Cobelura raphaeli, Monné & Monné, 2017

Monné, Marcela L. & Monné, Miguel A., 2017, New species of Neotropical Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 4299 (2), pp. 253-262 : 256

Cobelura raphaeli sp. nov.

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Description. Male. Integument dark brown. Pubescence grayish brown: head, antennae, sides of pronotum; three longitudinal stripes on elytron, one sutural, one along middle and one at epipleura, separated by longitudinal stripes of naked integument; and legs. Grayish-white pubescence in two parallel stripes on sides of elytron, from base to apex.

Lower eye lobes less than 1/4 height of genae; upper eye lobes separated at vertex by 2 times width of lobe. Antennae surpassing elytral apices by about four antennomeres, moderately long hairs on ventral surface of antennomeres I–VII.

Prothorax with sides rounded, slightly divergent posteriorly; pronotum with two minute rounded prominences on each side of middle; punctuation restricted to basal row of punctures. Prosternal process slightly narrowed at middle, width equal to 3/4 that of procoxal cavity. Mesosternal process equal to 3/4 width of mesocoxal cavity. Elytra parallel from base to apical third, extremities semicircularly truncate, outer angle acute, projected in acute tooth. Humeri rounded, slightly projected laterally, with low basal crest continuous behind, with raised carina from base to apex. Elytral surface densely and uniformly punctate, punctures arranged in five longitudinal rows. Femora stout, pedunculate, abruptly dilated at basal fourth; metafemora not surpassing apical third of elytra; protibiae abruptly recurved at distal extremity, with expanded projection on apex; metatarsomere I as long as II+III together.

Distal margin of urotergite V rounded; urosternite V semicircularly emarginate at distal margin.

Measurements (mm), male. Total length, 8.2; prothorax length, 1.3; prothorax width, 2.0; elytral length, 6.1; humeral width, 2.5.

Etymology. The species is dedicated to Raphael Monné Doria, the nephew of Dr. M. L. Monné and grandson of Dr. M. A. Monné.

Type material. Holotype. Male, Bolivia, Santa Cruz: 4 km N Bermejo, Refugio Los Volcanes , 1250 m, 08– 11.XII.2011, 19.XI.2003, Wappe s, Lingafelter, Morris & Woodley leg. ( MNKM).

Comments. The dorsal elytral pattern, with longitudinal stripes of grayish-white and grayish-brown pubescence, and the regular longitudinal lines of punctures allow us to identify C. raphaeli sp. nov. ( Fig. 3 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. 1, Holotype of Sympagus cooperi sp. nov.; 2, holotype of Cobelura inornata sp. nov., 3, holotype of Cobelura raphaeli sp. nov.; 4, holotype of Cleodoxus tetralophus sp. nov.; 5, holotype of Paranisopodus amoenus sp. nov.