Colobothea

Monné, Miguel A. & Monné, Marcela L., 2010, Synopsis of the genus Colobothea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville in Bolivia, with descriptions of two new species and new country records (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), Zootaxa 2542, pp. 33-47 : 34-35

Key to the Bolivian species of Colobothea

1. Pronotum predominantly black, in dorsal view with two longitudinal stripes of white pubescence ........................... 2

- Pronotum with other pattern of coloration.................................................................................................................... 4

2. Vertex with a single longitudinal stripe of white pubescence ( Fig. 1 ). .............................. C. sublunulata Zajciw, 1962

- Vertex with two divergent stripes of white pubescence................................................................................................ 3

3. Basal ¾ of the elytra with two stripes of white pubescence, the dorsal one larger and parallel to the suture, and the lateral one very straight and situated on the epipleura ( Fig. 2 ). ............................................... C. lunulata Lucas, 1857

- Elytra without longitudinal stripes, covered by minute spots of white pubescence ( Fig. 3 ).......................................... ............................................................................................................................................... C. naevigera Bates, 1865

4. Pronotum black or dark-brown, in dorsal view with at least four longitudinal stripes of white or yellowish pubes- cence.............................................................................................................................................................................. 5

- Pronotum with other pattern of coloration.................................................................................................................. 14

5. Pronotum with six longitudinal stripes of yellowish pubescence, the outer stripes connected on the anterior margin ( Fig. 4 ) ................................................................................................................................ C. sordida Aurivillius, 1902

- Pronotum with four, six, or seven longitudinal stripes of white pubescence ...............................................................6

6. Vertex with a single longitudinal stripe of white or yellowish pubescence..................................................................7

- Vertex with two stripes of white pubescence, diverging posteriorly .......................................................................... 11

7. Pronotum with seven longitudinal stripes of white pubescence, including a middle stripe ( Fig. 5 ). ............................ ................................................................................................................................................. C. bisignata Bates, 1865

- Pronotum with four or six longitudinal stripes of white pubescence, without a middle stripe .................................... 8

8. Antenna of the male with an obtuse spine at the apex of antennomere VI; elytral pubescence dense, predominantly whitish-gray, with three large spots of black pubescence ( Fig. 6 ) ............................................. C. brullei Gahan, 1889

- Antenna of the male without a spine on the antennomere VI; elytral pubescence white or yellowish, dense or sparse ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

9. Pronotum with four stripes; humeri oblique; yellowish pubescence of the elytra dense, with three spots of black pubescence ( Fig. 7 ) ............................................................................................................... C. hirtipes ( Degeer, 1775)

- Pronotum with six stripes of white or yellowish pubescence in dorsal view, the outer one latero-dorsal; humeri prominent .................................................................................................................................................................... 10

10. Elytral pubescence whitish, more or less concentrated in three linear spots ( Fig. 8 )..... C. emarginata ( Olivier, 1795)

- Elytral pubescence yellowish, dispersed in minute maculae over the entire surface ( Fig. 9 ) ........................................ ...................................................................................................................................... C. bicuspidata (Latreille, 1811)

11. Sides of the prothorax with a minute tubercle near the posterior margin................................................................... 12

- Sides of the prothorax without tubercles .................................................................................................................... 13

12. Pronotum with straight longitudinal white stripes; in male apex of the fifth urosternite projected in large latero-ven- tral lobe ( Fig. 10 ) .................................................................................................... C. appendiculata Aurivillius, 1902

- Pronotum with curved longitudinal stripes; in male, apex of the fifth urosternite without lateral lobes ( Fig. 11 )......... ........................................................................................................................................... C. plebeja Aurivillius, 1902

13. Sides of the prothorax regularly rounded; each elytron has three spots of black pubescence with irregular margins ( Fig. 12 )........................................................................................................................... C. meleagrina Erichson, 1847

- Sides of the prothorax diverging posteriorly; each elytron has three spots of black pubescence, all clearly defined, mainly the middle one ( Fig. 13 ) ....................................................................................................... C. berkovi sp. nov.

14. Pronotum with large median macula of velvety black pubescence, with rounded and regular sides......................... 15

- Pronotum with other pattern of coloration.................................................................................................................. 17

15. Prothorax with lateral post-median tubercle well developed ( Fig. 14 ) ............................ C. assimilis Aurivillius, 1902

- Prothorax with a minute dorso-lateral tubercle near the posterior margin ................................................................. 16

16. Vertex with a single stripe of pubescence; each elytron with a velvety black patch post-scutellum ( Fig. 15 )............... .......................................................................................................................................... C. plagiata Aurivillius, 1902

- Vertex with two stripes of pubescence, diverging posteriorly; elytra without black spots post-scutellum ( Fig. 16 ) ..... ........................................................................................................................................... C. macularis ( Olivier, 1792)

17. Prothorax with lateral tubercle more or less developed and situated approximately at the beginning of the posterior third. ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18

- Prothorax without lateral tubercles.............................................................................................................................22

18. Pronotum with a narrow median longitudinal stripe of black pubescence ................................................................. 19

- Pronotum uniformly covered with maculae of brown, grayish, and orange pubescence ............................................. 2

19. Vertex with two lines of orange pubescence diverging posteriorly. ........................................................................... 20

- Vertex with the pubescence bordering the posterior part of the superior lobe of the eyes ( Fig. 17 ) ............................. .......................................................................................................................................... C. rubroornata Zajciw, 1962

20. Lateral tubercle of the prothorax well developed; elytral pubescence predominantly grayish; male with fifth uroster- nite without lateral carina ( Fig. 18 ) ....................................................................................... C. varia ( Fabricius, 1787)

- Lateral tubercle of the prothorax reduced; elytral pubescence predominantly yellow and orange; male with fifth uro- sternite provided with an acute lateral carina ( Fig. 19 )................................................................ C. pictilis Bates, 1865

21. Vertex with two lines of orange pubescence diverging posteriorly ( Fig. 20 ) .................. C. simillima Aurivillius,1902

- Vertex with the pubescence bordering the posterior part of the superior lobe of the eyes ( Fig. 21 ) .............................. ........................................................................................................................................... C. passerina Erichson, 1848

22. Central part of the pronotum with at least 4 comma-like patches of yellow pubescence ( Fig. 22 )................................ ................................................................................................................................................. C. biguttata Bates, 1865

- Pronotum with other pattern of coloration.................................................................................................................. 23

23. Yellow lateral stripe of the pronotum projected posteriorly on the basal ¼ or 1/3 of the elytron; humeri projected, metasternum with a more or less developed patch of yellow pubescence ( Fig. 23 ) .......... C. declivis Aurivillius, 1902

- Yellow lateral stripe of the pronotum not projected on the elytron, or projected by a minute patch; humeri oblique, metasternum without patches of yellow pubescence ( Fig. 24 ) ..................................................... C. wappesi sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, Colobothea sublunulata Zajciw Ƥ; 2, Colobothea lunulata Lucas Ƥ; 3, Colobothea naevigera Bates Ƥ; 4, Colobothea sordida Aurivillius Ƥ; 5, Colobothea bisignata Bates 3; 6, Colobothea brullei Gahan Ƥ.

FIGURES 7 – 12. 7, Colobothea hirtipes (Degeer) Ƥ; 8, Colobothea emarginata (Olivier) 3; 9, Colobothea bicuspidata (Latreille) 3; 10, Colobothea appendiculata Aurivillius Ƥ; 11, Colobothea plebeja Aurivillius 3; 12, Colobothea meleagrina Erichson 3.

FIGURES 13 – 18. 13, Colobothea berkovi Monné & Monné, sp. nov. 3; 14, Colobothea assimilis Aurivillius 3; 15, Colobothea plagiata Aurivillius Ƥ; 16, Colobothea macularis (Olivier) Ƥ; 17, Colobothea rubroornata Zajciw 3; 18, Colobothea varia (Fabricius) 3.

FIGURES 19 – 24. 19, Colobothea pictilis Bates Ƥ; 20, Colobothea simillima Aurivillius 3; 21, Colobothea passerina Erichson Ƥ; 22, Colobothea biguttata Bates Ƥ; 23, Colobothea declivis Aurivillius 3; 24, Colobothea wappesi Monné & Monné, sp. nov. Ƥ.