Phthiarella durena Brailovsky and Barrera, 2025

Phthiarella durena Brailovsky and Barrera , new species

( Figs. 25‒26)

Diagnosis. Close related to P. femorata (Breddin) in having the coxae, trochanters and femora yellowish orange, and pronotal disk and corium entirely metallic green with or without bluish reflections. In P. durena sp. nov., the abdominal sternite III is yellowish orange, and in P. femorata metallic green.

Description. Holotype female. Body length 17.46. Head length 2.37; width across eyes 2.22; interocular distance 1.15; interocellar distance 0.46; preocular distance 1.37; length antennal segments: I, 3.85; II, 4.20; III, 3.40; IV 6.05; pronotum: total length 2.70; maximum width across humeral angles 5.35; scutellum: length 2.02; width 2.15.

Dorsal coloration. Head metallic green with short yellow spot behind each ocelli; antennal segments I–III black with metallic green or bluish green reflections, IV dull black; collar, calli, and anterolateral borders metallic green, and disk black with metallic bluish green reflections; scutellum, clavus and corium metallic bluish green; hemelytral membrane dark brown with metallic green reflections; connexival segments II–III orange, IV–IX metallic green; dorsal abdominal segments III–V pale orange, VI–VII dark orange, and VIII–IX metallic green. Ventral coloration. Head metallic green with short yellow spot at each side of midline near collar; rostral segment I metallic green, II–III dark orange, IV black; pro-, meso-, and metasternum, inner border of acetabulae, and anterior and posterior lobe of metathoracic peritreme yellowish orange; pro-, meso-, and metapleura metallic green; coxae, trochanters and femora yellowish orange; tibiae and tarsi black; abdominal sterna II–III yellowish orange, IV metallic green with anterior third of pleural margin yellowish orange, and V–VII and genital plates metallic green.

Structure. Head. Rostrum reaching posterior border of abdominal sternite IV. Thorax. Humeral angles slightly exposed, acute, directed outward.

Male. Unknown.

Etymology. This species is named after the type locality Dureno.

Type locality. Ecuador, Dureno

Material examined. Type material. HOLOTYPE female, ECUADOR, Dureno , 150 m, 23–30–IX–1977, L. E. Peña ( USNM).