Buquet, 1840: 287
1841a: 288
White, 1853: 82
Strauch, 1861: 127
Lacordaire, 1869: 165
Gemminger, 1872: 2966
Blackwelder, 1946: 588
Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 133
Martínez, 2000: 90
Monné, 2005: 451
Monné & Hovore, 2006: 114
Monné, 2018: 671
Martins & Galileo, 2013: 573
Monné, 2018: 671
Buquet, 1840: 287
1841a: 289
White, 1853: 82
Strauch, 1861: 127
Lacordaire, 1869: 165
Gemminger, 1872: 2966
Thomson, 1878: 17
Blackwelder, 1946: 588
Linsley, 1961a: 632
Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 133
Martínez, 2000: 90
Monné, 2005: 452
Monné & Hovore, 2006: 114
Monné, 2018: 672
Revision of the genus Pteroplatus Buquet, 1840 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) and taxonomic notes in Pteroplatini
Botero, Juan Pablo
Santos-Silva, Antonio
Bezark, Larry G.
Zootaxa
2019
2019-08-21
4658
1
69
100
Martins & Galileo, 2013: 573
6WLSQ
Buquet, 1840
Buquet
1840
[151,559,1893,1920]
Insecta
Cerambycidae
Pteroplatus
Animalia
Coleoptera
22
91
Arthropoda
species
gracilis
( Figures 71–96)
Pteroplatus gracilis Buquet, 1840: 287; 1841a: 288; White, 1853: 82; Strauch, 1861: 127; Lacordaire, 1869: 165; Gemminger, 1872: 2966(cat.); Blackwelder, 1946: 588(checklist); Monné, 1994: 48 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 133(checklist); Martínez, 2000: 90(distr.); Monné, 2005: 451(cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 114(checklist); Monné, 2018: 671(cat.). Pteroplatus caudatus Martins & Galileo, 2013: 573; Monné, 2018: 671(cat.). Syn. nov. Pteroplatus rostainei Buquet, 1840: 287; 1841a: 289; White, 1853: 82; Strauch, 1861: 127; Lacordaire, 1869: 165; Gemminger, 1872: 2966(cat.); Thomson, 1878: 17( type); Blackwelder, 1946: 588(checklist); Linsley, 1961a: 632(mimet.); Monné, 1994: 48 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 133(checklist); Martínez, 2000: 90(distr.); Monné, 2005: 452(cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 114(checklist); Monné, 2018: 672(cat.). Syn. nov.
Redescription. Male( Figs. 71–74, 88–96). Head black except large, oblique yellow macula on each side of vertex, covering nearly all area behind upper eye lobes, anteclypeus yellowish-brown, anterior area of labrum reddishbrown, posterior area of labrum dark-brown, mandibles blackish; mouthparts mostly dark brown interspersed with reddish-brown areas, except palpomeres almost black with yellowish distal area; scape, pedicel and antennomeres III–VI black, and remaining antennomeres dark brown. Pronotum with wide, nearly parallel-sided black central band, yellowish-brown on remaining surface except narrow black band laterally; sides of prothorax entirely black. Prosternum with subelliptical orange macula on each side of middle; ventral side of meso- and metathorax dark brown. Scutellum black. Elytra yellow except wide, transverse black area about middle and entire posterior quarter. Legs dark brown. Abdominal ventrites dark brown except distal reddish-brown distal area. Head. Frons with moderately elevated, narrow central plate close to clypeus, carina-like toward vertex, rounded anteriorly; transversely depressed on each side of central plate (more distinctly laterally); finely, abundantly punctate except smooth central plate; with short, decumbent, moderately sparse brownish setae, interspersed with long, erect setae of same color, especially laterally, except glabrous central plate. Area between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes carinate centrally; finely, abundantly punctate; with decumbent brownish setae not obscuring integument, interspersed with long, erect dark setae (more abundant between antennal tubercles). Remaining surface of vertex with punctures slightly sparser than on area between upper eye lobes; with short, decumbent brownish setae not obscuring integument on dark area, yellow on light area extending to behind upper eye lobes. Dark area behind upper eye lobes with sculpturing and setae as on dark area of vertex. Area behind lower eye lobes moderately finely and sparsely punctate, with long, erect brownish setae close to eye, glabrous toward prothorax. Antennal tubercles with sculpturing and setae as on frons except smooth, glabrous distal area. Postclypeus finely, abundantly punctate on wide central area, smooth laterally; with moderately bristly brownish setae interspersed with long, erect setae of same color on wide central area (erect setae notably longer on sides of this area), glabrous laterally. Labrum coplanar with anteclypeus on posterior half, inclined on anterior half; finely, abundantly punctate on posterior half; with short, moderately sparse brownish setae on posterior half, and long, erect, moderately abundant yellowishbrown setae on sides of posterior half, and entire anterior half. Genae finely, moderately abundantly punctate except smooth distal area; with decumbent, moderately abundant brownish setae on punctate area, glabrous on smooth area. Gulamentum finely, sparsely striate posteriorly, somewhat depressed, striate anteriorly; glabrous posteriorly, with long, erect, moderately abundant brownish setae on depressed area. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.61 times length of scape; in frontal view, distance between lower eye lobes equal to length of scape. Antennae (only one specimen measured) 1.15 times elytral length, reaching about posterior seventh of elytra. Antennomeres III–V with tuft of dense and long setae in posterior half; antennomere VI with tuft of dense and long setae in entire ventral surface. Antennal formula (ratio) based on length of antennomere III: scape = 1.17; pedicel = 0.31; IV = 0.94; V = 1.14; VI = 1.43; VII = 1.14; VIII = 0.91; IX = 0.77; X = 0.68; XI = 0.77. Thorax. Prothorax with rounded tubercle centrally, constricted anteriorly and posteriorly; anterior margin slightly narrower than posterior one, sides about as wide as posterior margin close to anterior constriction. Pronotum with gibbosity on each side of posterior half, slightly tab-shaped; with slightly elevated central gibbosity on posterior half, followed by narrow carina to anterior margin; moderately shallowly, transversely, widely depressed on anterior half; moderately coarsely, abundantly punctate (punctures more distinct on dark area) except smooth, narrow central area; with slightly conspicuous pubescence on dark area (glabrous on central gibbosity), with dense yellow pubescence on light areas; with long, erect, sparse setae throughout, yellowish on light areas, brownish on dark area. Sides of prothorax moderately coarsely, sparsely punctate; with brownish pubescence not obscuring integument, interspersed with long, erect setae of same color. Prosternum with short, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed with long, erect setae of same color on punctate area, nearly glabrous close to anterior margin. Ventral surface of mesothorax with yellowish-brown pubescence, not obscuring integument, sparser toward center of mesoventrite. Ventral surface of metathorax with yellowish-brown pubescence, gradually sparser toward glabrous center of metaventrite; with long, erect, moderately abundant yellowish-brown setae on metaventrite. Scutellum with short, decumbent, moderately sparse brownish setae. Elytra. Distinctly widened from anterior quarter; coarsely, moderately abundantly punctate on anterior 2/3, with small gibbosities on posterior third; with short, decumbent, moderately sparse yellow setae interspersed with erect setae of same color on light area, and decumbent, moderately sparse brownish setae interspersed with erect setae of same color on dark area; elytral apex uniformly rounded. Legs. Femora finely, abundantly punctate dorsally, gradually sparser toward ventral surface; with pale yellow pubescence not obscuring integument, interspersed with long, erect setae of same color. Tibiae moderately finely, abundantly punctate; with decumbent brownish setae interspersed with long, erect dark setae. Abdomen. Ventrites with short, decumbent, moderately sparse yellowish-white setae interspersed with long, erect setae of same color; apex of ventrite V truncate. Female( Figs. 75–78, 83–87). Antennae reaching about base of posterior third of elytra. Variation(male and female). Head mostly dark brown or entirely black; yellow macula on vertex and behind upper eye lobes absent or very small; postclypeus dark brown interspersed with yellowish-brown areas or entirely yellowish-brown; genae and part of area behind lower eye lobes yellowish-brown; area close to inferior margin of lower eye lobes yellowish-brown; gulamentum dark brown anteriorly, yellowish brown on wide posterior area, or entirely yellowish-brown; mandibles yellowish-brown basally (this area with variable size); mouthparts mostly yellowish-brown except palpomeres mostly brown; mouthparts mostly blackish; antennae entirely dark brown; sides of scape dark reddish-brown; posterior half of scape almost entirely yellowish-brown ringed; black central band of pronotum with sinuous sides, often narrowed toward anterior margin; central black band on pronotum narrow and parallel-sided; central black band on pronotum widened anteriorly, centrally and posteriorly; central black band on pronotum notably widened from anterior margin to posterior third, then narrowed toward posterior margin; black band on pronotum with oblique projection on each side of posterior half (shape and size of this projection notably variable); pronotum black except oblique orange band on each side of anterior half; black central band of pronotum interrupted centrally; narrow black band on sides of pronotum absent; sides of prothorax entirely dark brown; elliptical macula on center of prosternum very small or absent; prosternum with narrow orange macula on each side near anterior margin; prosternum orange except narrow brown area; prosternum with transverse orange band close to anterior margin; prosternum entirely orange, dark brown or black; metaventrite yellowish-brown except dark brown sides; central area of metaventrite yellowish-brown and remaining surface black or dark brown; metaventrite black with violaceous reflections; scutellum black with violaceous reflections; scutellum dark brown; elytra entirely yellow on anterior half, and black on posterior half (boundary between these areas irregular or not); anterior 2/3 or 3/4 of elytra entirely yellow and posterior third or quarter black (boundary between these areas irregular or not); anterior black band of elytra moderately narrow or wide (sometimes notably wide), reaching or not epipleural margin, projected or not toward scutellum along suture; anterior dark macula of elytra small, not reaching sides of dorsal surface, often brownish; elytra mostly black, except yellow humeral spot and posterior quarter; elytra black except yellow humeral area; elytra entirely yellow; legs black; peduncle of femora reddish-brown or yellowish-brown; femoral club partially reddish-brown or yellowish-brown; femora entirely reddish-brown; femora reddish-brown except brownish sides and ventral surface of club; tibiae partially dark orangish-brown; tarsomeres brownish; metatarsomeres I–II orangish-brown and remaining segments dark brown; abdominal process of ventrite I yellowish-brown; anterocentral area of abdominal ventrite II yellowish-brown; abdominal ventrites entirely black, often with violaceous reflections; decumbent setae on frons yellowish-brown; erect setae on frons darkened; central carina between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes absent; area between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes with abundant yellowish setae; vertex and area behind upper eye lobes with brownish pubescence throughout; area behind upper eye lobes nearly smooth, with punctures denser toward prothoracic margin, or nearly smooth toward upper eye lobe and punctate toward ventral surface; postclypeus with abundant yellow setae interspersed with long, erect setae of same color; erect setae on labrum sparse; part of erect setae on labrum blackish; setae on genae yellow or yellowish; gulamentum smooth posteriorly; anterior area of gulamentum with yellow or yellowish setae; antennomere VI with long erect setae on posterior 3/4; prothorax without tubercle laterally, or with tubercle slightly distinct; gibbosity on each side of posterior half distinctly tab-shaped; pronotum smooth only on central posterior gibbosity; yellow pubescence on pronotum sparser on some areas; sides of prothorax interspersed with yellowish pubescence; elytra slightly widened from midlength; elytra punctate on basal 3/4, and with small gibbosities on posterior quarter (sometimes, small gibbosities almost reaching midlength); elytral apex slightly or distinctly projected on sutural angle; femora with yellow pubescence and yellow erect setae on light areas; tibiae with yellowish setae. FIGURES 71–78. Pteroplatus gracilis. 71–74)male: 71)Dorsal habitus; 72)Ventral habitus; 73)Lateral habitus; 74)Head, frontal view. 75–78)female: 75)Head, frontal view; 76)Dorsal habitus; 77)Ventral habitus; 78)Lateral habitus. FIGURES 79–90. Pteroplatus gracilis. 79–80)holotype: 79)Dorsal habitus; 80)Labels. 81–82) P. rostainei(= P. gracilis), holotype: 81)Dorsal habitus; 82)Labels. 83–87)Dorsal habitus, females. 88–90)Dorsal habitus, males. Dimensions (mm), 19 males/ 19 females. Total length, 9.45–16.80/10.95–15.25; prothoracic length, 1.35– 2.10/1.50–2.30; anterior prothoracic width, 1.35–2.40/1.50–2.30; posterior prothoracic width, 1.55–2.40/1.80–2.65; maximum prothoracic width, 1.75–2.80/2.05–3.10; humeral width, 2.30–3.90/2.80–4.40; elytral length, 7.20– 12.80/8.40–12.00. According to Buquet (1840)for P. gracilis, length 11 mm, width 5 mm; and for P. rostainei, length 13 mm, width 5 mm. According to Martins & Galileo (2013)for P. caudatus: “Total length, 11.8; prothorax length, 1.9, greatest width of prothorax, 2.5; elytron length, 9.2; humeral width, 3.3.” FIGURES 91–96. Pteroplatus gracilis. 91) P. caudatus(= P. gracilis), holotype, dorsal habitus. 92–96)Males, dorsal habitus. Material examined. COLOMBIA, Santander( new department record): Oiba( Hacienda La Becerra; 1420 m), 1 male, 2.X.2009, D. Monreycol. ( UNAB). Boyacá( new department record): Cuitiva( Vda. Macias; Fca. El Mirador del Lago Tota; 5º33’N/ 72º56’W; 3015 m), 1 male, 18.IV.2014, P. Bermeocol. ( UNAB); Duitama( 5º49’35”N/ 73º02’32”W; 2530 m), 1 male, 31.VII.2004, N. Rosascol. ( UNAB); Santuario de Faunay Flora Iguaque( Cabaña Mamarramos; 5º25’N/ 73º27’W; 2855 m), 1 male, 4-21.XII.2000, P. Reinacol. ( MZSP); San Miguel de Sema( Vda. Sabaneca; 5º31’N/ 73º49’W; 2500 m), 1 male, 20.II.2012, V. Suárezcol. ( UNAB); Saboya( Vda. Vinculo; 5º42’03”N/ 73º43’11”W; 2651 m), 1 male, 19.V.2002, W. Villamil& O. Mateuscol. ( UNAB); Almeida( Tona, 4º12’24”N/ 73º21’52”W; 1800 m), 1 female, 5.IV.2004, D. Lópezcol. ( UNAB). Cundinamarca: Anapoima( 4º33’18”N/ 74º32’13”W; 698 m), 1 female; 18.IV.1992, C. Brandcol. ( UNAB); Anolaima( Vrda. Luchima; 4º76’80.47”N/ 74º49’23.81W; 1400 m), 1 male, 5.XI.2012, N. Tejedorcol. ( UNAB); ( Finca Betania; Vereda Santa Ana; 1950 m), 1 male, 30.I.2010, R. Sandovalcol. ( UNAB); Bituima( 4º32’51”N/ 74º32’23”W; 1412 m), 1 male, 2.V.1992, O. Bilvaocol. ( UNAB); Bogotá: Bogotá(alredores de la UPN; 2640 m), 1 female, 21.IV.1986, R. Ovallecol. ( UNAB); ( 4º35’56”N/ 74º04’51”W; 2600 m), 1 male, 20.IX.1998, G. E. Castañedacol. ( UNAB); Cáqueza( 4º24’30”N/ 73º56’58”W; 1746 m), 1 female, 21.IX.1994, F. Montescol. ( UNAB); Gacheta( Vda. Santa Barbará; 1745 m), 1 male, 4.X.2009, M. Galindocol. ( UNAB); Guasca( Vda. Potreritos; 4º48’59.4”N/ 73º45’26.8”W; 2700 m), 1 male, IV.2015, A. Rodríguezcol. ( UNAB); La Mesa( Laguna Pedro Palo; 4º38’05”N/ 74º27’57”W; 1298 m), 1 male, 18.III.1990, B. Diazcol. ( UNAB); 1 female, 23.V.1994, L. Sarmientocol. ( UNAB); San Bernardo( San Miguel; cercana al Río Negro; 2000 m), 1 female, XI.2009, M. Zabalacol. ( UNAB); Zipaquirá, 2 males, 2 females, VII.1974, M. Pedrozacol. ( UNAB); 2 females, VII.1976, M. Pedrozacol. ( UNAB); Ubaté, 3 males, 7 females, 21.XI.1981, M. Bohorquezcol. ( UNAB); Anapoima( Via Apulokm 6; 680 m; 4º32’57”N/ 74º32’21”W), 1 male, 19.III.2012, C. Cárdenascol. ( UNAB). Tolima: Melgar( 4º12’24”N/ 74º38’44”W; 323 m), 1 female, 11.V.1972, L. Laverdecol. ( UNAB). Quindío( new department record): Calarca( 4º31’59”N/ 75º38’37”W; 1483 m), 1 female, 10.IV.1990, B. Diazcol. ( MZSP). PERU, Junín, (new country record): 11 kmNE Puerto Ocopa, Los Olivos, 1,200 m, 23-24 March, 2009, A. K. Tishechkin, collector ( LGBC). Distribution. Pteroplatus gracilisis known from Colombia( Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Quindío, and Santander), and Peru( Junín). Types. Pteroplatus gracilis— Holotypefrom Colombia( Bogotá), deposited at MNHN; P. caudatus— Holotypefrom Colombia( Cundinamarca), deposited at UNAB; P. rostainei — Holotypefrom Colombia( Bogotá), deposited at MNHN. Remarks. Pteroplatus gracilisexhibits distinct chromatic variation, as well as noticeable variation in the elytral shape. However, all the extremes are represented by intermediate forms. This is particularly noticeable when we see specimens with very different elytral shapes, but collected in the same place on the same date.
2350486270
2009-10-02
UNAB
D. Monrey
Colombia
1420
Hacienda La Becerra
Oiba
27
96
1
1
Santander
2350486420
2014-04-18
UNAB
P. Bermeo
Colombia
Cuitiva
3015
5.55
Fca. El Mirador del Lago Tota
1305
-72.933334
Vda. Macias
27
96
1
1
Boyaca
2350486413
2004-07-31
UNAB
N. Rosas
Colombia
2530
5.826389
Duitama
21
-73.04222
27
96
1
1
2350486425
2000-12-04
2000-12-21
2000-12-04
MZSP
P. Reina
Colombia
Santuario de Fauna
2855
5.4166665
Cabana Mamarramos
1305
-73.45
Flora Iguaque
27
96
1
1
2350486408
2012-02-20
UNAB
V. Suarez
Colombia
2500
5.5166664
Vda. Sabaneca
1305
-73.816666
San Miguel de Sema
27
96
1
1
2350486260
2002-05-19
UNAB
W. Villamil & O. Mateus
Colombia
2651
5.7008333
Vda. Vinculo
21
-73.71972
Saboya
27
96
1
1
2350486263
2004-04-05
UNAB
D. Lopez
Colombia
1800
4.2066665
Tona
21
-73.36444
Almeida
27
96
1
1
2350486411
1992-04-18
UNAB
C. Brand
Colombia
698
4.5550003
Anapoima
21
-74.53694
27
96
1
1
Cundinamarca
2350486254
2012-11-05
UNAB
N. Tejedor & Finca Betania & Vereda Santa Ana
Colombia
1400
Vrda. Luchima
-74.82328
Anolaima
27
96
1
1
2350486269
[322,828,1878,1905]
2010-01-30
UNAB
R. Sandoval
Colombia
27
96
1
1
2350486266
1992-05-02
UNAB
O. Bilvao
Colombia
1412
4.5475
Bituima
21
-74.53972
27
96
1
1
2350486258
1986-04-21
UNAB
R. Ovalle
Colombia
2640
4.598889
Bogota
21
-74.08083
27
96
1
1
Bogota
2350486262
[742,1326,1950,1977]
1998-09-20
UNAB
G. E. Castaneda
Colombia
27
96
1
1
2350486371
1994-09-21
UNAB
F. Montes
Colombia
1746
4.4083333
Caqueza
21
-73.94945
27
96
1
1
2350486422
2009-10-04
UNAB
M. Galindo
Colombia
1745
28
97
Vda. Santa Barbara
Gacheta
27
96
1
1
2350486423
2015-04
UNAB
A. Rodriguez
Colombia
2700
4.8165
Vda. Potreritos
1
-73.75745
Guasca
28
97
1
1
2350486372
1990-03-18
UNAB
La Mesa & B. Diaz
Colombia
1298
4.634722
Laguna Pedro Palo
21
-74.46583
28
97
1
1
2350486256
[675,1215,225,251]
1994-05-23
UNAB
L. Sarmiento
Colombia
1298
true
4.634722
Laguna Pedro Palo
21
-74.46583
28
97
1
1
2350486419
2009-11
UNAB
M. Zabala
Colombia
San Bernardo
2000
Rio Negro
San Miguel
28
97
1
1
2350486255
1974-07
UNAB
M. Pedroza
Colombia
Zipaquira
28
97
4
2
2
2350486265
[577,1116,297,323]
1976-07
UNAB
M. Pedroza
Colombia
true
Zipaquira
28
97
2
2
2350486421
1981-11-21
UNAB
M. Bohorquez
Colombia
Ubate
28
97
10
7
3
2350486370
2012-03-19
UNAB
C. Cardenas
Colombia
680
4.5491667
Via Apulo
21
-74.53917
Anapoima
28
97
1
1
2350486264
1972-05-11
UNAB
L. Laverde
Colombia
323
4.2066665
Melgar
21
-74.64555
28
97
1
1
Tolima
2350486257
1990-04-10
MZSP
B. Diaz
Colombia
1483
4.5330553
Calarca
21
-75.64361
28
97
1
1
Quindio
2350486261
1923-03-24
LGBC
A. K. Tishechkin
Peru
1200
Los Olivos
28
97
1
Junin
2350486259
[534,1332,585,611]
Colombia
Bogota
28
97
1
Bogota
holotype
2350486417
Colombia
Cundinamarca
28
97
1
Cundinamarca
holotype
2350486253
Colombia
Bogota
28
97
1
Bogota
holotype