Anisotyma soteri Napp & Monné, 2009

Napp, Dilma Solange & Monné, Miguel A., 2009, New Neotropical genera and species of Dryobiini and Rhopalophorini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Zootaxa 2137, pp. 29-34 : 30-31

Anisotyma soteri Napp & Monné New species

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Description. Male. Integument dark-brown with golden-yellowish depressed pubescence forming two longitudinal dorso-lateral narrow vittae on pronotum and four on elytra, as follows: on pronotum, vittae extend from anterior margin to posterior margin, slightly convergent in front; on each elytron, first vitta, the longest, extends from near base to almost apex, wider initially and gradually tapering, slightly arched with extremes directed outwards, and vanishing before reaching lateral margin at about 1/5 from apex; the second, very short and narrow, near elytral suture, parallel to it, and attaining apical margin. Similar pubescence also clothes head between antennal tubercles, clypeus and scutellum, obscuring integument, and forming narrow bands along inner margins of meso- and metepisterna and sides of urosternites. Frons and genae with coarse, irregularly sparse punctures; vertex with finer, denser punctures; pilosity sparse excepting between antennal tubercles. Each side of clypeus with single very long, erect seta. Submentum finely, transversely rugose, sparsely punctate; densely whitish pubescent, with long hairs denser at sides. Antennal scape finely, shallowly, irregularly punctate, punctures denser at base. Pedicel and segments from 3 with compact fringe of brown, long hairs beneath, more so in segments 3–5; segments 3–4 entirely clothed by dense, brown pilosity with numerous, long hairs intermingled; 6–8 pubescent, the hairs sparser. Scape about half as long as segment 3; 4–7 longer than 3, 5 longest; 8 as long as 4 (segments from 9 missing in both antennae). Prothorax a little longer than wide. Pronotum, between pilosity vittae, subopaque, glabrous, with coarse punctures irregularly sparse near vittae. Sides of pronotum and prothorax opaque, very finely, densely punctate and pubescent. Prosternum subopaque with punctation similar to that of the sides of prothorax but shallower and sparser. Meso- and metasternum subopaque with whitish pubescence, denser on metasternum, intermingled by long, erect and sparse hairs. Urosternites subopaque with very short, whitish pubescence and long, whitish, erect hairs; fifth urosternite somewhat elongate, subparallel-sided and truncate at apex. Elytra shining, somewhat raised at basal half between the pilosity vittae; entire surface finely, shallowly punctate, the punctures more evident and denser at basal half. Femora opaque, peduncles whitish pubescent. Dorsal side of clubs finely, densely rugose-punctate; lateral and ventral sides almost smooth, lacking pubescence, with whitish setae more evident and longer beneath. Metatibiae with brown, long, dense hairs almost fringe-like beneath. Measurements (mm). Holotype male. Total length, 21.3; prothorax length, 4.5; prothorax width, 3.8; elytral length, 14.7; humeral width, 5.0.

Types. Holotype male from El Salvador, La Liberdad: Santa Tecla, [date illegible], (PAB col., no 648.42) (USNM).

Remarks. This species is dedicated to Soter, the grandson of Dr. M. A. Monné.

Figures

FIGURE 1 – 4. 1, Anisotyma soteri new species (holotype male); 2, Potiapua antonia new species (holotype male); 3, P. antonia, head and prothorax; 4, P. antonia, lateral view of prosternum showing tufted tubercle.