Falsocaenia diversecostata Pic, 1931

Bocakova, Milada, Baciakova, Barbora & Nascimento, Elynton Alves Do, 2012, Revision of the genus Falsocaenia (Coleoptera: Lycidae), Zootaxa 3478, pp. 282-296 : 288-289

Falsocaenia diversecostata Pic, 1931

( Figs 12 , 27 , 73 )

Falsocaenia diversecostata Pic, 1931: 94 .

Type material. Syntype, female, ‘ Bolivia: Yungas‘ ( DEIC).

Diagnosis. Close to F. apicicorne , differs in yellow longitudinal stripes in elytral 1/5–2/5.

Redescription. Body dark brown, only narrow lateral sides of pronotum, longitudinal stripes in anterior half of elytra, transverse median band on elytra, base of maxillary palpomere 2 and trochanters yellow ( Fig. 12 ). Eyes medium-sized, distance between eyes 1.4x longer than maximal eye diameter. Terminal palpomeres of maxillary and labial palpi slightly pointed. Pronotum ( Fig. 27 ) 1.5x basally wider than long medially. Elytra 3.3x longer than humeral width, each elytron slightly widened to distal third. Female genitalia with mediobasal projection of the coxites directed medially ( Fig. 73 ). Body length: 8.2 mm, humeral width: 2.2 mm.

Remark. Syntype with antennomeres 3–11 of both antennae missing.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. Habitus photograph of: (7) Falsocaenia excavatipes; (8) F. apicicornis; (9) F. g r i s e a; (10) F. paranana; (11) F. incognitus; (12) F. diversecostata. Scales 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 16 – 30. Head and pronotum of: (16) Falsocaenia meridana; (17) F. irregularis; (18) F. ecuadorensis sp. nov.; (19) Holotype of F. callangana; (20) F. longehumeralis; (21) F. melanopteron sp. nov. (22) F. excavatipes, (23) F. apicicornis; (24) F. g r i s e a; (25) F. paranana; (26) F. incognitus; (27) F. diversecostata; (28) F. decipiens; (29) F. aurantiacocostata; (30) Idiopteron nigripenne. Scales 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 69 – 76. Female genitalia in ventral view: (69) Falsocaenia meridana; (70) F. longehumeralis; (71) F. decipiens; (72) F. apicicornis; (73) F. diversecostata; (74) F. incognitus; (75) F. ecuadorensis; (76) Idiopteron nigripenne. Scales 0.5 mm.