Acyphoderes carinicollis Bates, 1873

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 : 21

Acyphoderes carinicollis Bates, 1873

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Acyphoderes carinicollis Bates, 1873: 119 .

Acyphoderes carinicollis var. nigricans Gounelle, 1911: 150 ; Monné 2005: 455 (cat.).

Species Concept. Based on Bates’ original description; and compared with material identified by Melzer and Martins in the MZUSP collection, and holotype and syntype pictures available on Bezark (2010).

Measurements (mm). 12 males / 14 females, total length, 12.8-15.3/14.1-16.5; length of prothorax, 2.30- 2.80/2.60-3.10; width of prothorax, 2.05-2.50/2.10-3.00; length of elytra, 6.00-7.30/6.55-7.50; width at humeri, 2.35-2.80/2.45-3.20.

Material analyzed. BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz, Hotel Flora & Fauna, Chiquitano forest , 5 km SSE of Buena Vista, 17°29’96”S/ 63°39’13”W, 440 m, 1 female, 13.XI.2006, flying to/on flowers of “Sapaimosi”, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; Yacuiba Hwy., Foothill Chaco Forest , 10 km S. Abapo, 18°59’S / 63°14’W, ca. 600 m, on Croton sp. A flower, 1 male, 2.I.2008, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) .

Material examined. ARGENTINA, Salta, Senillosa , 1 male, G.L. Harrington col. ( USNM) . BOLIVIA, Beni, Uyapi-Guanay, 2 females, X-XI.1992 ( MZUSP). Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz-Yacuiba Hwy., Foothill Chaco Forest , 10 km S. Abapo , 18°59’S / 63°14’W, 520 m, on Croton sp. A flower, 1 male and 2 females, 2.I.2008, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; 20 km S. Abapo, 19°00’S / 63°14’W, 680 m, on Croton sp. A flower, 1 female, 17.XII.2007, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ). Tarija, semi-dry Chaco Forest, 30 km N. Villamontes , 21°01’S / 63°18’W, ca. 600 m, 1 male, 13.I.2008, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; foothill Chaco Forest, 6 km W. Villamontes , 21°17’S / 63°28’W, 402 m, on Croton sp. A flower, 1 female, 2.I.2008, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; foothill Chaco Forest, 7 km W. Villamontes , 21°18’S / 63°30’W, 450 m, on Croton sp. A flower, 2 males and 2 females, 14-16.XII.2007, 2 males and 1 female, 5.I.2008, 1 male, 8.I.2008, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) ; 48 km S. Villamontes, 21°40’S / 63°38’W, 793 m, 5 km W. Santa Cruz-Yacuiba Hwy., Comunidad Sanandita-La Granja , visiting “Tipillo” flowers, 2 males, Clarke & Zamalloa col. ( RCSZ) . BRAZIL, Espirito Santo, Linhares , 1 female, X.1972, P. C. Elias col. ( MZUSP) ; Goiás (Este), 1 male, No. 14645, Gounelle det. ( MZUSP, Acc. No 19.366). São Paulo, Pres. Epifacio , Rio Paraná, 1 male and 1 female, X.1954, J. Lane col. ( MZUSP) ; São Paulo, Ipiranga , 1 male, 30.VIII.1963, E. Dente col. ( MZUSP) . PERU, middle Rio Ucayali, 1 female, 25. III.1929, F6116, H. Bassler coll. ACC. #33591 ( USNM) .

Figures

Figures 19–24. Species habitus in the genera Acyphoderes and Acyderophes. gen. nov. Figures 19–20. Acyphoderes carinicollis Bates, 1873. 19) male. 20) female. 21) Acyphoderes amboroensis, 2013, male holotype. Figures 22–24. Acyderophes fulgida (Chemsak and Linsley, 1979). 22) paratype. 23) female paratype, Costa Rica. 24) male Mexico (VC).