Camptocerus orientalis Eggers, 1943

Smith, Sarah M. & Cognato, Anthony I., 2010, A taxonomic revision of Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (148), pp. 1-88 : 38-40

Camptocerus orientalis Eggers

(Fig. 24, 55)

Camptocerus orientalis Eggers 1943: 244 . Holotype: male, BRAZIL: Bahia: Salobro , 6.vii.1885 (L. Gounelle), Strohmeyer Collection (SDEI).

Diagnosis. The male is distinguished by the unarmed apical epistomal margin, by a transverse, moderately developed, arcuate carina on the basal epistomal margin, and by the elytral declivital interstriae covered with spatulate setae to the apex (often abraded in older specimens).

The female is distinguished by the declivity with spatulate setae to apex and by the frons with a weak medial impression extending from the epistoma to the upper level of the eyes.

Redescription (male). 3.2-3.7 mm long (mean = 3.6 mm; n = 8); 1.8-2.0 times as long as wide. Color uniformly red-brown. Elytral interstriae bearing variegated tan and dark brown spatulate setae forming highly variable patterns.

trally flattened, dorsal to right lobe ( Fig. 55). Teg-

men semi-circular, ventral side elongated proxi-

mally. Spicule nearly longer then aedeagus, sickle-

shaped.

Female. Similar to male except epistoma

weakly impressed, less than a quarter length of

head and unarmed; covered by 5 rows of setae.

Frons flat; 3-4 rows of setae lateral to the median

line. Each gena with a triangular mycangium (Fig.

4d). Segments 4-7 of funicle scattered bearing se-

tae, those less than the length of 5 segments.

Pronotal anterior third covered with dense hair-

like setae on anterolateral areas; long bristles ab-

sent; base and disk covered with short, fine hair-

like setae.

Specimens examined. (8M, 4F)

Type material: Holotype Camptocerus orientalis , M ( SDEI) . Paratypes Camptocerus orientalis , BRAZIL: Bahia: Salobro, 6.vii.1885, (L. Gounelle), 2M, 1F (SDEI), 1M (USNM).

Other material. BRAZIL: Amazonas : Reserva Ducke, 26 km NE Manaus, ex. malaise trap ii.1995, (M.G.V. Barbosa), 3M, 1F ( BMNH), 1M, 1F ( MSUC) ; vi.1995, 1F ( BMNH) .

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas,

Bahia).

Hosts. Unknown.

Biology. Unknown.