Euryestola, Breuning, 1940

Bezark, Larry G. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, New species, synonymies and transfers in Neotropical Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Insecta Mundi 2023 (993), pp. 1-26 : 19-21

Key to species of Euryestola

1. Antennomere X entirely brown............................................................ 2

— Antennomere X at least partially yellowish white............................................. 3

2(1). Only narrow part of antennomere III and IV yellowish white ( Fig. 45 ). Brazil (Amazonas).............................................................. E. castanea Galileo and Martins, 2001

— Antennomeres VI and VIII also at least partially yellowish white ( Fig. 40 ). Venezuela, French Guiana............................................................ E. antennalis Breuning, 1940

3(1). Prothorax with small conical lateral tubercles ( Fig. 48–49 ). Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua............................................... E. cribrata ( Bates, 1881)

— Prothorax without conical lateral tubercles.................................................. 4

4(3). Pronotum and elytra with abundant, dense yellow pubescent maculae ( Fig. 51 ). Bolivia.................................................... E. skillmani Martins, Galileo and Santos-Silva, 2015

— Pronotum and elytra without abundant and dense yellow pubescent maculae.................... 5

5(4). Anterior half of elytra with wide, oblique whitish pubescent band ( Fig. 46 ). Brazil (Minas Gerais).......................................................... E. caraca Galileo and Martins, 1997

— Anterior half of elytra without oblique whitish pubescent band................................. 6

6(5). Elytra with somewhat dense yellowish-white pubescence on posterior third, distinctly contrasting with remaining surface ( Fig. 47 ). Brazil (Pará)............. E. morotinga Galileo and Martins, 1997

— Elytra without dense yellowish-white pubescence on posterior region contrasting with remaining surface................................................................................ 7

7(6). Antennomeres V–VII entirely dark ( Fig. 42–44 ). Trinidad and Tobago...... E. freyi Breuning, 1955

— Antennomeres V–VII bicolorous or at least VI bicolorous..................................... 8

8(7). Elytra with transverse, somewhat dense grayish-white pubescent band on anterior third ( Fig. 35–39 ) and/or anterolateral area of the prothorax not distinctly widened close anterior constriction. Ecuador.................................... E. transversa Bezark and Santos-Silva , new species

— Elytra without transverse grayish-white pubescent band; anterolateral area of the prothorax distinctly widened close to anterior constriction.................................................. 9

9(8). Elytra about twice humeral width ( Fig. 41 ). Venezuela (Táchira)...................................................................................... E. murupe Galileo and Martins, 1997

— Elytra distinctly shorter than twice humeral width (slightly longer than 1.5 times) ( Fig. 50 ). Colombia, Ecuador............................................. E. iquira Galileo and Martins, 1997

Figures

Figures 45–51. Euryestola spp. 45) Euryestola castanea Galileo and Martins, 2001, holotype male, dorsal habitus. 46) Euryestola caraca Galileo and Martins, 1997, holotype male, dorsal habitus. 47) Euryestola morotinga Galileo and Martins, 1997, holotype female, dorsal habitus. 48–49) Euryestola cribrata (Bates, 1881), female from Panama. 48) Dorsal habitus. 49) Lateral tubercle of prothorax. 50) Euryestola iquira Galileo and Martins, 1997, holotype female. 51) Euryestola skillmani Martins, Galileo and Santos-Silva, 2015, paratype male, dorsal habitus.

Figures 40–44. Euryestola spp. 40) Euryestola antennalis Breuning, 1940, dorsal habitus, specimen from Venezuela (Merida, La Osa). 41) Euryestola murupe Galileo and Martins, 1997, dorsal habitus, specimen from Venezuela (Tachira). 42–44) Euryestola freyi Breuning, 1955, holotype, by Isabelle Zürcher-Pfander. 42) Dorsal habitus. 43) Lateral habitus. 44) Head, frontal view.

Figures 35–39. Euryestola transvera new species, holotype female. 35) Dorsal habitus. 36) Ventral habitus. 37) Lateral habitus. 38) Head, frontal view. 39) Ventrite 5.