Tessaromma sordida McKeown, 1940: 299
Ślipiński & Escalona 2016 : 238
Tessaromma truncatispina McKeown, 1940: 299
Ślipiński & Escalona 2016 : 238
Review of Australian genera Tessaromma Newman and Phlyctaenodes Newman with description of a new genus and species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Phlyctaenodini)
Jin, Mengjie
Ślipiński, Adam
Keyzer, Roger De
Pang, Hong
Zootaxa
2017
4277
1
67
85
BJX3F
Mckeown
Mckeown
[151,583,1467,1493]
Insecta
Cerambycidae
Phlyctaenodes
Animalia
Coleoptera
6
73
Arthropoda
species
sordidus
Tessaromma sordidaMcKeown, 1940: 299. TL: Queensland, Mt. Tamborine (AM, examined). Phlyctaenodes sordidus: Ślipiński & Escalona 2016: 238. Tessaromma truncatispinaMcKeown, 1940: 299. TL: Queensland, Bunya Mountains (AM, examined). New Synonym. Phlyctaenodes truncatispinus: Ślipiński & Escalona 2016: 238.
Description.Length 14–24 mm. Body integument yellowish brown to brown with elytra slightly lighter in apical half; entire dorsum covered by dense, golden setae forming wavy pattern, especially along elytral sides. Headwith frontal area densely punctate, covered with adpressed golden setae; frontoclypeal suture weakly indicated, angulate medially; terminal maxillary palpomere ovoid in both sexes. Antennain male extending 2 antennomeres beyond elytral apices, in female reaches elytral apices; scape relatively long, pedicel transverse; antennomere 3 shorter than scape, subequal to antennomere 4; both sexes antennomers 9–11 gradually shorter. Pronotumtransverse, very densely punctate and setose; disc with two longitudinal admedian broadly separated tubercles; lateral edge with broad based sharp, posteriorly bent median projection. Scutellum convex with short setae. Elytranarrowly rounded to distinctly pointed apically; dorsum with three rows of sparse, shiny granules bearing bristles, additional smaller granules near lateral edges and apices; interspaces between granules very densely punctate and setose, feebly shiny. Legs.Femora not thickened apically, mid- and hind femora without dense setae. Male genitalia.Penis with two big sclerotized semicircular plates. Types.“ Holotype| Mt. Tambourine, S.Q., 19 Dec 1925, A.Musgrave& G.P.Whitley| Tessaromma sordidaMcKeown| K53790” (AM); “ Holotype| Q., Bunya Mts., N.Geary, 5.1.1938| Tessaromma truncatispinaMcKeown| Australian Museum K289467” (AM).
Material examined(14, ANIC; 3, QM; 1, SAM; 1, RDKC). Queensland: 13kmSW by W of Gordonvale; Mt. Glorious; Goodnight Scrub NP., approx. 40kmWSW of Childers; Mt. Spec; Kuranda; 9kmSSW of Kuranda; Yarraman, 2.2kmSE Bunya Mtns. New South Wales: Upper Lansdowneescarpment below Comboyne Plateau. South Australia: Mt. Lofty.
Distribution(Fig. 6B). Rarely collected species, known from isolated localities in Queensland, NSW and South Australia. Biological data.Several adults were reared from branches of Acradenia euodiiformis(F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley[ RUTACEAE] collected on the Upper Lansdowne escarpment (ANIC).
1563886426
1925-12-19
1938-01-05
1925-12-19
Mt. Tambourine, S. Q. & A. Musgrave & G. P. Whitley & Bunya Mts., N. & Australian Museum K
Mt. Tambourine
Bunya Mts.
7
74
3
holotype
1563886438
ANIC, SAM, RDKC
Gordonvale & Goodnight Scrub NP
Mt. Glorious
7
74
1
Queensland
1563886436
[949,1432,439,464]
Mt. Spec
7
74
1
Queensland
1563886421
Australia
Mt. Lofty
Upper Lansdowne
7
74
1
Mtns. New South Wales