Anelaphus cerussatus ( Newman, 1841 )

Nascimento, Francisco E. de L., 2018, Elaphidiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Neotropical Region: new species, updated key, new synonym, and new records, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 58 (1), pp. 177-185 : 180

Anelaphus cerussatus ( Newman, 1841) ( Figs 24 ‒ 25 )

Elaphidion cerussatum Newman, 1841: 111 ; WHITE (1853: 103); PROSEN (1947: 322).

Hypermallus cerussatus: GEMMINGER (1872: 2817); BRUCH (1912: 190).

Anelaphus cerussatus : DI IORIO (2004:22); MONNÉ (2005: 190); MARTINS (2005: 307); WAPPES et al. (2011: 3); PACINI (2011: 25); WAPPES et al. (2013: 5); MONNÉ (2018: 271).

Anelaphus fasciatus Martins, 2005: 308 [preoccupied, not Anelaphus fasciatus ( Fisher, 1932) ]. New synonym.

Anelaphus martinsi Monné, 2006: 166 [new substitute name for Anelaphus fasciatus Martins ]; MONNÉ (2018: 274). New synonym.

Material examined. ARGENTINA: La Rioja, 1 ♀, 1933, E.Giacometti leg. ( MZSP); Santiago del Estero, x.1939, 1 ♀ ( MZSP); Campo Gallo, iii.1943, 2, A.F.P. leg. ( MZSP).

Distribution. Venezuela (Aragua) ( MARTINS 2005, as Anelaphus fasciatus Martins ), Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija), Paraguay, northern and central Argentina (Santiago del Estero, Córdoba, Chaco, Buenos Aires).

Remarks. MONNÉ (2006) replaced the name Anelaphus fasciatus Martins, 2005 , which was preoccupied by A. fasciatus (Fisher, 1932) , renaming the species A. martinsi Monné, 2006 . In the original description, MARTINS (2005) compared A. martinsi with Anelaphus albopilus Chemsak & Noguera, 2003 , and A. yucatecus Chemsak & Noguera, 2003 based on their pubescent elytral pattern. Anelaphus martinsi was differentiated from both species by dense pronotal pubescence, and by palpi not elongate-triangular. MARTINS (2005: 308, Figs 239 and 240) illustrated A. martinsi and A. cerussatus , side by side, demonstrating their rather similar pubescence patterns on the elytra and pronotum. Because it was not possible to examine the holotype of A. martinsi (which belongs to the MZSP but has unfortunately disappeared), the species was studied only through the photograph of the holotype and the original description (published in the descriptive paper as Anelaphus fasciatus Martins from Venezuela). Comparing the original description (including photograph) of A. martinsi with specimens of A. cerussatus studied by MARTINS (2005), no characteristics to differentiate those species were found. Hence, A. martinsi is placed in syno- nymy with A. cerussatus . In the key proposed by MARTINS (2005), A. cerussatus is discriminated at dilemma (1) by the antennae in both the sexes longer than the body (= ex- ceeding the elytral apex). However, A. martinsi is known only by the holotype male whose antennae are the same length as those of A. cerussatus males. Based on this synonymy the distribution of A. cerussatus is expanded to include Venezuela (cited as the type locality for A. fasciatus Martins – see MARTINS 2005).

Figures

Figs 22–28. 22–23 – Stizocera wappesi sp. nov., paratype female: 22 – dorsal view; 23 – ventral view. 24–25, 27 – S. armigera (White, 1853), male: 24 – dorsal view, 25 – mesofemora, 27 – elytral apex. 26, 28 – S. wappesi sp. nov., holotype, male: 26 – mesofemora, 28 – elytral apex.