Oectropsis latifrons Blanchard, 1851

Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto De L., Monné, Miguel A. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2020, On the enigmatic genus Oectropsis Blanchard (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae Lamiinae): tribal allocation, synonymy, and new species, Zootaxa 4845 (2), pp. 211-224 : 215-216

Oectropsis latifrons Blanchard, 1851

( Figs. 1–4 , 18 )

Oectropsis latifrons Blanchard, 1851: 503 ; Thomson, 1861: 383; 1864: 47; Lacordaire, 1872: 811; Gemminger, 1873: 3168 (cat.); Philippi, 1887: 777 (cat.); Aurivillius, 1923: 446 (cat.); Blackwelder, 1946: 619 (checklist); Bosq, 1953: 85 (distr.); Ringuelet, 1955: 100 (distr.); Duffy, 1960: 256 (larva); Breuning, 1963: 515 (cat.); Gilmour, 1965: 603 (cat.); Cerda, 1986: 36 (distr.); Solervicens & Elgueta, 1989: 103 (hosts); Barriga, 1990: 58 (paras.); Barriga et al., 1993: 72 (hosts); Solervicens & Elgueta, 1994: 157 (distr.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 258 (checklist); Monné, 1995: 151 (cat.); 2001: 27 (cat. hosts); 2005: 109 (cat.); Barriga & Cepeda, 2005: 44; Monné, 2012: 72 (cat.); 2020: 155 (cat.); Bezark, 2020a: 222 (checklist).

Pogonocherus latifrons ; Fairmaire & Germain, 1859: 514; Strauch, 1861: 134.

Remarks. According to Tavakilian & Chevillotte (2020) on O. latifrons : “ Oectropsis latifrons Blanchard, 1851 / Lectotype / Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris / CHILI / Illapel / 1849 / Gay.” The type specimen was also photographed in the MNHN by Jesus Santiago Moure as being a “ Lectotype.” According to Blanchard (1851) (translated): “This tiny species is found quite commonly in the vicinity of Illapel on the Huingan ( Duvaua dependens [currently, = Schinus polygamus (Cav.) Cabrera ]).” Although Blanchard (1851) gave the dimension of a single specimen (2 lines 1/3), it is evident, through the comment above that he had more than one specimen. Thus, a lectotype can be designated. However, we know of no work in which the designation has been effectively established.

The specimens described by Barriga & Cepeda (2005), agrees perfectly with the original description and photograph of the “ lectotype.”

Material examined. CHILE, no more data, 2 specimens ( MZSP) ; 2 specimens, 1922, no more data ( MZSP) . Coquimbo: Los Vilos , 5 specimens, 21.IX.1975, G. Arriagada col. ( MZSP) . Maule: Alto Vilches ( Talca province ), 1,100 m, 1 male, 10–12.XII.1976, H.F. Howden col. ( MZSP) . Valparaíso: Quillota ( Las Rojas ), 3 males, 3 females, 6.IX.1964, M. Cerda col. ( MZSP) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. Oectropsis latifrons, male from Chile: 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Ventral habitus; 3) Lateral habitus; 4) Head, frontal view.

FIGURES 11–18. 11) Oectropsis chilensis sp. nov., dorsal habitus. 12–13) Oectropsis pusillus, from Barriga & Cepeda (2005) (= Oectropsis chilensis sp. nov.): 12) Dorsal habitus; 11) Lateral habitus. 14) Exocentrus pusillus, “holotype”, dorsal habitus (taken from Tavakilian & Chevillote, 2020). 15–16) Oectropsis franciscae, paratype male, from Barriga & Cepeda (2005): 15) Dorsal habitus; 16) Lateral habitus. 17) E. pusillus, drawing by Blanchard (1851). 18) Oectropsis latifrons, “Lectotype”, dorsal habitus.