Embera flava Santos-Silva and Botero

Santos-Silva, Antonio & Botero, Juan Pablo, 2024, The unbelievable fauna of American Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): description of two new species, transference, and notes in Acanthocinini, and a new record in Calliini, Insecta Mundi 2024 (28), pp. 1-17 : 9-10

Embera flava Santos-Silva and Botero , new species

( Fig. 15–19 )

Description. Holotype female. Body mostly black. Anteclypeus brownish. Labrum brown anteriorly.

Head. Frons densely, finely punctate; with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform setae, pale yellow toward clypeus, yellowish-white centrally toward vertex, and yellowish-brown laterally toward antennal tubercles, with abundant, irregular areas with short, decumbent, squamiform dark-brown setae not obscuring integument interspersed. Vertex with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform dark-brown setae between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes, dense dark-brown pubescence partially obscuring integument on sides of area close to prothorax, irregular lateral areas with short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae interspersed, except glabrous diamond-shaped central area between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes, and longitudinal central area close to prothorax. Antennal tubercles with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform dark-brown setae basally, with squamiform, both whitish and yellowish setae interspersed, dense, short, decumbent, squamiform pale-yellow setae centrally, and moderately sparse, both brown and yellowish-white setae apically. Area behind eyes with a few short, decumbent yellowish-white setae close to eye, glabrous on remaining surface. Genae with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform whitish setae close to eye, except glabrous area close to frons, abundant yellowish-white pubescence on posterior half, and dark-brown pubescence not obscuring integument between two former areas; with one long, erect, thick setae interspersed on dark-brown pubescence, setae dark brown on basal half, yellowish-brown on apical half. Wide central area of postclypeus with abundant, thick, decumbent, both yellowish and whitish setae not obscuring integument close to frons, except glabrous central region, and sparse, short, whitish setae directed forward close to anteclypeus, except glabrous central area; with one long, erect seta on each side, setae dark brown basally, yellowish-brown on its remaining surface. Sides of postclypeus glabrous. Labrum with abundant whitish pubescence not obscuring integument on posterior 3/4, glabrous on anterior quarter, except fringe of yellowish-brown setae on anterior margin; with long, erect yellowish-brown setae interspersed on wide central area. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.30 times distance between outer margins of eyes; in frontal view, distance between lower eye lobes 0.57 times distance between outer margins of eyes. Antennae 1.25 times elytral length, reaching elytral apex. Scape with abundant, thick dark brown pubescence not obscuring integument, and abundant, large areas with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform, both pale-yellow and white setae interspersed. Pedicel with abundant dark-brown pubescence not obscuring integument. Antennomere III with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform pale-yellow setae obscuring integument, with irregular areas with dark-brown pubescence interspersed, except apex only with dark-brown pubescence not obscuring integument. Antennomere IV with dense, thick, both pale-yellow and whitish pubescence on basal half, and abundant brown pubescence not obscuring integument on posterior half, with short, erect yellowish setae interspersed. Antennomeres V–XI with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument. Antennal formula (ratio) based on length of antennomere III: scape = 1.19; pedicel = 0.13; IV = 0.61; V = 0.45; VI = 0.40; VII = 0.39; VIII = 0.32; IX = 0.31; X = 0.27; XI = 0.34.

Thorax. Pronotum with large, irregular macula with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform pale-yellow setae on sides of central region; with irregular maculae with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform white setae, maculae denser laterally, sparse centrally, absent close to inner margin of pale-yellow maculae; remaining surface with abundant, thick dark-brown pubescence, dense on some areas, sparse or almost absent on others. Sides of prothorax with abundant, irregular areas with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform, both whitish and yellowish setae, with sparse dark brown pubescence between them, except area close to posterior margin with sparse whitish pubescence. Sides of prosternum with irregular areas with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform, both pale-yellow and whitish setae, with sparse brown pubescence between them; wide central area with abundant whitish pubescence not obscuring integument. Prosternal process with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument; narrowest area 0.18 times procoxal width. Wide central area of mesoventrite with moderately abundant whitish pubescence centrally, sparse laterally; lateral area close to mesocoxal cavities with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae. Mesanepisterna with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae superiorly close to mesepimeron and mesoventrite, and abundant dark-brown pubescence not obscuring integument on remaining surface, with a few short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae interspersed. Mesepimera with abundant yellowish-white pubescence close to elytra and metanepisternum, and moderately sparse dark brown pubescence on remaining surface. Mesoventral process abruptly inclined close to mesoventrite; with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, except glabrous sides and apex. Metanepisterna with abundant brownish pubescence not obscuring integument, and maculae with short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae interspersed. Metaventrite with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-white setae laterally, denser toward apex, with irregular areas with sparse brownish pubescence interspersed; remaining surface with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, except glabrous central area on posterior 2/3. Scutellum with minute, very sparse brownish pubescence and a few short, decumbent, squamiform whitish setae interspersed on posterior third. Elytra. Punctures deep, subtriangular; with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-brown setae, absent on nearly all tubercles, except: large area close to suture, starting at level of apex of scutellum and surpassing middle of elytra, with abundant dark-brown pubescence on some regions, glabrous on others; subglabrous area laterally, from epipleural margin to sides of dorsal surface, located between anterior third and middle of elytra; moderately small area with brown pubescence not obscuring integument laterally, from epipleural margin to sides of dorsal surface, located on posterior quarter; moderately small area with brown pubescence not obscuring integument on entire apex; irregular, large macula with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform white setae on sides of anterior third, dividing area with yellowish-brown squamiform setae; and zig-zag band with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform white setae, from suture to humeral carina, located after middle of elytra, this band following longitudinally close to suture toward posterior area with brown pubescence. Erect setae white, yellowish-brown, or dark brown. Legs. Coxae with abundant, mostly yellowish pubescence not obscuring integument. Trochanters with sparse brownish pubescence, and one long, erect yellowish-brown seta. Femoral peduncles with abundant whitish pubescence almost obscuring integument, pubescence whiter on some areas; femoral clubs with dense yellowish pubescence ventrally and remaining surface with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-brown setae, whiter on basal region of inner surface, with abundant small areas with one short, erect brownish seta interspersed. Tibiae with dense, short, decumbent, squamiform yellowish-brown setae dorsally, gradually becoming finer and paler toward sides, except base with sparse yellowish-brown pubescence dorsally and laterally, area before middle with abundant, thick brown pubescence dorsally and laterally, apex of dorsal and lateral surfaces with abundant, both brown and yellowish-brown pubescence not obscuring integument, and dorsal sulcus of mesotibiae with abundant, short, erect dark-brown setae. Ventral surface with abundant yellowish-brown pubescence, gradually bristly toward apex. Dorsal surface of tarsi with abundant, both yellowish-brown and grayish-white pubescence not obscuring integument.

Abdomen. Ventrite 1 with abundant whitish pubescence centrally not obscuring integument, and abundant, irregular maculae with short, decumbent, squamiform white setae laterally, with sparse brownish pubescence among them; ventrites 2–4 with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform, both yellowish and whitish setae with sparse brownish pubescence among them; ventrite 5 with abundant, short, decumbent, squamiform yellow setae on sides of central region, moderately abundant, both thin and thick whitish pubescence centrally, and thin yellowish-brown and thick and whitish pubescence apically.

Dimensions in mm. Total length, 7.50; prothoracic length, 1.35; anterior prothoracic width, 1.60; posterior prothoracic width, 2.00; maximum prothoracic width, 2.15; humeral width, 3.25; elytral length, 5.70.

Type material. Holotype female from PANAMA, Veraguas: Santa Fé, Alto Piedra , 850 m, 11-16.VI.2010, J.B. Heppner leg. ( FSCA).

Etymology. From Latin “ flavus ” (yellow), referring to the main coloration of elytral pubescence.

Remarks. See remarks in Embera new genus.

Figures

Figures 15–19. Embera flava new species, holotype female. 15) Dorsal habitus; 16) Ventral habitus; 17) Lateral habitus; 18) Head, frontal view; 19) Elytral erect setae.