Aegomorphus contaminatus (Thomson, 1965)

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Botero, Juan Pablo & Wappes, James E., 2020, Neotropical Acanthoderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): Synonymies and new status in some genera, new species, transferences and new distributional records, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 60, pp. 1-40 : 18-19

Aegomorphus contaminatus (Thomson, 1965) , revalidation, comb. nov.

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Psapharochrus contaminatus Thomson, 1865: 543, 1878: 15 (type).

Acanthoderes contaminata ; Gemminger,1873:3145 (cat.); Blackwelder, 1946: 610 (checklist); Zajciw, 1969a: 197 (distr.), 1970b: 187 (distr.).

Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) contaminatus ; Aurivillius, 1923: 386 (cat.).

Acanthoderes (Psapharochrus) contaminata ; Gilmour, 1965: 615 (cat.).

Acanthoderes melanostictus ; Monné & Giesbert,1992:252 (syn.).

Even based on examination of the photograph of the holotype ( Fig.37 ) we were not able to place this species as a synonym (senior or junior) of another species currently included in Psapharochrus , Acanthoderes (including the subgenera), or other genera with species similar in general appearance to it. Thus, the species is considered valid and remains known only from the type locality indicated in the original description (Brazil). The original description and photograph of the holotype is not diagnostic enough to know whether the species really belongs to Aegomorphus . However, we doubt that the species is from Brazil and, most likely belongs in Scythropopsis . For now, until more information or specimens become available, it is transferred to Aegomorphus simply because of its original placement in Psapharochrus .

Known geographical distribution ( Monné, 2019; Tavakilian & Chevillotte, 2019): Brazil.

Figures

Figures 35-42. (35‑39) Acanthoderes melanosticticus, (35) Syntype, dorsal view. (36) Pteridotelus contaminatus, holotype, dorsal habitus. (37) Male from Brazil (Santa Catarina), head, frontal view. (38) Idem, lower eye lobe. (39) Idem, protibia. (40) Psapharochrus contaminatus, holotype male, dorsal habitus. (41) Lamia modesta, holotype,dorsal habitus.(43) Pteridotelus lacrymans, holotype,dorsal habitus.