Phthiarella lancea Brailovsky and Barrera, 2025

Phthiarella lancea Brailovsky and Barrera , new species

( Figs. 49‒50)

Diagnosis. Phthiarella lancea sp. nov., similar to P. caliginosa sp. nov., but with coxae, trochanters and femora black, scattered with bluish green reflections. In the other species the coxae, trochanters and basal femora are entirely yellowish orange.

Description. Holotype male. Body length 16.75. Head length 2.35; width across eyes 2.17; interocular distance 1.10; interocellar distance 0.50; preocular distance 1.37; length antennal segments: I, 3.88; II, 4.48; III, 3.42; IV 6.48; pronotum: total length 2.70; width across humeral angles 5.00; scutellum: length 1.90; width 2.00.

Dorsal coloration. Head metallic bluish green with small yellow spot behind each ocelli; antennal segments I–III black with metallic bluish green reflections, IV dark brown; pronotum, scutellum, clavus, corium and connexivum metallic bluish green; hemelytral membrane dark brown with bluish green reflections; dorsal abdominal segments black with bluish green reflections. Ventral coloration. Head metallic bluish green; rostral segments I–IV black with bluish green reflections; pro-, meso and metasternum, anterior and posterior lobe of metathoracic peritreme, inner borders of pro-, and mesoacetabulae yellow to dark orange; pro-, meso- and metapleura bluish green; coxae, trochanters, femora, tibiae and tarsi black, scattered with bluish green reflections; abdominal sterna III–VII and genital capsule metallic bluish green.

Structure. Head. Rostrum reaching middle third of abdominal sternite IV. Thorax. Humeral angles with short acute spine directed outward. Genital capsule. Posteroventral edge gently sinuate, lateral angles rounded, slightly folded inward.

Female. Unknown.

Etymology. From the Latin “ lancea ” meaning a light spear.

Type locality. Brazil, Rondonia .

Material examined. Type material. HOLOTYPE male, BRAZIL, Rondonia, 62 km SE Ariquemes , 13–25– IV-1992, W. J. Hanson ( UNAM).