Acyphoderes abdominalis ( Olivier, 1795 )

Clarke, Robin O. S., 2015, Revision of the genus Acyphoderes Audinet-Serville, 1833, with a brief synopsis of the genus Bromiades Thomson, 1864 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), Insecta Mundi 2015 (401), pp. 1-92 : 19-20

Acyphoderes abdominalis ( Olivier, 1795)

( Fig. 9, 10 )

Necydalis abdominalis Olivier, 1795 : (74) 8, pl. 1, fig. 5.

Acyphoderes abdominalis ; Monné 2005: 453 (cat.).

Species Concept. Based on Olivier’s original description and rather poor figure; and compared with material identified by Melzer and Martins in the MZUSP collection.

Measurements (mm). 9 males / 7 females, total length, 21.9-27.6/15.9-25.4; length of prothorax, 4.30- 4.60/3.10-4.60; width of prothorax, 3.85-4.50/3.10-5.80; length of elytra, 8.50-9.65/6.20-9.40; width at humeri, 4.30-4.75/3.20-4.80.

Material analyzed. BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, Hotel Flora & Fauna, 5 km SSE of Buena Vista, 17°29’96”S/ 63°39’13”W, 430 m, on/flying to flowers of “Piton amarillo”, male (specimen 1a) in cop with female (specimen 1b), Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Amapa, Benj. Constant, Rio Javari , 1 male, XI.1961, and 1 female, J. Dirings col. ( MZUSP) ; Ceara, Carquejo , 1 female, IX.1961, J. Dirings ( MZUSP) . BOLIVIA, Beni, Uyapi- Guanay, 1 female, X-XI.1992 ( MZUSP). Santa Cruz, Hotel Flora & Fauna, 5 km SSE of Buena Vista, 17°29’96”S/ 63°39’13”W, 430 m, on/flying to flowers of “ Bejuco hoja lanuda” 3 males, 21.IV.2005, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ); on/flying to flowers of “Sama blanca”, 1 female, 20XI,2005, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; on/flying to flowers of “ Sapaimosi ” 1 male, 30.XII.2005, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ); on/ flying to flowers of “Tutumillo espinoso”, 1 male, 27.XI-2007, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; at MV / UV light, 1 male, 21.X.2005, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ). Potrerillo del Guenda , 370 m, 1 male, 10- 15.X.2007, J. Wappes & A. Cline col. ( ACMT) . GUIANA, No 14640, 1 female (MZUSP- Acession No 19.359) . PANAMA, Panama, 2 km E Ipeti , 1 female, 7. V.1999, Wappes & Morris col. ( ACMT) .

Figures

Figures 7–12. Species habitus in the genera Acyphoderes and Bromiades. Figures 7–8. Acyphoderes aurulenta (Kirby, 1818). 7) male. 8) female. Figures 9–10. Acyphoderes abdominalis (Olivier, 1795). 9) male. 10) female. Figures 11–12. Bromiades brachyptera (Chevrolat in Guérin-Meneville, 1838). 11) male. 12) female.