Elateropsis lineatus (Linne, 1758)

Lingafelter, Steven W., 2015, The Prioninae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Hispaniola, with Diagnoses, Descriptions of New Species, Distribution Records, and a Key for Identification, The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (3), pp. 353-388 : 361

15. Elateropsis lineatus (L., 1758) ( Fig. 3b )

Discussion. This species is known from Cuba,

Jamaica, and Guadeloupe (Chevrolat 1862; Monné

2015). Two unconfirmed records from Hispaniola were reported by Galileo and Martins (1994). No specimens have been seen or collected on any expedition in the last four decades, however, and these records must be considered dubious.

This species is among the morphologically most variable members of the genus and therefore can be difficult to identify ( Elateropsis rugosus Gahan, 1890 from Florida and the Bahamas is similarly variable). Female specimens have two bold, white, pubescent fasciae running lengthwise down each elytron (one in the middle and one on the lateral margin), while males have glabrous elytra. The pronotum of females has pubescent fasciae along the middle and lateral margins, while in males it is glabrous. The head in females can have a bold, white fascia extending from the vertex to the frons. All known specimens have red or orange legs and antennae, and the pronotum has elevated ridges lateral to the medial depression. Punctures on the elytra are fine and sparse and nearly absent from the anterior part of the pronotal depression.

Hispaniolan Localities. D O M I N I C A N REPUBLIC: Santo Domingo (no further data, recorded in Galileo and Martins (1994).

Figures

Fig. 3. Dorsal habitus of HispaniolanPrioninae.a) Elateropsis femoratus, male,b) Elateropsis lineatus, female, c) Elateropsis quinquenotatus, female, d) Elateropsis sericeiventris, male, e) Elateropsis trimarginatus, female, f) Elateropsis dichroma, female holotype, g) Elateropsis woodleyi, male holotype, h) Solenoptera dominicensis, male, i) S. dominicensis, female.