Scythropopsis wappesi (Chemsak & Hovore, 2002) Santos-Silva & Botero & Wappes, 2020

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Botero, Juan Pablo & Wappes, James E., 2020, Neotropical Acanthoderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): Synonymies and new status in some genera, new species, transferences and new distributional records, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 60, pp. 1-40 : 14

Scythropopsis wappesi (Chemsak & Hovore, 2002) , comb. nov.

( Figs. 62-66 )

Acanthoderes wappesi Chemsak & Hovore, 2002b: 7 ; Monné, 2005: 163 (cat.); Hovore, 2006: 376 (distr.).

Acanthoderes (Acanthoderes) wappesi Monné, 2005: 163 (cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 203 (checklist).

Psapharochrus wappesi ; Tavakilian, 2018: 39 (comb. nov.); Monné, 2019: 307 (cat.).

According to Tavakilian (2018): “The photography of the type available on Bezark’s Catalog (2018)… shows clearly that the species described as Acanthoderes wappesi Chemsak & Hovore, 2002 … belongs to the genus Psapharochrus Thomson, 1863 and not to the genus Acanthoderes Audinet-Serville, 1835 . This necessary new combination induces a new homonym and the latest species described in honour of James Wappes must be renamed.” However, Chemsak & Hovore (2002b) reported the eyes as being “finely faceted”, which was confirmed in the specimen examined by us. As the species also has distinctly elytral carina, it belongs to Scythropopsis and thus negates the need for a replacement name.

Material examined: MEXICO (new country record): Tamaulipas: 10 km E Tula (3900’), 1 male, 10.V.1994, J.E. Wappes col. ( ACMT) .

Known geographical distribution ( Monné, 2019; Tavakilian & Chevillotte, 2019; new record): Guatemala, Mexico (Tamaulipas).

Figures

Figures 55-66. (55) Psapharochrus sallei, holotype female, dorsal habitus. (56‑61) Scythropopsis cornuta. (56) Holotype female, dorsal habitus. (57) Dorsal habitus, male. (58) Ventral habitus, male. (59) Lateral habitus, male. (60) Head, frontal view, male. (61) Lower eye lobe, male. (62‑66) Scythropopsis wappesi, male. (62) Dorsal habitus.(63)Ventral habitus.(64) Lateral habitus.(65) Head,frontal view.(66) Lower eye lobe.