Olethrius tyrannus salomonum Vitali, 2008

Jin, Mengjie, Keyzer, Roger De, Hutchinson, Paul, Pang, Hong & Ślipiński, Adam, 2020, A Review Of The Australian Macrotomini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae), Annales Zoologici 70 (1), pp. 33-96 : 70

Olethrius tyrannus salomonum Vitali, 2008

( Figs. 12 E–F, I, L)

Olethrius tyrannus salomonum Vitali, 2008: 14 . TL: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island , Buin. Holotype in IRSN (examined).

Diagnosis. O. tyrannus salomonum can be recognised by the antennal scape cylindrical ( Fig.12I ) and covered with very dense fine punctures, the pronotum finely punctate on the elevated shiny area, nearly smooth on the sides, and the elytra with fine sparse punctures near base, smooth apically, only bearing sparse hairs along lateral margin.

Type. Holotype male in IRSN, with the following labels “Buin, Ile Bougainville, N. ile Guinee, Ex. 7, Coll. Muller | Holotypus ♂, Olethrius tyrannus salomonum , mihi, det. F. Vitali 2008 ”.

Material examined. Australia?: AM (1 ♂): [New South Wales] Richmond River . Solomon Islands: ANIC (9 ♂♂; 2 ♀♀): Near Lever Bros Pacific Plantation Co. Lever Brothers, Jan. 1907 ; 5: W.W. Froggatt, Jul.- Aug. 1909; 5: [no data]; OAI (15 ♂♂; 1 ♀): “longicorn beetle reputed to be a Coconut pest. Solomon Is”: 3: Port Sunlight, Lever Brothers , May. 1909 ; 5: W.W. Froggatt Collection, Jul.-Aug. 1909; 4: Sep. 1910; 4: Hickey, Nov. 1911.

Molecular data. BioSample ID: SAMN11080872.

Figures

Figure 12. Olethrius spp. A, B, G, J: O. scabripennis Thomson; C, D, H, K: O. tyrannus tyrannus Thomson; E, F, I, L: O. tyrannus salomonum Vitali. A, C, E: male, dorsal; B, D, F: male, ventral; G–I: male mouthparts, dorsal; J–L: elytral surface.