Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné

Mermudes, José Ricardo M. & Monné, Miguel A., 2009, Pseudosparna, a new Neotropical genus of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with description of three new species, Zootaxa 2056, pp. 63-68 : 64

Key to the species of Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné

1. Elytra with setae restricted to the posterior half of the lateral margins; metepisterna densely covered with yellow pubescence. Venezuela ( Fig. 3 ) ................................................. Pseudosparna aragua Mermudes & Monné sp. nov.

- Elytra with setae covering the entire surface; metepisterna covered with black or grayish pubescence .................... 2

2. Elytra with a longitudinal yellow vitta of pubescence on each side from base to apical fourth. Ecuador ( Fig. 1 ) ........ ............................................................................................. Pseudosparna luteolineata Mermudes & Monné sp. nov.

- Elytra with a short yellow vitta on each side of the base, or with grayish longitudinal vittae ..................................... 3

3. Apical half of pronotum covered with golden-yellow pubescence; posterior margin covered with grayish pubes- cence. Venezuela ( Fig. 2 ) ........................................................... Pseudosparna amoena Mermudes & Monné sp. nov.

- Sides of pronotum covered with silky yellow pubescence. French Guiana, Brazil (Pará) ( Fig. 4 ) ............................... ........................................................................................................................... Pseudosparna flaviceps ( Bates, 1863)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. 1, Pseudosparna luteolineata Mermudes & Monné sp. nov.; 2, Pseudosparna amoena Mermudes & Monné, sp. nov.; 3, Pseudosparna aragua Mermudes & Monné, sp. nov.; 4, Pseudosparna flaviceps (Bates, 1863), new combination.