Hovorodon, Santos-Silva, Antonio, Swift, Ian P. & Nearns, Eugenio H., 2010

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Swift, Ian P. & Nearns, Eugenio H., 2010, Division of the genus Nothopleurus Lacordaire, 1869 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), Zootaxa 2643, pp. 1-44 : 22-23

Key to the species of Hovorodon gen. nov.

1. Hypostomal area elevated or strongly elevated near of the gula; apex of ventrite V truncated or slightly emarginated. Male .................................................................................................................................................................... 2

- Hypostomal area not elevated near of the gula; apex of ventrite V distinctly emarginated. Female.......................... 5

2(1). Fore angle of gena distinctly projected laterally ( Fig. 30 ) ............................................................... H. bituberculatum

- Fore angle of gena not or slightly projected laterally ( Figs. 28, 32 , 34 ) .................................................................... 3

3(2). Scape surpassing distinctly the posterior edge of eyes ..................................................................... H. santacruzensis

- Scape, at most, slightly surpassing the posterior edge of eyes....................................................................................4

4(3). Hypostomal area strongly vermiculated and not finely and abundantly punctate on the area elevated near of the gula ................................................................................................................................................................ H. maxillosum

- Hypostomal area, at most, slightly vermiculated on the area elevated near of the gula, and very finely and abun- dantly punctate throughout .............................................................................................................. H. subcancellatum

5(1). Fore angle of gena distinctly projected laterally ( Fig. 31 ) ............................................................... H. bituberculatum

- Fore angle of gena not or slightly projected ( Fig. 29 , 33, 35 ) laterally....................................................................... 6

6(5). Elytra smooth; humerus, usually, with short and sparse hairs ............................................................... H. maxillosum

- Elytra usually finely punctate or finely rugose-punctate (rarely almost smooth); humerus without hairs ................. 7

7(6). Scape does not reach the posterior edge of eyes; anterior angles of prothorax somewhat rounded at apex, distinctly projected forward ............................................................................................................................. H. subcancellatum

- Scape reaching the posterior edge of eyes; anterior angles of prothorax somewhat acute at apex, not distinctly pro- jected forward .................................................................................................................................... H. santacruzensis

Figures

FIGURES 21 – 32. Head and prothorax, ventral view. 21. Nothopleurus castaneus, male; 22. idem, female; 23. N. lobigenis, male; 24. idem, female; 25. N. subsulcatus, male; 26. N. madericus, paratype male; 27. idem, female; 28. Hovorodon subcancellatum, male; 29. idem, female; 30. Hovorodon bituberculatum, male; 31. idem, female; 32. Hovorodon maxillosum, male.

FIGURES 33 – 56. 33 – 35, head and prothorax, ventral view: 33. Hovorodon maxillosum, female; 34. H. santacruzensis, paratype male; 35. idem, paratype female. 36 – 52, mandibles: 36. Nothopleurus castaneus, male, dorsal view; 37. idem, female, dorsal view; 38. N. lobigenis, male, dorsal view; 39. idem, female, dorsal view; 40. N. subsulcatus, male, lateral view; 41. N. madericus, male, lateral view; 42. idem, female, dorsal view; 43. Hovorodon subcancellatum, male, dorsal view; 44. idem, male, lateral view; 45. idem, female, dorsal view; 46. H. bituberculatum, male, dorsal view; 47. idem, male, lateral view; 48. idem, female, dorsal view; 49. H. maxillosum, male, dorsal view; 50. idem, female, dorsal view; 51. H. santacruzensis, male, dorsal view; 52. idem, female, dorsal view. 53 – 56, metatarsus: 53. Mallodon downesii Hope, 1843, male, dorsal view; 54. idem, lateral view; 55. M. arabicum, male, dorsal view; 56. idem, male, lateral view.