Nyssodrysternum cotopaxi, Monné & Tavakilian, 2011

Monné, Miguel A. & Tavakilian, Gerard L., 2011, New Species Of Nyssodrysternum Gilmour (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) From Central And South America, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 51 (29), pp. 453-464 : 460

Nyssodrysternum cotopaxi sp. nov.

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Etymology: The epiteth is a reference to one of the provinces of Ecuador were the holotype was collected.

Male: Integument dark brown to black. Pubescence predominantly yellow, as follows: head with a stripe surrounding the eyes; basal third of the antennomeres III-VI; pronotum with three longitudinal lines each side of the middle, elytra with interrupted longitudinal lines, and subrounded spots in the base. Greyishyellowish pubescence covering irregular patches in the distal half of the elytra and the basal tarsomeres.

Antennae reaching the apices of the elytra in the apex of the antennomere V. Prothorax with a minute lateral tubercle in the beginning of the posterior third. Pronotum with a single line of punctures near the posterior margin. Apices of the elytra transversely truncate, the external angle slightly projected in acute spine. Apex of the fifth urotergite and urosternite transversely truncate. Metatarsomere I a little longer than II+III.

Female: Antennae attaining the apices of the elytra in the bsal third of the antennomere VI. Ovipositor projecting near 1 mm beyond the elytral apices, fifth urosternite subacute, fifth urosternite transversely truncate.

Measurements (mm), male/female: Total length, 5,6/5,6-6,8; prothorax length, 1,0/1,0-1,4; prothorax width, 1,2/1,2-1,7; elytral length, 3,8/4,0-4,8; humeral width, 2,0/1,8-2,2.

Type material: Holotype female. ECUADOR, Cotopaxi : San Francisco de las Pampas, (1300 a 1500 m), II. 1993, L. Bertolozzi col. ( MNRJ) . Paratypes: same data of the holotype, male. ECUADOR, Loja: Zamora, male, female, X.1977, L. Peña col. Esmeraldas: La Boca, female, VI.1985, M. Argüello col. Los Ríos: Quevedo , (Pichilingue, 100 m), female, VIII.1974, C. Bordón col. Sucumbios: Rio Napo – Rio Aguarico , 76-77 W, 2 males, IX. X.1977, L. Peña col. All in MNRJ .

Comments: N. cotopaxi sp. nov. has a similar pattern of elytral patches as N. tucurui sp. nov., but the pubescence predominantly in the basal half of the elytra is yellow and not pale brown as in N. tucurui sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 7‑12: 7. Nyssodrysternum hovorei sp. nov., paratype female, length 7,6 mm; 8. N. colombianum sp. nov., holotype male, length 8,1 mm; 9. N. proximum sp. nov., paratype female, length 8,3 mm; 10. N. cotopaxi sp. nov., holotype female, length 6,3 mm; 11. N. capixaba sp. nov., holotype male, length 6,2 mm; 12. N. insulorum sp. nov., paratype female, length 8,5 mm.