Neocerambyx theresae ( Pic, 1946 )

Miroshnikov, A. I., 2021, The longicorn beetle tribe Cerambycini Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the fauna of Asia. 16. New or little-known species of the genus Neocerambyx J. Thomson, 1861, Russian Entomological Journal 30 (3), pp. 288-296 : 291-293

Neocerambyx theresae ( Pic, 1946)

Figs 4–6, 8, 11, 15, 20–21, 25–26, 29, 32, 35.

Falsomassicus theresae Pic, 1946: 7 . Type locality: China (according to the original description); [ China] Yunnan, Tali [now Dali] (according to the label of the lectotype). Gressitt, 1951: 141.

Falsomassicus thersae (misspelling): Hua, 2002: 209; Wang, Hua, 2009: 171.

Massicus therease (misspelling): Hua et al., 2009: 459.

Massicus theresae : Catalogue…, 2010: 161; Chen et al., 2019: 132.

Neocerambyx theresae : Miroshnikov, 2020a: 79; Catalogue…, 2020: 219.

MATERIAL. Lectotype, ♀, here designated ( MNHN) (photograph; Fig. 5), “Tali, Yunnan ”, “ Falsomassicus n.g. theresae ”, “Museum Paris Coll. M. Pic ”, “ Lectotype ” ( Fig. 6) + Lectotype ♀ Falsomassicus theresae Pic, 1946 , A. Miroshnikov des., 2021; 1♀ (cLD), China, Yunnan, Habashan , 1– 6.07.2005, leg. E. Kuèera ; 1♀ (cAM) ( Figs 8, 15), China, Yunnan, Baoshan City, Longyang Distr., Nankang Baohuzhan , 2056 m, 24°49´22.49´´N / 98°46´55.38´´E, 29.09.2018, leg. Meiying Lin ; 1♂ (cAM), same label, but taken on 7.10.2018; 2♂ (cAM) ( Figs 4, 11), China, Yunnan, Tengchong County, Wuhexiang, Xiaodifangcun , 2173 m, 24°10´09.13´´N / 98°46´00.17´´E, 1.10.2019, leg. Meiying Lin ; 1♀ (cAM), China, Tengchong County, Wuhexiang, Zhengdingzhan , 1873 m, 24°51´05.94´´N / 98°44´14.56´´E, 3.10.2019, leg. Mei-Ying Lin ; the series of the males and females collected by Meiying Lin, which bear the above labels ( IZAS) (photographs).

REMARKS. According to Tavakilian and Chevillote [2021], two syntypes (both females) of this species are kept in

MNHN.

Through the courtesy of Mr Gérard Chemin (Champigny-sur-Marne, France), I studied one of these syntypes from photographs and designated it as a lectotype.

MORPHOLOGICAL NOTES. According to the original description [ Pic, 1946], the body length is 37 mm.

In the specimens kindly provided by Dr Meiying Lin (IZAS) and Mr Luboš Dembický (Brno, Czech Republic), the body length and humeral width are as follows: 43.5–45.3 mm and 11.1–11.9 mm, respectively, in males, 43.7–46.3 mm and 12.3– 13 mm, respectively, in females.

Male ( Figs 4, 11). Closely resembles a female, but head larger; antennae much longer than body, reaching beyond apex

Figs 16–26. Neocerambyx spp. : 16–17, 22–23 — N. zubrzyckii sp.n.; 18–19, 24 — N. bakboensis ; 20–21, 25–26 — N. theresae ; 16, 18, 22, 24 — holotypes; 17, 19, 23 — paratypes; 16, 18, 20, 22, 24–25 — males; 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 — females; 16–21 — head, dorsal view, and pronotum; 22–26 — head, ventral view.

Рис. 16–26. Neocerambyx spp. : 16–17, 22–23 — N. zubrzyckii sp.n.; 18–19, 24 — N. bakboensis ; 20–21, 25–26 — N. theresae ; 16, 18, 22, 24 — голотипы; 17, 19, 23 — паратипы; 16, 18, 20, 22, 24–25 — самцы; 17, 19, 21, 23, 26 — самки; 16–21 — голова сверху и переднеспинка; 22–26 — голова сниЗу.

of elytra by antennomere 7, most of antennomeres much more elongated; femora and tibiae more robust; genitalia as in Figs 29, 32, 35 . Male features are given here for the first time.

However, all males and females I have studied are preliminarily attributed to N. theresae , since I was only able to compare them with photographs of the lectotype of this species.

Figures

Figs 27–35. Neocerambyx spp., male genitalia: 27, 30, 33 — N. zubrzyckii sp.n., holotype; 28, 31, 34 — N. bakboensis, paratype; 29, 32, 35 — N. theresae; 27–29 — apical part of penis; 30–32 — apical part of tegmen; 33–35 — apical part of tergite 8. Рис. 27–35. Neocerambyx spp., гениталии самца: 27, 30, 33 — N. zubrzyckii sp.n., голотип; 28, 31, 34 — N. bakboensis, паратип; 29, 32, 35 — N. theresae; 27–29 — верШиннаЯ часть пениса; 30–32 — верШиннаЯ часть тегмена; 33–35 — верШиннаЯ часть 8-го тергита.