Thalusia atrata (Melzer, 1918)

Ferreira, Gabriel S., Corrêa, Caio C. D., Monné, Miguel A. & Monné, Marcela L., 2024, New species of the wasp-mimic Parahephaestion Melzer, 1930 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with new records, Zootaxa 5418 (3), pp. 291-300 : 296

Thalusia atrata (Melzer, 1918)

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Distribution. BRAZIL (Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo). Here we recorded it for the RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça.

Material examined. BRAZIL, Minas Gerais, Catas Altas , RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça, Trilha Tanque Grande , 20°6’5.58”S 43°29’32.34”W, 1201 m, male, 18.xi.2022, Monné, M.L. leg. ( MNRJ-ENT7-47245 ) .

Diagnosis. This species is recognized by the following combination of characters: antennae and legs black; metafemora abruptly and robustly clavate; metatibiae with sulcus and carinae evident on posterior half; metatibiae with tuft of setae ( Marques & Napp 1996).

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FIGURE 3A–H. New records in Cerambycidae. Dorsal habitus. A—Sphalloeme costipennis Melzer, 1928; B—Thalusia atrata (Melzer, 1918); C—Trachelissa pustulata (Audinet-Serville, 1834); D—Ateralphus dejeani (Lane, 1973); E—Oreodera omissa Melzer, 1932; F—Phacellocera plumicornis (Klug, 1825); G—Oncideres impluviata (Germar, 1823); H—Psyllotoxus griseocinctus Thomson, 1868.