Malukandra hornabrooki, Santos-Silva & Heffern & Matsuda, 2010

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Heffern, Daniel & Matsuda, Kiyoshi, 2010, Revision of Hawaiian, Australasian, Oriental, and Japanese Parandrinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), Insecta Mundi 2010 (130), pp. 1-120 : 58-59

Malukandra hornabrooki sp. nov.

( Fig. 20, 21 , 79 , 128, 129 , 219 , 262 , 317 , 366-368 )

Parandra janus ; Hüdepohl 1990: 50, fig. 2.

Etymology. Dedicated to Dr. Richard W. Hornabrook for his contributions in medicine and entomology, and for collecting part of the type series.

Type-material. Holotype M (ex Hüdepohl Collection), PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Eastern Highlands: Kainantu District , Onerunka, X. 20.1979, ( ZSMC) . Paratypes (5 M, 5 F), as follows: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Eastern Highlands: Kainantu District , Onerunka, M, XII.24.1979, ( MZSP) ; M, F, II.09.1980, (ZSMC); M, X.20.1979, (ZSMC); F, II.2.1980, (ZSMC); F, III.1980, ( ZSMC) ; Okapa District , Okapa: M, VII.10.1964, R. Hornabrook coll. ( CHKC) ; F, I.1968, R. Hornabrook coll. ( MZSP) ; M, IX.1971, R. Hornabrook coll. ( CHKC). Morobe: Aseki - Hokanaiwa (1600-1900m), F, II.14.1998, A. Riedel coll. ( AWCO) .

Description. Integument dark-brown; parts of head and mandibles, margins of pronotum, elytral suture and margins, and extreme apices of femora blackish.

Male ( Fig. 366 ). Head wide; dorsal surface finely, very sparsely punctate between eyes, gradually more abundant towards occiput, and coarser towards area behind eyes; area behind eyes coarsely, abundantly punctate; area between gibbosities and ocular carina without depression; ocular carina wide and clearly elevated, not bifurcated in “Y”. Eyes coarsely faceted; anterior ocular edge ( Fig. 79 ) not emarginate. Central projection of labrum ( Fig. 20 ) narrow and sub-acute. Submentum glabrous, depressed, coarse and sparsely punctate; margin close to mentum wide, elevated throughout extension. Mentum coarsely, abundantly punctate, with hair barely long and sparse. Mandibles ( Fig. 128 ) sub-falciform, as long as head; inner margin with concavity at middle and one large tooth at apical third; punctures coarse and abundant; dorsal surface with transverse depression at base. Antennomere XI slightly acute at apex; dorsal sensorial area not divided by carina.

Prothorax transverse, distinctly narrower at base than apex. Pronotum very finely, sparsely punctate at central area, gradually coarser and more abundant laterally; anterior edge sub-straight; anterior angles clearly projected forward; lateral angles rounded; posterior angles distinct, in right angle. Elytra finely, abundantly punctate towards suture, and coarser laterally; elytral carina absent. Metasternum finely, sparsely punctate, and coarser and more abundantly punctate close to metepisterna. Metepisterna coarsely, abundantly punctate. Metafemur ( Fig. 367 ) short and elongated. Metatarsus (without claws) shorter than metatibia; metatarsomere V ( Fig. 262 ) as long as I-III together.

Female ( Fig. 368 ). Central projection of labrum ( Fig. 21 ) narrow and acute. Mandibles ( Fig. 129 ) clearly shorter than head. Anterior margin of pronotum with central concavity clear. Antennae as in Fig. 219 .

Variability. Integument brown. Males: apex of central projection of labrum rounded; mentum glabrous; mandibles not falciform; less concavity on inner margin of mandibles; antennomere XI clearly rounded at apex; anterior margin of pronotum convex; punctures of lateral of metasternum coarse or somewhat coarse, but not fine.

Dimensions in mm (M / F). Total length (including mandibles), 14.4-21.3/18.3-20.4; prothorax: length, 2.8-4.4/3.7-4.0; anterior width, 4.0-6.0/4.4-4.7; posterior width, 3.0-4.7/4.1-4.7; humeral width, 3.8-5.8/ 5.0-5.7; elytral length, 8.3-12.0/11.6-12.5.

Comments. The male of Malukandra hornabrooki differs from M. heterostyla by the distinct concavity of the mandibles, and by the punctures of the dorsal surface of the head and of the pronotum clearly finer. In M. heterostyla , the inner margin of the mandibles of the male are not concave, and the punctures of the head and pronotum are clearly coarser. Differs from M. jayawijayana by the punctures on the dorsal surface of the head, between the eyes, and of the elytra coarser, and by the ocular carina clearly elevated. In M. jayawijayana , the punctures on the dorsal surface of the head, between the eyes, are clearly coarser and the ocular carina is slightly elevated.

Hüdepohl (1990) in his study of the Cerambycidae from Philippines listed Parandra janus Bates, 1875 (= Komiyandra janus ), as occurring in that country. Besides that species not occurring in the Philippines, Hüdepohl (1990) figured M. hornabrooki from Papua New Guinea as Bates’ species. Obviously Hüdepohl (1990) believed that he possessed and figured Bates’ species because the syntype female of Parandra janus was described from Papua New Guinea (see comments on K. janus ). We examined the specimens from the collection of Hüdepohl.

Figures

Figure 1-44. Labrum. 1) Papuandra araucariae, male. 2) P. araucariae, female. 3) P. gressitti, holotype male. 4) P. weigeli, holotype male. 5) P. weigeli, paratype female. 6) P. queenslandensis, holotype female. 7) P. norfolkensis, holotype male. 8) P. norfolkensis, paratype female. 9) P. rothschildi, holotype male. 10) P. rothschildi, paratype female. 11) P. oberthueri, holotype female. 12) Caledonandra austrocaledonica, male. 13) C. austrocaledonica, female. 14) C. passandroides, male. 15) C. passandroides, female. 16) Storeyandra frenchi, male. 17) S. frenchi, female. 18) Malukandra heterostyla, holotype male. 19) M. jayawijayana, holotype male. 20) M. hornabrooki, holotype male. 21) M. hornabrooki, paratype female. 22) Melanesiandra striatifrons, male. 23) M. striatifrons, holotype female of Parandra vitiensis. 24) M. solomonensis, male. 25) M. solomonensis, female. 26) M. bougainvillensis, holotype male. 27) M.bougainvillensis, paratype female.28) M.birai, holotype male. 29) Stenandra kolbei, female. 30) Hawaiiandra puncticeps, male. 31) Komiyandra janus, female. 32) K. shibatai, male. 33) K. shibatai, female. 34) K. formosana, male. 35) K. formosana, female. 36) K. lanyuana, male. 37) K. lanyuana, female. 38) K. javana, holotype male. 39) K. javana, paratype female. 40) K. nayani, paratype male. 41) K. nayani, paratype female. 42) K. ohbayashii, holotype male. 43) K. ohbayashii, paratype female. 44) K. vivesi, holotype male.

Figure 75-89. Head, lateral view, male. 75) Hawaiiandra puncticeps. 76) Storeyandra frenchi. 77) Malukandra heterostyla. 78) M. jayawijayana, holotype. 79) M. hornabrooki, holotype. 80) Caledonandra austrocaledonica. 81) C. passandroides. 82) Melanesiandra striatifrons. 83) M. solomonensis, paratype. 84) M. bougainvillensis, holotype. 85) M. birai, holotype. 86) Papuandra araucariae. 87) P. gressitti, holotype. 88) P. weigeli, holotype. 89) P. norfolkensis, holotype.

Figure 118-147. Mandibles, dorsal view. 118) Birandra (Yvesandra) angulicollis, male. 119) B. (Y.) angulicollis, female. 120) Acutandra araucana, male. 121) Parandra (Parandra) glabra, female. 122) Stenandra kolbei, female. 123) Hawaiiandra puncticeps, male. 124) Storeyandra frenchi, male. 125) S. frenchi, female. 126) Malukandra heterostyla, holotype male. 127) M. jayawijayana, holotype male. 128) M. hornabrooki, holotype male. 129) M. hornabrooki, paratype female. 130) Caledonandra austrocaledonica, male. 131) C. austrocaledonica, female. 132) C. passandroides, male. 133) C. passandroides, female. 134) Melanesiandra striatifrons, male. 135) M. striatifrons, female. 136) M. solomonensis, male. 137) M. solomonensis, female. 138) M. bougainvillensis, holotype male. 139) M. bougainvillensis, paratype female. 140) M. birai, holotype male. 141) Papuandra araucariae, paratype male. 142) P. araucariae, female. 143) P. gressitti, holotype male. 144) P. weigeli, holotype male. 145) P. weigeli, paratype female. 146) P. queenslandensis, holotype male. 147) P. oberthueri, holotype female.

Figure 218-234. Antenna. 218) Malukandra jayawijayana, holotype male. 219) M. hornabrooki, paratype female. 220) Caledonandra austrocaledonica, male. 221) C. passandroides, male. 222) Melanesiandra striatifrons, male. 223) M. solomonensis, male. 224) M. bougainvillensis, holotype male. 225) M. birai, holotype male.226) Papuandra araucariae, male. 227) P. gressitti, holotype male. 228) P. weigeli, holotype male. 229) P. queenslandensis, holotype female. 230) P. norfolkensis, holotype male. 231) P. rothschildi, paratype male. 232) P. oberthueri, holotype female. 233) Komiyandra janus, female. 234) K. shibatai, male.

Figure 252-276. 252-257) Antenna. 252) Komiyandra drumonti, holotype male. 253) K. cabigasi, paratype male. 254) K. johkii, holotype male. 255) K. poggii, holotype male. 256) K. koni, paratype male. 257) K. uenoi, paratype male. 258-276) Metatarsus. 258) Stenandra kolbei, female. 259) Hawaiiandra puncticeps, male. 260) Storeyandra frenchi, male. 261) Malukandra jayawijayana, holotype male. 262) M. hornabrooki, holotype male. 263) Caledonandra austrocaledonica, male. 264) C. passandroides, male. 265) Melanesiandra striatifrons, male. 266) M. solomonensis, male. 267) M. bougainvillensis, holotype male. 268) M. birai, holotype male. 269) Papuandra araucariae, male. 270) P. gressitti, holotype male. 271) P. weigeli, holotype male. 272) P. queenslandensis, holotype female. 273) P. norfolkensis, holotype male. 274) P. rothschildi, holotype male. 275) oberthueri, holotype female. 276) Komiyandra janus, female.

Figure 317-322. Maps. 317) Malukandra hornabrooki. 318) Papuandra araucariae (circle), Komiyandra menieri (square), K. drumonti (diamond), Papuandra queenslandensis (star). 319) Caledonandra austrocaledonica. 320) Komiyandra formosana (circle), K. lanyuana (square). 321) Storeyandra frenchi. 322) Stenandra kolbei in Asia.

Figure 360-366. 360-363) Malukandra heterostyla, holotype male. 360) Dorsal view. 361) Mandible, ventral view. 362) Labels. 363) Antennae. 364-365) M. jayawijayana, holotype male. 364) Dorsal view. 365) Ventral view. 366) M. hornabrooki, holotype male, dorsal view.

Figure 367-372. Habitus. 367) Malukandra hornabrooki, holotype male, ventral view. 368) M. hornabrooki, paratype female. 369) Caledonandra austrocaledonica, “lectotype” male of Parandra gabonica. 370) C. austrocaledonica, neotype male, dorsal view. 371) C. austrocaledonica, male, ventral view. 372) C. austrocaledonica, female, dorsal view.