Cotycicuiara oicepe, Martins & Galileo, 2010

Martins, Ubirajara R. & Galileo, Maria Helena M., 2010, New species of the genus Cotycicuiara Galileo and Martins, 2008 (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Desmiphorini), Insecta Mundi 2010 (134), pp. 1-6 : 1-2

Cotycicuiara oicepe , new species

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Description. Integument reddish, slightly darker on the head and pronotum. Head covered by whitish pubescence, including vertex. Upper ocular lobes separated by half width of one lobe.

Pronotal base with small and sparse punctures.

Elytra with basal quarter covered by brownish-yellow pubescence. An irregular transverse band of whitish pubescence in front of the middle, with nine narrow, longitudinal, white, pubescent bands (including the sutural one) posteriorly; counted from the suture towards the margin, bands III and V, VI and VIII respectively, merging before elytral apex.

Ventral surface with whitish pubescence on sides of metasternum and distal margins of urosternites I to IV.

Measurements (mm). Total length, 9.4; prothorax length, 1.8; prothorax width, 2.8; elytral length, 6.9; humeral width, 3.7.

Type material. Female holotype, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, Arima: Simla (Arima-Blanchisseuse Road), 12.VII.1975, J. Price col., “black light trap” ( FSCA).

Etymology. Tupi, oicêpê = nine; referring to the bands of pubescence on the elytra.

Figures

Figure 1-5. Habitus images of Cotycicuiara species. 1) C. oicepe sp. nov., female holotype, total length 9.4 mm. 2) C. multicava female holotype, total length 12.1 mm. 3) C. pertusa female holotype, total length 8.9 mm. 4) C. nivaria male holotype, total length 7.7 mm. 5) C. chionea male holotype, total length 10.2 mm.