Lamprobityle kristinae, Barševskis, 2014

Barševskis, Arvīds, 2014, A Review Of Species Of The Genus Lamprobityle Heller, 1923 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 14 (2), pp. 97-107 : 100-101

Lamprobityle kristinae sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype. Female : Philippines: Luzon Isl. , Belance, Nueva Viscaya, 05.2014, local collector leg. ( DUBC).

Description. Length of body 9.8 mm, width 3.3 mm. Body metallic green, surface roughly dotted and covered with fine tomentum, which consists of many tiny white spots. Legs and antennae black, with metallic luster and grey tomentum.

Head small. Clypeus black, glossy. Labrum black, with metallic green gloss, covered by outstanding setae. Head covered with fine tomentum; ventral surface shiny. Genae with white tomentum. Eyes large, double-lobed; they surround elevated antennal bases from one side. Antennae relatively long and thin. Antennal segments covered with fine tomentum and longer setae, darkened at apex.

Pronotum cylindrical, slightly wider than long, in posterior and anterior borders completely marginated with transversal furrow. Surface of pronotum, strongly and sparsely punctured, with fine and sparse tomentum. Scutellum black, round at apex, in middle with tomentum.

Elytra long, parallelsided, glossy, covered with white tomentum, which consists of many tiny spots. Between humeri and middle part slightly narrowed, at apex widely rounded. Elytra roughly dotted and between humeri and middle of each elytron broadly impressed, behind humeri with convex protuberances.

Legs black, glossy, covered by grey tomentum. Tarsomeres flattened, also covered with short, grey tomentum and setae.

Ventral side of body metallic green, glossy, roughly dotted and covered with tomentum.

Differential diagnosis. The new species differs from all other currently known congeneric taxa by the shape and the coloration of the body. It is slightly similar to L. (s. str.) magnifica (Vives) , elytra of which are black, with white transverse bands, below whith metallic green glossy area. Elytra of the new species are unicolor, metallic green, with fine tomentum, which consists of many tiny white spots.

Distribution. Philippines: Luzon Isl. This species is probably endemic for the Luzon Island.

Etymology. The species is named in honour of my colleague Kristīne Nagle, in gratitude for cooperation.

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Fig. 3. Lamprobityle kristinae sp. nov.