Stenolis tavakiliani, Monné, Miguel A., 2011

Monné, Miguel A., 2011, Revision of the genus Stenolis Bates (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 2831, pp. 39-53 : 45-47

Stenolis tavakiliani sp. nov.

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Description. Male. Integument blackish. Pubescence predominantly grayish except for black maculae as follows: a median longitudinal line on pronotum and two lines, more or less interrupted, on each side of middle; elytra with large post-median transverse belt, projecting forward at the suture and bifurcate behind scutellum and prolonged at margins to apices and humeri; and minute round spot before apices.

Antennae reaching apices of elytra at apex of antennomere V. Sides of prothorax with minute obtuse tubercle on posterior third, line of minute punctures parallel to posterior margin. Elytra with apices transversely subtruncate, external angle with minute obtuse projection. Punctures large and scattered on basal half, obsolete on distal half. Fifth urotergite and urosternite subtruncate at distal extremity. Metatarsomere I as long as II+III.

Female. Antennae reaching apices of elytra at distal extremity of antennomere VI; ovipositor projecting beyond apical apices, last urotergite acute; last urosternite semicircularly truncate, with long hairs at apex.

Measurements (mm), male/female. Total length, 4.7–4.9/5.8–6.0; prothorax length, 1.0–1.1/1.2–1.2; prothorax width, 1.4–1.4/1.7–1.7; elytral length, 3.2–3.4/4.2–4.4; humeral width, 2.1–2.2./2.4–3.0.

Etymology. This species is named for Gérard Luc Tavakilian, for his contributions to the knowledge of Neotropical Cerambycidae .

Type material. Holotype male, FRENCH GUIANA, Piste de l’Orapu, 14.IV.1985, G. Tavakilian col. (number 371 ex collection IRD, MNHN). Paratypes: Montagne des Singes, pk 7, male, 04.V.1984, G. Tavakilian col. ( MNHN). Piste de Kaw, pk 40, male, 31.XII.1983, G. Tavakilian col. Piste du plateau de Nancibo, pk 4, female, 04.VIII.1985, P. Sarry col. ( MNHN). Saül, male, 27.VII.1982, G. Tavakilian col. ( MNRJ). TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Trinidad: North Range, Arima-Blachisseusse Rd., 10.5 mi, male, 11.V.1985, C. W. & L. B. O’Brien col. ( ACMT). BRAZIL. Amazonas: Tabatinga, female, X.1954, E. S. Lima col. ( MNRJ), female, X.1977, B. Silva col. ( MNRJ). Rondônia: Ouro Preto do Oeste, female, X.1986, O. Roppa, P. Magno & J. Becker col. ( MNRJ).

Comments. S. tavakiliani sp. nov. is easily identified by the pattern of black spots on the pronotum and elytra.

Figures

FIGURES 7 – 12. 7, Stenolis calligramma (Bates, 1872); 8, Stenolis tavakiliani sp. nov.; 9, Stenolis pulverea (Bates, 1881); 10, Stenolis theobromae (Lara and Shenefelt, 1964); 11, Stenolis vigintiguttata (Bates, 1885) new comb.; 12, Stenolis multimacula sp. nov.