Trypogeus aureopubens (Pic, 1913)

Vives, Eduard, 2015, Revision of the genus Trypogeus Lacordaire, 1869 (Cerambycidae, Dorcasominae), ZooKeys 502, pp. 39-60 : 44-46

Trypogeus aureopubens (Pic, 1913) Fig. 16

Toxotus aureopubens Pic, 1913.

Trypogeus aureopubens : Hayashi and Villiers 1985: 27; Vives 2007: 54; Weigel et al. 2013: 68; Miroshnikov 2014: 54.

Material studied.

1 male holotype, " Toxotus aureopubens Pic, n. sp. Yunnan",[China],P. Guerin,1924, (MNHN). 1 male from Thailand, Khao Chong, Trang, 16.IV.1969, A. Samraadkit leg. (NOC). 4 males and 1 female from Thailand, Loa Phu Ruea N.P., 13-19.IX.2006, 26.IX.2006, N. Jaroeuchai leg. (EVC); 1 male from Thailand, Thung Shlaeng mang N.P., 13-19.VIII.2006, P. Praenea leg. (EVC).

Redescription.

Size of the male: length 10-14 mm, width 4.3 mm. Size of the female: length 14-16 mm, width 4.5 mm. The general body colour of the male is dark brown, the base of the elytra is testaceous, antennal segments 1-3 reddish, segments 10-11 white. Legs with femora yellow-ringed at apical third and base. Elytra completely covered in a golden brown tomentum that changes direction giving it a marbled appearance. The male has a short broad head, maxillary palpi as long as mandibles, the third segment two times as long as wide and truncate at the apex with a slight depression at each side. Antennae reaching past apex of elytra after the ninth segment. Vertex of head slightly furrowed between antennal bases. Almost smooth gular area with transverse grooves. Subquadrate pronotum, the maximum width is in the front third at the height of the lateral calli that are protruding and sharp, with a slightly convex area at the front. Disc of pronotum with five rounded and well defined gibbosities. Posterior border of pronotum weakly sinuate. Prosternum finely punctate with large prominent procoxae, prosternal process very fine and narrow. Triangular scutellum widely rounded at apex, finely punctate and with long golden tomentum. Long elytra, weakly narrowed at the middle with prominent rounded humeri. Base with a depression at either side and somewhat raised around the scutellum. Fine and dark sutural border. Elytral apex weakly rounded and weakly dehiscent sutural angle. Finely punctuate mesosternum with separated mesocoxae and weakly projecting coxae. Metasternum with large subquadrate episternae, the coxae almost joined in the male. The abdomen has five visible sternites, these are dark but have a yellowish posterior margin. The entire underside of the body bears long silver setae. Short robust legs with femora dilated at the middle and presenting a smooth, shiny oval area at the distal part. Tibiae straight and widened at apex. Short narrow tarsi, the first segment of the metatarsi slightly longer than the remaining tarsi together.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan), Thailand.