Strongylaspis championi Bates, 1884

Wappes, James E. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2011, Descriptions of females of Nothopleurus Lacordaire and Strongylaspis Thomson (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae: Macrotomini) with new distributional records, Insecta Mundi 2011 (168), pp. 1-6 : 5

Strongylaspis championi Bates, 1884

( Fig. 8-9 )

Strongylaspis championi Bates, 1884: 233 ; Monné 2006: 60 (cat.).

Bates (1884) described S. championi ( Fig. 8-9 ) based on males and females from Guatemala. Chemsak and Linsley (1975) recorded this species from Mexico (no State mentioned), and Monné and Santos-Silva (2003) added Costa Rica to the known distribution. We record below specific States in Mexico for the first time.

Material examined. MEXICO, Yucatán: Chichén Itzá, male, VI.10-11.1983, J. E. Wappes col. ( ACMT). Quintana Roo: 20 km N. Felipe Carrillo Puerto, 2 females, VI.12-14.1983, J. E. Wappes col. ( ACMT). Jalisco: Mismaloya River 5 km E Hwy 200, female, VI.8.1991, [no collector indicated] ( ACMT). GUATE- MALA, Peten: Parque Nacional Tikal, female, VI.8-9.1991, J. E. Wappes col. ( ACMT).

Figures

Figure 1-9. 1-5) Nothopleurus subsulcatus (Dalman, 1823), female. 1) Habitus, dorsal view. 2) Head, dorsal view. 3) Head and prothorax, ventral view. 4) Mandibles, lateral view. 5) Metepisternum. 6-7) Strongylaspis bullata Bates, 1872, female. 6) Habitus, dorsal view. 7) Left side of pronotum, dorsal view. 8-9) Strongylaspis championi Bates, 1884, female. 8) Habitus, dorsal view. 9) Head and prothorax, dorsal view.