Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli, 2009

Lingafelter, Steven & Micheli, Charyn, 2009, The genus Leptostylopsis of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini), ZooKeys 17 (17), pp. 1-55 : 47-49

Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli , sp. n.

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Map 9 , Figs 13 , 26 , 41 , 56 , 71 , 100 , 115

Diagnosis. Th is species is easily distinguished by its relatively large size and bold pattern of dense, white and ochraceous pubescence over most of the body. Furthermore, the long antennae, very small lower eye lobes, and widely separated upper eye lobes are characteristic of L. puntacanaensis .

Description. Length: 13.0-15.0 mm; width: 5.0-6.0 mm.

Head: Covered throughout in dense, appressed, white and ochraceous pubescence, with small, black macula extending from upper eye lobes to margin of pronotum. Narrow, median-frontal line extending between antennal tubercles onto vertex. Short, glabrous frontal-genal line extending from anterior tentorial pits along anterior margin of genae to base of mandible, continuing to lower eye lobe. Antenna: covered with dense, appressed, mottled white and ochraceous pubescence; vaguely dark annulate at apex and base of most antennomeres. Last antennomere uniformly pale or slightly darker at apex. Antennae longer than body in males, typically extending beyond elytral apices by 5-6 antennomeres; last antennomere distinctly shorter than penultimate. Antennal scape extending to posterior 1/4 of pronotum. Eye: lower eye lobe very small, about 0.8 × height of gena below it; less than 2 × height of upper eye lobe; lobes connected by 6-8 rows of ommatidia. Upper eye lobes widely separated by much more than greatest width of scape. Mouthparts: frontoclypeal margin with fringe of short, white pubescence extending to base of labrum (longer at sides); clypeus without pubescence except at extreme base. Labrum covered with dense, white or off-white pubescence with 8 long, suberect, translucent setae.

Thorax: Pronotum with very protuberant, narrowly rounded to subacute lateral tubercles with greatest projection slightly behind middle; weakly raised dorsal tubercles of following arrangement: large oval prominence at middle, more elevated than others, surrounded by four smaller tubercles (two anterolateral and two posterolateral). Pronotum without anteromedial elevation at margin. Pronotum mostly covered in appressed, white and ochraceous pubescence. Ochraceous pubescence forming undulating band over posterior 1/3 or 1/4 of pronotum. Black maculae in following pattern: on anterior pronotal edge, opposite black maculae of head; on posterior margin at middle; at sides opposite elytral humeral base; halfway between middle and lateral posterior maculae. Pronotum slightly constricted before anterior and posterior margins; constrictions (particularly posteriorly) lined with row of separate, large punctures. Smaller punctures scattered over pronotal disk, some obscured by pubescence. Prosternum smooth, impunctate, covered with uniform, appressed, white or off-white pubescence. Prosternal process relatively narrow between procoxae, about 1/2 width of procoxa. Scutellum moderately to densely white pubescent (with some ochraceous pubescence at apex); broadly rounded posteriorly. Mesosternum smooth, impunctate, covered with uniform, appressed, white or off-white pubescence, less dense on anterior 1/3 which is deeply constricted. Mesosternal process between mesocoxae relatively narrow, separating mesocoxae by about width of mesocoxa. Metasternum and lateral thoracic sclerites covered with appressed, white or off-white pubescence. Elytra: covered with mostly white and ochraceous, but also black, appressed pubescence. Pubescence forming patterns as follows: black macula at elytral base, extending longitudinally along 1/2 of epipleuron; indistinct ochraceous band behind scutellum, originating from suture to about midway across elytral disk; vague alternating white and ochraceous longitudinal stripes at about middle 1/3; apical 1/3 of elytron with less white pubescence (mostly ochraceous), bordered anteriorly by narrow, black margin; small black macula (variably developed) above epipleuron at middle. Rows of small tubercles generally along costae and suture. Tubercles at base of elytra most prominent, forming weak crests. Humeri projecting slightly, marked at anterior margin with black macula corresponding to small black macula on prothorax. Epipleuron with elongate, black macula extending from base; with white and ochraceous pubescence elsewhere. Elytral apex subtruncate, with outer apical angle more produced posteriorly than sutural angle. Legs: mostly uniformly white pubescent with appressed hairs, somewhat mottled; apex and basal 1/3 of tibiae annulate due to less dense and translucent pubescence exposing darker integument. Hind legs much longer than forelegs; metafemora extending to about abdominal apex. Tarsomeres 1 and 2 generally covered with short, appressed, white pubescence; remaining tarsomeres sparsely pubescent and dark.

Abdomen: Ventrites covered with appressed, white or off-white pubescence. Fifth ventrite much broader than long in males, and slightly notched at middle (females unknown).

Distribution. Th is rare species is known from two specimens collected at Punta Cana in extreme eastern Dominican Republic ( Map 9 ).

Remarks. One specimen was obtained by beating in June and the other was attracted to lights in July.

Etymology. Th e name is a latinized adjective referring to the eastern Dominican Republic locality where this species was collected.

Type material: Holotype (male): DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia Prov., Punta Cana, near Ecological Reserve , 0-5 m, 18°30.477’N, 68°22.499’W, attracted to lights, 2-7 July 2005, N.E. Woodley ( USNM) ; Paratype: same data as holotype, but beating, E.H. Nearns and S.W. Lingafelter, 14 June 2005, SpecID 7459 (donated to USNM by ENPC, 1 male) .

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Maps 9-10. Locality records for Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli, Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli, and Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli in Hispaniola.

Figures 11-15. Dorsal habitus photographs. 11 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 12 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 13 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 14 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 15 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 23-28. Simplified drawings of major elytral pubescence features of Hispaniolan Leptostylopsis. 23 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 24 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 25 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 26 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 27 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 28 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 29-43. Anterior view of head showing fronto-medial and genal sutures, pubescence patterns on head and mouthparts, and size of lower eye lobes (all male specimens). 29 Leptostylus transversus Gyllenhal 30 Leptostylopsis terraecolor Horn 31 Leptostylopsis annulipes (Fisher) 32 Leptostylopsis argentatus (Jacquelin du Val) 33 Leptostylopsis basifulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 34 Leptostylopsis caliginosus Lingafelter & Micheli 35 Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli 36 Leptostylopsis cristatus (Fisher) 37 Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 38 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 39 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 40 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 41 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 42 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 43 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 44-58. Oblique lateral view of pronotum showing anterolateral, posterolateral, median, and lateral tubercles. 44 Leptostylus transversus Gyllenhal 45 Leptostylopsis terraecolor Horn 46 Leptostylopsis annulipes (Fisher) 47 Leptostylopsis argentatus (Jacquelin du Val) 48 Leptostylopsis basifulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 49 Leptostylopsis caliginosus Lingafelter & Micheli 50 Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli 51 Leptostylopsis cristatus (Fisher) 52 Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 53 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 54 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 55 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 56 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 57 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 58 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 59-73. Ventral view of thorax showing relative widths of pro- and mesocoxal processes relative to coxae, along with ventral pubescence patterns. 59 Leptostylus transversus Gyllenhal 60 Leptostylopsis terraecolor Horn 61 Leptostylopsis annulipes (Fisher) 62 Leptostylopsis argentatus (Jacquelin du Val) 63 Leptostylopsis basifulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 64 Leptostylopsis caliginosus Lingafelter & Micheli 65 Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli 66 Leptostylopsis cristatus (Fisher) 67 Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 68 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 69 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 70 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 71 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 72 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 73 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 88-102. Lateral view of elytron showing basal tubercles, epipleuron, and form of appressed or semierect pubescence. 88 Leptostylus transversus Gyllenhal 89 Leptostylopsis terraecolor Horn 90 Leptostylopsis annulipes (Fisher) 91 Leptostylopsis argentatus (Jacquelin du Val) 92 Leptostylopsis basifulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 93 Leptostylopsis caliginosus Lingafelter & Micheli 94 Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli 95 Leptostylopsis cristatus (Fisher) 96 Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 97 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 98 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 99 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 100 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 101 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 102 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).

Figures 103-117. Dorsal view of protarsus and apex of protibia (all male specimens). 103 Leptostylus transversus Gyllenhal 104 Leptostylopsis terraecolor Horn 105 Leptostylopsis annulipes (Fisher) 106 Leptostylopsis argentatus (Jacquelin du Val) 107 Leptostylopsis basifulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 108 Leptostylopsis caliginosus Lingafelter & Micheli 109 Leptostylopsis chlorescens Lingafelter & Micheli 110 Leptostylopsis cristatus (Fisher) 111 Leptostylopsis humerofulvus Lingafelter & Micheli 112 Leptostylopsis milleri (Fisher) 113 Leptostylopsis perfasciatus Lingafelter & Micheli 114 Leptostylopsis poeyi (Fisher) 115 Leptostylopsis puntacanaensis Lingafelter & Micheli 116 Leptostylopsis thomasi Lingafelter & Micheli 117 Leptostylopsis viridicomus (Fisher).