KF919913 View Materials ). Comparison with A. cocoana , A. galbina , A. palmalopezi , A. rubrimarginatus , and A. spina was limited by these taxa lacking available sequences. Additionally, the placement of A. kizini within Agoo was strengthened by the bootstrap consensus trees generated with Maximum Likelihood ( Fig. 4 A–C View FIGURE 4 ), with support values for the clade of 94 ( COX 1) and 100 (18S rRNA, concatenated).

Remarks. The new taxon is similar to A. dahliana and A. luzdenia based on the general appearance of aedeagus but differs easily from those based on the arrangement of aedeagal spines and body coloration ( Fig. 2A–B View FIGURE 2 ).