Oncideres tessellatus Thomson, 1868a: 90

Nearns, Eugenio H. & Tavakilian, Gérard L., 2015, Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) types of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN), with a brief history of the Coleoptera collection, Insecta Mundi 2015 (459), pp. 1-47 : 27

Oncideres tessellatus Thomson, 1868a: 90 ( Fig. 106a, b )

Lectotype, male

Type locality. “Nova-Granata,” Venezuela; Costa Rica

Current name. Lochmaeocles tessellatus tessellatus (Thomson, 1868)

Remarks. This species was described from a series of syntype specimens from “Nova-Granata, Venez, Costa-Rica.” This specimen is herein designated as the lectotype in order to stabilize the taxonomy and facilitate further identifications of this species. The exact type location cannot be determined from the type label (e.g., Fig. 106b ). This specimen has been damaged (e.g., Fig. 106a ).

Figures

Figures 103–108. Six species of Onciderini. 103) Oncideres rhodosticta Bates (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels). 104) Oncideres satyrus Bates (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels). 105) Oncideres svachai Nearns and Tavakilian (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels). 106) Oncideres tessellatus Thomson (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels). 107) Oncideres tuberculatus Thomson (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels). 108) Oncideres vermiculata Thomson (a, dorsal habitus; b, labels).