A new species of Chrysobothris (s. str.) Eschscholtz, 1829 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Lambayeque region, Peru

Abstract

Chrysobothris requensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from specimens collected in a seasonally dry forest locality of the Lambayeque region in northwestern Peru. The new species is similar to several Chrysobothris species with green spots on the elytra from which it can be distinguished by the color of the body, shape, and arrangement of green fasciae on the elytra and the male genitalia. Comments on its ecology and distribution in the country are provided.

Keywords

• cerro reque
• jewel beetles
• neotropical region
• seasonally dry forest
• taxonomy