Anelaphus albofasciatus (Linell)

Lingafelter, Steven W., 2020, Review of species of Anelaphus Linsley and its new synonym Gymnopsyra Linsley from the United States and Canada with description of a new species, synonymies, distributional notes and an illustrated identification key (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Elaphidiini), Insecta Mundi 2020 (798), pp. 1-30 : 10

Anelaphus albofasciatus (Linell)

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Elaphidion albofasciatum Linell 1897: 393 .

Anoplium linelli Casey 1924: 246 . Synonymy by Linsley (1936: 465).

Discussion. This distinctive species was described from Los Angeles, California and its synonym, Anoplium linelli Casey , was described from Tucson, Arizona ( Linsley 1963; Lingafelter et al. 2014, 2020). The biology and description of larvae, pupae, and genitalia was made by Raske (1972). Specimens are rarely collected, perhaps because they are most active in the spring and early summer before the monsoon rains that bring out the majority of species in the region. Specimens have been attracted to lights and found on cacti of the genera Echinocactus Link and Otto , Opuntia Miller , and Cylindropuntia Engelmann (Cactaceae) at night ( Linsley 1963; Swift 2008). Additional localities for Arizona and Texas (new state record) are recorded. Note that Tanner (1934) recorded this species from Utah and Bezark (2018) recorded it from Nevada (also noted in Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2020) but these states are not reflected in Monné and Nearns (2020).

Material examined. USA: Arizona: La Paz Co., Bouse Dunes , 17 May 1992 & 10 May 2013, blacklight, F.W.Skillman, Jr. (3, FWSC) ; Maricopa Co., Lake Pleasant Park , 18 May 1992, blacklight, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (1, FWSC) ; Pima Co., Tucson, 1230 E. Placita del Cervato , 27 April 1990, UV light, R. Wielgus (1, ASUC) ; Pima Co., Molino Canyon Vista , 32°19.604 ′ N, 110°41.995 ′ W, 1260m, 2 May 2020, S.W. Lingafelter (3, SWLC) ; Pima Co., Redington Road just NE of Tanque , Verde Falls trailhead 980m, 32°15.363 ′ N, 110°39.746 ′ W, 29 April 2020, S. W. Lingafelter, MV/UV lights (1, SWLC) ; Pinal Co., Tom Mix Memorial, Highway 79, 27.5 km SE of Florence 720m, 32°49.294 ′ N, 111°12.274 ′ W, 25 April 2020, MV/UV lights, S. W. Lingafelter (23, SWLC) ; Pinal Co., Tom Mix Memorial, Highway 79, 27.5 km SE of Florence 720m, 32°49.294 ′ N, 111°12.274 ′ W, 25 April 2020, Cylindropuntia versicolor at night, S. W. Lingafelter (1, SWLC) ; Pinal Co., Tom Mix Memorial, Highway 79, 27.5 km SE of Florence 720m, 32°49.294 ′ N, 111°12.274 ′ W, 25 April 2020, MV/UV lights, J. Botz & S. Vitanza (2, SWLC) ; Pinal Co., Roadside off Route 60 [actually Highway 79] near Florence , UV/MV light, 32.9019°N, 111.2805°W, 25 April 2015, S. S. Anzaldo (1, ASUC) ; Texas: Presidio Co., ZH Canyon, 11.7 miles W. Valentine , 19–23 May 2005, 30.5438°N, 104.6856°W (2, FWSC) .

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Figure 1. Species of Anelaphus occurring in America north of Mexico (photographs are not to scale). a) A. albofasciatus (Linell). b) A. aspera (Knull). c) A. belkini Skiles. d) A. brevidens (Schaeffer). e) A. brummermannae Lingafelter. f) A. cinereus (Olivier). g) A. debilis (LeConte). h) A. dentatus Chemsak. i) A. inermis (Newman). j) A. inflaticollis Chemsak. k) A. magnipunctatus (Knull).