Elaphidion androsensis Fisher, 1942

Lingafelter, Steven W., 2008, Seven New Species of Elaphidiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the Dominican Republic with Taxonomic Notes, New Country Records, and a Key toElaphidionAudinet-Serville from Hispaniola, The Coleopterists Bulletin 62 (3), pp. 353-379 : 353-379

Elaphidion androsensis Fisher

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Discussion. This species, described by Fisher (1942) from a unique female from Andros Island, Bahamas, was discovered in western Dominican Republic (new

country record). Two specimens now are known from Hispaniola , with the following label data: Dominican Republic, [Independencia Prov.], 7 km on road to Caseta No. 1, P. N. Sierra de Bahoruco, 777 m, 18 ° 17.711 9 N 71 ° 34.335 9 W, December 13, 2003, D. Perez, R . Bastardo, B. Hierro, (day), RD#193 (1 male, USNM); Dominican Republic, Independencia Prov., 3 km up road from La Descubierta to Los Piños , 15 July 2004, blacklighting, S. W. Lingafelter (1 female, USNM) .

The specimen from 2003 is the first known male of this species. It differs from the two known females in lacking apicolateral spines on antennomeres 3–5, which are present in the females. In addition, the prothorax of the male ( Fig. 5c ) has distinct micropunctation around the sides of the dorsal calli and ventrally on the prosternum in patches anterior to the procoxae. In the females, the punctures are larger and not in defined patches ( Fig. 5d ). In both sexes the antennae are very short, only reaching the posterior fourth of the elytra at most.

Figures

Fig. 5. Pronota of Dominican Republic Elaphidiini. a) Anelaphus crispulum (Fisher), male; b) Anelaphus crispulum (Fisher), female; c) Elaphidion androsensis Fisher, male; d) Elaphidion androsensis Fisher, female; e) Nesiosphaerion testaceum (Fisher), male; f) Nesiosphaerion testaceum (Fisher), female.