Myzomorphus amabilis ( Tippmann, 1960 )

Spooner, Amoret & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2016, Notes on some species of Myzomorphus Sallé, 1850 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae, Anacolini), Insecta Mundi 2016 (471), pp. 1-9 : 4

Myzomorphus amabilis ( Tippmann, 1960)

Udeteromorphus amabilis Tippmann, 1960: 101 .

Myzomorphus flavipes Galileo, 1987: 595 ; Monné and Giesbert 1994: 19 (checklist); Monné 1995: 74 (cat.); Galileo and Monné 2003: 41 (error of identification); Wappes et al. 2006: 5 (distr.); Monné 2006: 22 (cat.); Wappes et al. 2013: 4 (male and female; dist.); Lingafelter et al. 2014 (holotype); Monné 2015: 84 (cat.).

The original description of the tibiae of Myzomorphus amabilis by Tippmann (1960) does not describe the shape of the metatibiae as unusual (translated): “tibiae flat and apically widened (mainly pro- and metatibiae).” Reexamination of the holotype confirmed that the metatibia distinctly narrow, gradually and are slightly enlarged from base to apex (James E. Wappes and Steven W. Lingafelter personal communication).

However, according to Galileo and Monné (2003) (translated): “ Myzomorphus flavipes together with M. gounellei Lameere, 1912 and M. amabilis ( Tippmann, 1960) have the metatibiae foliaceous. It differs from M. gounellei by the pronotum uniformly punctate, without intumescences, and from M. amabilis [female] by the metatibiae gradually enlarged from base to apex. In M. gounellei the pronotal disc has two smooth intumescences, and in M. amabilis [female] the metatibiae are abruptly enlarged from middle to apex.” This description of the female of M. amabilis does not agree with the holotype female (see Bezark 2015; Lingafelter et al. 2015). The male of M. amabilis also has the metatibiae as in the holotype female of the species. The information used by Galileo and Monné (2003) was based on Galileo (1987) who discussed the female of the species (translated): “Metatibiae abruptly enlarged at middle, then gradually enlarged toward apex.” Figure 1008 ( Fig. 19 ) by Galileo (1987) agrees perfectly with this description, which was based on a female from Karl-Ernst Hüdepohl’s private collection. Based on the redescription and figures ( Fig. 18–19 ), M. amabilis sensu Galileo (1987) may be a different and undescribed species of Myzomorphus .

Figures

Figures 15–19. Myzomorphus spp. 15–17) Myzomorphus gounellei, syntype male: 15) Dorsal habitus. 16) Ventral habitus. 17) Lateral habitus. 18–29) Myzomorphus amabilis sensu Galileo (1987), female: 18) Color pattern, schematic. 19) Metatibia.