Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( White, 1855 )

Carelli, Allan & Monné, Marcela L., 2015, Taxonomic revision of Phygopoda Thomson, 1864 and Pseudophygopoda Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2007 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Zootaxa 4021 (2), pp. 201-242 : 230-240

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Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( White, 1855 )
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Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( White, 1855) View in CoL

( Figs. 95 View FIGURES 95 – 96. 95 , 97−148 View FIGURES 97 – 105 View FIGURES 106 – 110 View FIGURES 111 – 114 View FIGURES 115 – 120 View FIGURES 121 – 132 View FIGURES 133 – 142 View FIGURES 143 – 147 View FIGURE 148 )

Odontocera subvestita White, 1855: 190 View in CoL ; Lacordaire, 1869: 504.

Phygopoda subvestita View in CoL ; Bates, 1870: 327; Gemminger & Harold, 1872: 2892 (cat.); Bates, 1873: 126; Aurivillius, 1912: 284 (cat.); Blackwelder, 1946: 577 (check); Monné, 1993: 51 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 98 (check); Tavakilian et al., 1997: 319 (host.); Monné, 2001: 45 (cat.; host); 2005: 499 (cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 123 (check).

Physopoda subvestita View in CoL ; Linsley, 1959: 130 (mim) (sic).

Pseudophygopoda subvestita View in CoL ; Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2007: 104, fig. 23; Dalens & Touroult, 2010: 46 (distr.); Touroult et al., 2010: 30 (distr.); Morvan & Morati, 2011: 31, fig. 83 (distr.); Monné et al., 2012: 48 (check); Bezark & Monné, 2013: 165 (check); Monné, 2015: 787 (cat.).

Male ( Fig. 95 View FIGURES 95 – 96. 95 ). Integument from yellowish to brownish. Eyes ( Fig. 98 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ) frontally separated by about 1/5 of width of a lower ocular lobe; inner margin of lower ocular lobes and clypeus covered with golden pubescence.

Labrum ( Fig. 101 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ) about 1/3 longer than wide, apical margin rounded, excavated in median region, with long setae at sides and short dense setae in median region. Mandibles ( Fig. 102 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ) triangular, symmetrical, acuminated at apex; base slightly shorter than length; external face rounded, excavated at base, with long setae; inner cutting edge without teeth, with fringe of setae. Maxillae ( Fig. 104 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ): cardo and stipes well developed; galea narrow and elongate, with dense brush of setae at apex; lacinia with fringe of setae on inner margin; basal segment of palpus subcylindrical, about 1/2 length of apical segment; second segment as long as third; apical segment rounded at apex. Labium ( Fig. 103 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ): mentum trapezoidal with basal margin excavated; ligula diverging at sides toward apical region; apical portion divided into two subcylindrical lobes; inner margin of lobes with row of short setae; apical segment of palpi elongated, about 1/3 longer than second segment, with rounded apex.

Antennae ( Fig. 105 View FIGURES 97 – 105 ) reaching first ventrite; antennomeres 3−6 with row of long semierect setae on inner margin; 7 with similar setae at apex of inner margin.

Prothorax ( Figs. 111−114 View FIGURES 111 – 114 ) covered with yellowish-golden pubescence, except for three elevations on pronotum. Proendosternite ( Fig. 114 View FIGURES 111 – 114 ) directed posteriorly, with two convergent arms. Mesosternum ( Figs. 115−117 View FIGURES 115 – 120 ) covered with yellowish-golden pubescence. Mesosternal process about 1/2 diameter of mesocoxa. Mesepisternum, mesepimeron, metasternum and metepisternum covered with yellowish-golden pubescence. Mesendosternite ( Fig. 117 View FIGURES 115 – 120 ) hook-shaped, merged with inner wall of mesepimeron; metendosternite ( Fig. 118 View FIGURES 115 – 120 ) hylecoetoid, with elongate cylindrical lamina, merged at base; arms perpendicular to lamina and divergent from each other; peduncle and lamina subequal in length. Scutellum densely covered with yellowish-golden pubescence. Elytra ( Fig. 119 View FIGURES 115 – 120 ) with rounded apex. Wing ( Fig. 120 View FIGURES 115 – 120 ) with length about 3 times its greatest width; Subcosta (Sc) restricted to 1/5 basal; Radius cell closed and oval; apical section of Anterior Media (AM) present; Plical (P) reduced; Anal (A) with only one branch.

Ratio between the length of metafemoral clave and peduncle vary from 0.7 to 1.5; pro-, meso- and metatarsi ( Figs. 123, 124, 127−130 View FIGURES 121 – 132 ) with ventral surface densely covered with short, fine, yellowish-brown pubescence; dorsal surface covered with dark-brown pubescence; metatarsomere I from equal to 1.2 times longer than length of II and III together.

Ventrites ( Fig. 133 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) with lateral spots with yellowish-golden pubescence. Last visible urotergite with base and apex rounded; last visible urosternite with emarginated apex, external angles slightly projected and median region slightly sinuous, with apical margin covered with short, decumbent, yellowish-golden pubescence.

Terminalia: sternite 8 ( Fig. 135 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) narrow, with basal margin excavated at sides and apical margin with median region flat; sternal apophysis long, about 2 times greatest width of sternite. Tergite 8 ( Fig. 134 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) as wide as long, covered with sparse setae at sides and on apical third; apical and basal margin truncate. Ventral arch ( Fig. 136 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) fork-shaped, long apophysis about twice longer than arm; dorsal arch absent. Tegmen ( Figs. 137−139 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) as long as median lobe; distal region almost totally divided into cylindrical-elongate parameres, slightly narrowing after the base, with apices rounded and short setae; ring piece convergent, acuminate, apically merged and with long projection, half-length of ring piece. Median lobe ( Figs 140−142 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ): ventral lobe shorter than dorsal; slightly curved in lateral view. Ventral and dorsal lobe acuminate at apex; basal apophysis shorter than apical portion; internal sac with two sclerotized pieces.

Female. Head ( Figs. 106−109 View FIGURES 106 – 110 ) with smooth area on front, except for very sparse punctures. Eyes ( Fig. 107 View FIGURES 106 – 110 ) frontally separated by about 1/2 width of lower ocular lobe. Antennae ( Fig. 110 View FIGURES 106 – 110 ) exceeding elytral apex at antennomere 11.

Last visible urotergite elongate, narrowing to rounded apex; last visible urosternite ( Fig. 143 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) elongate, with truncate apex.

Terminalia: sternite ( Fig. 146 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) and tergite 8 ( Fig. 147 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) elongate, merged, with tubular aspect; apical margin of sternite truncate; apical margin of tergite sinuous. Sternal apophysis elongate, about 1.5 times longer than sternite. Ovipositor ( Figs. 144−145 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) membranous, very elongate, more than 7 times longer than wide; limit between proximal and distal region not evident; apical region with subcylindrical and elongate lobes, about 3 times longer than wide; external margins with setae; latero-apical stylus, securiform; spermathecal duct short, less than 3 times length of spermatheca; spermatheca C-shaped with rounded apex; spermathecal gland longer than spermatheca.

Measurements, in mm. male/female. n=6/16. Total length, 11.49±1.93/9.33±0.66; prothorax length, 1.65±0.18/1.3±0.13; prothorax width, 1.84±0.19/1.35±0.16; elytral length, 4.55±0.54/3.58±0.36; humeral width, 1.99±0.3/1.59±0.15.

Type-material. We examined photographs (taken by Dr. Eugenio H. Nearns) and slides (made by Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure) of the male holotype of Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( Fig. 95 View FIGURES 95 – 96. 95 ) (BMNH) from Santarém, Pará, Brazil.

Comments. Bates (1870) transferred Odontocera subvestita to Phygopoda , considering it similar to Pseudophygopoda albitarsis comb. nov. ( Figs. 74−94 View FIGURES 74 – 81 View FIGURES 82 – 90 View FIGURES 91 – 94 ) based on the small prothorax and subulate elytra, differing from it in the less abruptly clavate metafemora in Odontocera subvestita . The similarities identified by Bates (1870) were confirmed in this present study, but not the differences on the metafemora, both species present the metafemora pedunculate, at least on the basal third.

Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( Fig. 95 View FIGURES 95 – 96. 95 ) only differs from P. panamensis ( Fig. 96 View FIGURES 95 – 96. 95 ) by the distribution of pronotal pubescence (in the first the setae are decumbent at the middle of pronotal disc and in the latter these setae are erect). These species are very similar and this single characteristic can be just intraspecific variation, but due the few specimens of P. panamensis is not possible to do this assertion.

Pseudophygopoda subvestita differs from P. albitarsis ( Figs. 74−81 View FIGURES 74 – 81 ) in the yellowish to yellowish-brown integument; the prothorax densely covered with golden-yellowish pubescence, except elevations on the pronotal disc; and the scutellum and ventral surface covered with golden-yellowish pubescence. P. albitarsis has brown to black integument with violet to greenish metallic iridescence; the prothorax sparsely covered with whitish setae, denser at sides; and the scutellum and ventral surface covered with whitish-yellow pubescence, glossy or matte.

Males of P. subvestita can be distinguished from males of P. albitarsis by the following characteristics of the terminalia: sternite 8 ( Fig. 135 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) with the basal margin excavated at the sides; median lobe ( Figs. 140−142 View FIGURES 133 – 142 ) with the ventral lobe slightly shorter than the dorsal lobe; basal apophysis slightly shorter than the apical portion; and the internal sac with two sclerotized pieces. P. albitarsis has the sternite 8 ( Fig. 83 View FIGURES 82 – 90 ) with the basal margin lacking excavations at the sides; the median lobe ( Figs. 88−90 View FIGURES 82 – 90 ) with the dorsal lobe slightly shorter than the ventral lobe; the basal apophysis slightly longer than the apical portion; and the internal sac without sclerotized pieces.

The terminalia of females of P. subvestita differs from the females of P. albitarsis in the following characteristics: tergite 8 ( Figs. 146, 147 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) with a sinuous apical margin; and the spermathecal gland ( Figs. 144, 145 View FIGURES 143 – 147 ) longer than the spermatheca. P. albitarsis has tergite 8 ( Figs. 91, 92 View FIGURES 91 – 94 ) with a truncate apical margin; and the spermathecal gland (Figs. 93,94) as long as the spermatheca.

Bates (1870) compared specimens of this species to some species of the genus Melipona Illiger, 1806 (Hymenoptera) , because of the tufts of setae on the metatibiae. Linsley (1959) also mentioned this similarity between P. subvestita and stingless bees of the genus Mellipona with tufts of black setae on the metatibiae.

Geographical distribution. French Guiana and Brazil (Pará). This species is newly reported from Brazil for Amazonas, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo ( Fig. 148 View FIGURE 148 ).

Host plant. Salicaceae - Casearia acuminata DC. ( Tavakilian et al., 1997).

Specimens examined. BRAZIL, Amazonas: Manaus (Campus UFAM), 75 m, 3°5’31”S, 59°57’37”W, male, 17.VII.2008, P. C. Grossi and D. R. Parizotto leg. (MNRJ). Minas Gerais: Águas Vermelhas, male and female, XI.1970, F. M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); Pedra Azul, male and 2 females, XII.1970, F. M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); 700 m, 2 females, XII.1970, C. A. Seabra and F. M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); male and 2 females, XI.1971, C. A. Seabra and F. M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); male and 9 females, XI.1972, C. A. Seabra and F. M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ). Espírito Santo: Baixo Guandu, female, X.1976, B. Silva leg. (MNRJ); Conceição da Barra, male, 1.XI.1969, C. T. and C. Elias leg. (DZUP).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Pseudophygopoda

Loc

Pseudophygopoda subvestita ( White, 1855 )

Carelli, Allan & Monné, Marcela L. 2015
2015
Loc

Pseudophygopoda subvestita

Monne 2015: 787
Bezark 2013: 165
Monne 2012: 48
Morvan 2011: 31
Tavakilian 2007: 104
2007
Loc

Physopoda subvestita

Linsley 1959: 130
1959
Loc

Phygopoda subvestita

Monne 2006: 123
Monne 2001: 45
Tavakilian 1997: 319
Monne 1994: 98
Monne 1993: 51
Blackwelder 1946: 577
Aurivillius 1912: 284
Bates 1873: 126
Gemminger 1872: 2892
Bates 1870: 327
1870
Loc

Odontocera subvestita

Lacordaire 1869: 504
White 1855: 190
1855
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