Kataspinula puebla OPITZ nov.sp. (Figs 50, 148, 228, 308)

Holotype: ♂. Type locality: 7 Mi, S. Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla, MEX. VIII-9-62. A second label reads: D. S. Verity, collector (CASC). Paratypes: 2 specimens. Mexico: Estado de Puebla, 7 mi, S. Izucar de Matamoros, 9-VIII-1962, D. S. Verity (WFBM); 4. 4 mi SW Acatepec, 26-VII- 1974, Clark, Murray, Ashe, Schaeffer (TAMU).

D i a g n o s i s: The elytral humeral testaceous macula extends posteriorly to elytral middle half and the phallic plates are without spines. These character states distinguish the members of this species from those of its congener Kataspinola omocerina OPITZ. The generic name Kataspinula OPITZ was made available by OPITZ (2013a).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Size: Length 3.8 mm; width 1.8 mm. Form: As in Fig. 308. Color: Cranium, thorax black with a bluish tinge; antenna brown; elytra mostly black, each elytron with humeral testaceous macula that extends to elytral middle, also with testaceous subspheroid macula near elytral apex; legs brown with a bluish tinge; abdomen brown. Head: Finely punctate; antenna (Fig. 50) capitate, funicular antennomeres filiform, progressively shorter towards capitulum, capitulum not compact; eyes small, finely facetted, eye much narrower than frons (EW/FW 14/38). Thorax: Pronotum (Fig. 148) transverse, very finely punctate; side margins arcuate (PW/PL 80/60); elytra moderately convex, deep; epipleural margin terminates at elytral posterior 3/4 th (EL/EW 160/50). Abdomen: Pygidium transverse / scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 228.

N a t u r a l H i s t o r y: The available specimens were collected in July and August.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: This species is known from México.

E t y m o l o g y: The trivial name, puebla, is a noun in apposition and refers to the type locality.