ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift und Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift in Vereinigung) Jahr/Year: 2016 Band/Volume: NF_63 Autor(en)/Author(s): Galileo Maria Helena M., Bezark Larry G., Santos-Silva Antonio Artikel/Article: Descriptions of three new species and new records of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from America 9-16 ©https://dez.pensoft.net/;Licence: CC BY 4.0 Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 63 (1) 2016, 9–16 | DOI 10.3897/dez.63.6615 museum für naturkunde Descriptions of three new species and new records of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from America Maria Helena M. Galileo1, Larry G. Bezark2, Antonio Santos-Silva3 1 PPG Biologia Animal, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Fellow of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 2 521 46th Street, Sacramento, California, 95819, U.S.A 3 Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil http://zoobank.org/F7944EF1-44A8-4B7A-961A-EED57BB49F1E Corresponding author: Maria Helena M. Galileo ([email protected]) Abstract Received 17 September 2015 Accepted 19 November 2015 Three new species are described and figured: Hemilissa birai sp. n. (Piezocerini), from Published 8 January 2016 Brazil; Estoloides (Estoloides) flavoscutellaris sp. n. (Desmiphorini), from Ecuador; and Esthlogena (Esthlogena) setosa sp. n. (Pteropliini), from Ecuador. Twenty-three new Academic editor: records in Lamiinae are provided. Alexey Solodovnikov Key Words Neotropical Region New species Taxonomy Introduction Introduction Estoloides (Estoloides) Breuning, 1940 currently en- compasses 24 species distributed in North, Central and Hemilissa Pascoe, 1858 was described for Acanthoptera South America (Monné 2015), and a single species in the gummosa Perty, 1832. Martins (1976) revised the genus, United States of America. After the revision by Breuning described three new species and provided a key to spe- (1974), seven species were described: five from North cies. Martins (2003) provided an update revision of the America and two from the Caribbean region. genus that included ten species: H. catapotia Martins, Esthlogena (Esthlogena) Thomson, 1864 currently in- 1976 (from Brazil and French Guiana); H. cornuta Bates, cludes 20 species. Monné (2015) does not yet include Es- 1870 (from Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana and Peru); H. thlogena (Esthlogena) crassa Martins et al., 2015, from emblema Martins, 1976 (from Bolivia and Venezuela); Guatemala and Mexico. The new species described here- H. fabulosa Martins, 1985 (from Venezuela); H. gummo- in in the first record of the genus in Ecuador. sa (Perty, 1832) (from Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Ar- gentina); H. opaca Martins, 1976 (from Brazil Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Venezuela); H. quadrispi- Material and methods nosa Gounelle, 1913 (from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru); H. rufa Melzer, 1934 (from Costa Rica); H. Photographs were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i sulcicollis Bates, 1870 (from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, DSLR camera, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X macro Costa Rica?, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru); and H. lens, controlled by Zerene Stacker AutoMontage software. undulaticollis Zajciw, 1960 (from Brazil). Measurements were taken in ‘‘mm’’ using a micrometer Copyright Maria Helena M. Galileo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. ©https://dez.pensoft.net/;Licence: CC BY 4.0 10 Maria Helena M. Galileo et al.: Descriptions and new records in Cerambycidae ocular Hensoldt/Wetzlar - Mess 10 in the Leica MZ6 ste- Thorax. Prothorax slightly longitudinal, about 1.1 reomicroscope, also used in the study of the specimen. times longer than largest width; basal quarter distinct- The acronyms used in the text are as follows: ly constricted; slightly narrowed from basal constric- tion to anterior margin laterally. Pronotum coarsely CAS California Academy of Sciences, San Francis- alveolate, except for more distinctly smoother lateral co, California, USA; sides of basal constriction; with long, thick, sparse se- CSCA California State Collection of Arthropods, tae throughout, interspersed with short, sparse setae. Sacramento, California, USA; Lateral sides of prothorax with sculpture and setae EMEC Essig Museum of Entomology, University of as on pronotum. Basal half of prosternum coarsely, California, Berkeley, California, USA; densely, confluently punctate (punctures smaller, shal- LGBC Larry G. Bezark Collection, Sacramento, lower than on pronotum, mainly centrally); with long, California, USA; sparse setae, interspersed with minute setae. Anterior MSZP Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, half of prosternum transversely striate; with moder- São Paulo, Brazil. ately long, sparse setae. Prosternal process obliquely inclined about level of middle of procoxae, transverse- Results ly sulcate and flat at apex. Mesosternum moderately coarsely, densely, shallowly punctate centrally, dis- Cerambycidae tinctly smoother laterally. Mesosternal process slightly Piezocerini narrower than mesocoxal cavities, deeply emarginate at apex. Metepisterna with very short, abundant setae. Hemilissa birai sp. n. Metasternum with very short, slightly conspicuous http://zoobank.org/1C3C6769-477E-4D52-A5F4-B93E5D1DC822 setae laterally, with long, sparse setae toward center, Figures 1–4 except for glabrous central area; coarsely, shallow- ly punctate near mesocoxal cavities, with fine, very Description. Male. Integument dorsally dark-brown, sparse punctures on remaining surface, except for ventrally mostly reddish-brown with some areas darker; smooth central area. Scutellum with minute, sparse femoral club reddish-brown with apex dark-brown; tibi- setae. Elytra coarsely, deeply, abundantly punctate on ae with some areas reddish-brown; antennae mostly red- basal half, gradually finely punctate toward apex (bas- dish-brown with brown and dark-brown areas. al punctures partially tuberculiform); with long, sparse Head. Frons moderately coarsely, densely, shallowly, setae throughout; apex with long spine at outer angle, confluently punctate; with short, sparse setae. Central area rounded at sutural angle. between antennal tubercles opaque, glabrous, shallow- Abdomen. Ventrites with short setae interspersed with ly, confluently punctate; with longitudinal, well-marked long setae; ventrite I, without central projection, about as carina on each side, between antennal tubercle and cor- long as II–III together; apex of ventrite V subrounded. onal suture. Vertex lower than area between antennal Legs. Femoral peduncle longitudinally sulcate ventrally tubercles, coarsely, abundantly punctate; glabrous. Area and dorsally. Tibiae distinctly carinate. behind upper eye lobes with sculpture as on vertex, gradu- Dimensions (mm). Male. Total length (including ally smooth toward area behind lower eye lobe; with some mandibles), 15.10; prothoracic length, 3.10; anterior long setae close to eyes. Area behind lower eye lobes with prothoracic width, 2.35; basal prothoracic width, 2.60; moderately coarse, sparse punctures, slightly denser on largest prothoracic width, 2.90; humeral width, 3.70; el- area close to apex of lobe; with some long setae close to ytral length, 10.00. eye. Apex of antennal tubercle notably horn-shaped. Cor- Type material. Holotype female, from BRAZIL, Ron- onal suture distinct from near clypeus to posterior level of dônia: 62 km SE Ariquemes, 7-18.XI.1995, W. J. Hanson antennal tubercles. Gula finely, transversely striate, more col. (CAS). distinctly toward submentum. Submentum depressed, Etymology. The new species is named after Ubirajara more distinctly toward anterior edge; finely, moderately Martins de Souza (Bira) who made the full revision of abundantly punctate; with short, sparse setae. Area be- Piezocerini in 1976, and the revision of South American tween submentum and lower eye lobes with sparse, very species in 2003. long setae. Mandibles with very long, sparse setae on out- Remarks. Hemilissa birai sp. n. differs from H. er surface. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.55 times catapotia Martins, 1976 as follows: larger size (15.1 length of scape; distance between lower eye lobes, in fron- mm); antennal tubercle horn-shaped; pronotum without tal view, 0.85 times length of scape. Antennae as long as smooth area at central region. H. catapotia is smaller in 1.65 times elytral length; reaching elytral apex about apex size (from about 6 to 10 mm), the antennal tubercle is of antennomere X. Scape coarsely, densely, confluently not horn-shaped, and the pronotum has a smooth area punctate throughout; with moderately long, sparse setae. on the central region. It differs from H. cornuta Bates, Antennal formula based on antennomere III: scape = 0.86; 1870 by the pronotum not pubescent (with large pubes- pedicel = 0.18; IV = 0.88; V = 0.82; VI = 0.76; VII = 0.72; cent area in H. cornuta), and by the shiny elytra (opaque VIII = 0.60; IX = 0.62; X = 0.56; XI = 0.86. dez.pensoft.net ©https://dez.pensoft.net/;Licence: CC BY 4.0 Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 63 (1) 2016, 9–16 11 Figures 1–4. Hemilissa birai sp. n., holotype male: 1 dorsal habitus 2 ventral habitus 3 lateral habitus 4 head, frontal view.