Lasiodera ruficollis ( Gorham, 1877 )

Opitz, Weston, 2019, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Subfamily Peloniinae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part XII. Taxonomic Revision of the South American Genus Lasiodera Gray, The Coleopterists Bulletin 73 (1), pp. 45-61 : 50-53

Lasiodera ruficollis ( Gorham, 1877) ( Figs. 22, 26 , 36 , 45 )

Pelonium ruficolle Gorham, 1877: 419 . Type locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro (Fry). There is indication that Gorham had more than one specimen available when he made his description, but he did not specify in his description which specimen should be the name bearer of this species.

19) Female reproductive organs.

24) L. rufipes ; 25) L. trifasciata ; 26) L. ruficollis .

30) L. rufipes , gular region.

Therefore, I invoke Recommendation 73F of the ICZN (1999) and designate as lectotype a female labeled “ Rio de Janeiro, Parana, Fry ” and deposited in the BMNH . A paralectotype is labeled “ Parana ” and deposited in the MNHN .

Enoplium ornatum Klug 1842: 363 . New synonymy.

Pelonium ruficolle (Gorham) : Gahan 1910: 75.

Lasiodera malleri Pic 1933: 292 . New synonymy.

Lasiodera ruficollis (Gorham) : Blackwelder 1945: 389; Corporaal 1950: 278.

Diagnosis. Specimens of this species are similar superficially to those of L. rufipes , from which they differ by having a red forebody.

Redescription. Size: Length 10.0 mm; width 3.0 mm. Form: As in Fig. 45 . Color: Mostly reddish; antennal capitulum black; elytra bicolored, mostly black, each elytron with 4 yellow markings; yellow marking near humeral angle punctiform. Head: Funicular antennomeres filiform, antennomeres 9 and 10 triangular, antennomere 11 sublunulate ( Fig. 22 ); eyes very small, much narrower than width of frons (EW/FW = 44/73); cranium finely punctate. Thorax: Pronotum ( Fig. 26 ) quadrate (PW/ PL = 91/91), lateral margins with a tubercle, elytral disc without asetiferous punctures; EL/EW = 200/50); protibial anterior margin spinous. Abdomen: Pygidium scutiform; aedeagus as in Fig. 36 ; phallobasic rod bipartite.

Variation. Size: Length 7.3–10.5 mm; width 2.5–3.5 mm. Other than body size, the available specimens are quite homogeneous.

Distribution. Other than the types, I examined seven specimens from: BRAZIL: Estado do Minas Gerais, Passa Quatro, Fazenda Dos Campos, 1914, J. F. Zikán; Estado do Santa Catarina, Nova Teutonia, XI-1974, 300- 500 m, F. Plaumann; idem, 27- XI-1960, Fritz Plaumann; Estado do S~ ao Paulo, San Bocaina, S. Jose Barreiro, XI-1969, Alvarenga & Seabra. ( Fig. 48 ). Specimens are deposited in BMNH, FMNH, MNHN, and WOPC.

Figures

Figs. 20–26. Lasiodera species. Antennae: 20) L. trifasciata; 21) L. kirby; 22) L. ruficollis. Pronota: 23) L. kirbyi;

Figs. 35–38. Lasiodera species, abdominal terminalia. 35) L. kirbyi; 36) L. ruficollis; 37) L. rufipes; 38) L. trifasciata.

Figs. 45–47. Lasiodera species, habitus. 45) L. ruficollis; 46) L. rufipes; 47) L. trifasciata.

Fig. 48. Geographic distribution of Lasiodera species.