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