Caraphia squamosa ( Chemsak & Linsley, 1984 ) Ohbayashi & Lin & Yamasako, 2016

Ohbayashi, Nobuo, Lin, Mei-Ying & Yamasako, Junsuke, 2016, Revision of the Caraphiini, New Tribe (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lepturinae), Zootaxa 4084 (2), pp. 187-217 : 200

14. Caraphia squamosa ( Chemsak & Linsley, 1984) , comb. nov.

( Figs 39, 48 ,, 63 , 79 , 95 , 111 )

Noctileptura squamosa Chemsak & Linsley, 1984: 282 (Type locality: 12 miles North of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico); Chemsak et al., 1992: 98; Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 167; Monné, 1995: 116; Noguera & Chemsak, 1996: 403.

Diagnosis. Female: BL= 12–13.5 mm; EW= 3.8 mm. Body dark reddish brown. Head and pronotum densely punctured with short recumbent triangular whitish scales. Antennae short, slightly exceeding elytral apex. scape slender and moderate in length, 3.0 times as long as wide, relative lengths of segments from base to apex: 63: 13: 73: 76: 64: 78: 63: 63: 58: 54: 62. Pronotum longer than basal width, with slight lateral inflation; disk provided with a pair of protuberance behind apical constriction near apical fourth. Elytra ca 2.4 times as long as wide, with 12 rows of foveae associated with recumbent spindle shaped scales which are about 0.25 times as wide as long, 2.5 times as long as the diameter of each fovea.

Male: Unknown.

Material examined. 1♀, Mexico, Chiapas. Pq. Nac. Smidero. 1000 m. 25-V-1990, H. and A. Howden leg. ( CNCI).

Distribution. Mexico.

Remarks. This is a Central American species and belonging to the group in which the elytral scales are mostly associated along every row of foveae. It can be easily distinguished from the other congeners by the dense elytral punctures with remarkable recumbent spindle-shaped scales.

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 49. Habitus, type-labels and hind wing of Caraphia spp. 37, 38. Caraphia paulastoni sp. nov. (37. holotype ♂; 38. paratype ♀); 39. C. squamosa comb. nov., ♀; 40, 41. C. seriata comb. nov. (40. holotype, ♀; 41. ditto, label); 42. C. lingafelteri sp. nov. (holotype, ♂); 43. C. cribrata; 44. C. granulifera; 45. C. depressa; 46. C. ebenina; 47. C. borneana; 48. C. squamosa, comb. nov.; 49. C. lingafelteri, sp. nov.

FIGURES 50 – 65. SEM images (400 – 500 ×) of pronotal sculpture and scales of Caraphia spp. 50. Caraphia cribrata; 51. C. granulifera; 52. C. minor; 53. C. depressa; 54. C. ebenina; 55. C. laosica; 56. C. thailandica; 57. C. borneana; 58. C. huai sp. nov.; 59. C. laticeps (Pic, 1922); 60. C. lepturoides lepturoides; 61. C. taiwana; 62. C. paulastoni sp. nov.; 63. C. squamosa, comb. nov.; 64. C. seriata, comb. nov.; 65. C. lingafelteri, sp. nov.

FIGURES 66 – 81. SEM images (120 – 150 ×) of elytral foveae and scales of Caraphia spp. 66. Caraphia cribrata; 67. C. granulifera; 68. C. minor; 69. C. depressa; 70. C. ebenina; 71. C. laosica; 72. C. thailandica; 73. C. borneana; 74. C. huai sp. nov.; 75. C. laticeps; 76. C. lepturoides lepturoides; 77. C. taiwana; 78. C. paulastoni sp. nov.; 79. C. squamosa, comb. nov.; 80. C. seriata, comb. nov.; 81. C. lingafelteri, sp. nov.

FIGURES 82 – 97. SEM images (400 – 500 ×) of elytral foveae and scales of Caraphia spp. 82. Caraphia cribrata; 83. C. granulifera; 84. C. minor; 85. C. depressa; 86. C. ebenina; 87. C. laosica; 88. C. thailandica; 89. C. borneana; 90. C. huai sp. nov.; 91. C. laticeps; 92. C. lepturoides lepturoides; 93. C. taiwana; 94. C. paulastoni sp. nov.; 95. C. squamosa, comb. nov.; 96. C. seriata, comb. nov.; 97. C. lingafelteri, sp. nov.

FIGURES 98 – 113. Alignment of scales of Caraphia spp. near middle of elytra. 98. Caraphia cribrata; 99. C. granulifera; 100. C. minor; 101. C. depressa; 102. C. ebenina; 103. C. laosica; 104. C. thailandica; 105. C. borneana; 106. C. huai sp. nov.; 107. C. laticeps; 108. C. lepturoides lepturoides; 109. C. taiwana; 110. C. paulastoni sp. nov.; 111. C. squamosa, comb. nov.; 112. C. seriata, comb. nov.; 113. C. lingafelteri, sp. nov.