Elaphidion conspersum Newman

Ivie, Michael A. & Schwengel-Regala, Michelle L., 2007, The Elaphidion Audinet-Serville of the Puerto Rican Bank: new species, distributions, taxonomic corrections, and a key to species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Elaphidiini), Zootaxa 1503, pp. 55-68 : 56

Elaphidion conspersum Newman

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Elaphidion conspersum Newman,1841: 110 . Ivie, 1985: 309. Browne et al., 1993: 44. Monné and Giesbert, 1995: 54. Chalumeau and Touroult, 2005: 96. Monné and Hovore, 2005: 65. Valentine & Ivie 2005:280. [For a complete pre- 1985 synonymy, see Ivie 1985.]

DIAGNOSIS: The bispinose antennae and pronotum with the median callus broadly connected to the base of the pronotum will distinguish this species from all others in the region. Length 18–25 mm.

DISTRIBUTION: Bahama Is. (Crooked, Long, Great Exuma, New Providence, Nassau [WIBF] San Salvador [WIBF]); Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. John, Guana, St. Croix, Anegada [WIBF], St. Martin, Guadeloupe (Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, Désirade), Curação, Bonaire.

BIOLOGY: Chalumeau and Touroult (2005) list Hippomane manchinella L. as a host of this species.

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 15. Elaphidion. 12. E. michelii, male; 13. E. michelii, female, a = antenna; 14. E. conspersum, female; 15. E. irroratum, female. Scale bars = 1 mm.