Aneflomorpha monzoni Wappes, Botero and Santos-Silva, 2018

Wappes, James E., Botero, Juan Pablo & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2018, New species of Elaphidiini from Central America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Insecta Mundi 657, pp. 1-12 : 8-10

Aneflomorpha monzoni Wappes, Botero and Santos-Silva , new species

( Fig. 14–17 )

Description. Male. Integument mostly dark brown; head with dark reddish-brown areas dorsally; mouthparts yellowish-brown; antennae reddish-brown, gradually lighter toward distal segments; elytra dark brown basally, gradually reddish-brown toward apex; femora reddish-brown basally, gradually darker toward apex; tibiae dark reddish-brown basally, gradually lighter toward apex; tarsi reddishbrown; distal area of abdominal ventrites I–IV narrowly yellowish-brown; distal area of abdominal ventrite V dark reddish-brown.

Head. Frontal plate triangular, smooth, centrally depressed; remaining surface of frons finely, abundantly punctate, especially under antennal sockets; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument except on glabrous frontal plate. Vertex finely, sparsely punctate, denser, somewhat rugose-punctate near prothoracic margin; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, interspersed near eyes with a few long, erect yellowish-white setae, pubescence gradually sparser toward prothoracic margin. Area behind upper eye lobes finely, moderately abundantly punctate, gradually smooth close to eye and rugose-punctate close to prothorax toward lower eye lobe; with sparse pubescence close to vertex, glabrous on remaining surface. Area behind lower eye lobes smooth close to eye, coarsely, abundantly punctate close to prothorax (punctures becoming finer, sparser toward gena); with a few short, bristly, yellowish-white setae near gena. Genae short (anterior margin of lower eye lobe touching middle distal margin); finely, moderately sparsely punctate; with short, sparse, decumbent yellowish-white setae except on glabrous distal area. Antennal tubercles finely, abundantly punctate except smooth distal area; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument except in glabrous distal area. Last segment of maxillary and labial palpi securiform. Median groove distinct from apex of frontal plate to level of posterior margin of upper eye lobes. Postclypeus finely, densely punctate in wide central area, smooth laterally; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument in punctate area, glabrous laterally; with a long, erect yellowish-white seta on each side of punctate area. Labrum coplanar with anteclypeus in basal half, inclined in distal half; with minute, sparse yellowish-white setae and long golden setae interspersed laterally in basal half, and fringe of golden setae on distal margin. Gulamentum smooth, glabrous in wide central area between prothoracic margin and distal margin of lower eye lobes, finely, sparsely punctate with sparse, decumbent yellowish-white setae laterally; striate-punctate, with short, moderately sparse yellowish-white setae and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed between eyes. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.67 times length of scape; in frontal view distance between lower eye lobes 0.92 times length of scape; upper eye lobes with four rows of ommatidia. Antennae 1.5 times elytral length, reaching elytral apex at base of antennomere XI. Scape coarsely, densely punctate except in smooth distal third of dorsal area (this area widened toward outer side); with short, decumbent yellowish-white setae not obscuring integument in punctate area and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed (more abundant ventrally), glabrous in smooth area. Antennomeres with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, slightly sparser on III; antennomeres III–X with long, erect, yellowish-white setae ventrally (gradually shorter, sparser toward X); antennomeres III–X with long, erect yellowish-white setae at apex of dorsal side; antennomeres not carinate dorsally. Apical spine of antennomere III slightly curved, with slightly rounded apex, 0.51 times length of antennomere III; apical spine of antennomere IV 0.23 times length of antennomere IV; apical spine of antennomere V 0.06 times length of antennomere V; antennomere VI with spicule at apex; remaining antennomeres with apices unarmed. Antennal formula (ratio) based on length of antennomere III (excluding spine): scape = 0.94; pedicel = 0.22; IV = 0.94; V = 1.18; VI = 1.18; VII = 1.22; VIII = 1.14; IX = 1.18; X = 1.11; XI = 1.23.

Thorax. Prothorax 1.4 times longer than wide; almost parallel-sided between basal and distal constrictions. Pronotum with slightly elevated, subelliptical, central gibbosity; finely, moderately sparsely punctate except on smooth central gibbosity; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument and long, erect, moderately abundant yellowish-white setae interspersed (more whitish depending on angle of light source), slightly denser on sides of basal third, except on glabrous central gibbosity, and nearly glabrous narrow distal and basal areas. Sides of prothorax coarsely, moderately sparsely punctate in wide central area, transversely striate in basal area, somewhat rugose-punctate in distal area (this area widened toward prosternum); with yellowish-white pubescence (more whitish depending on angle of light source) not obscuring integument, with long, erect, moderately abundant yellowish-white setae interspersed (erect setae slightly yellower than on pronotum). Prosternum coarsely, sparsely punctate in basal half, transversely striate in distal half; with abundant yellowish-white pubescence (more whitish depending on angle of light source) not obscuring integument and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed in basal half; with sparse yellowish-white pubescence in distal half (more whitish depending on angle of light source) and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed in center of this area; prosternal process narrow centrally, widely expanded distally. Procoxal cavities closed posteriorly. Mesoventrite with sparse yellowish-white pubescence centrally (more whitish depending on angle of light source), denser laterally. Mesepisternum, mesepimeron and metepisternum with dense yellow (more whitish depending on angle of light source) pubescence nearly obscuring integument. Mesoventral process emarginate at distal margin, with distal sides projected as tab on mesocoxae. Metaventrite moderately finely, sparsely punctate (punctures sparser toward central area), slightly rugose laterally; with yellow pubescence, distinctly denser close to metepisternum and sparser toward center and long, erect yellow setae interspersed. Scutellum with dense, nearly golden pubescence obscuring integument.

Elytra. Coarsely, abundantly punctate in basal third, gradually finer, sparser toward apex; apex concave with triangular projection at outer and sutural angles (more rounded at outer angle); with abundant, decumbent yellowish-white setae (more whitish depending on angle of light source) and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed.

Legs. Basal half of profemora nearly smooth, gradually finely, densely punctate in distal half; peduncle of meso- and metafemora finely, sparsely punctate, and club gradually coarsely, densely punctate toward apex (punctures coarser than on profemora); profemora with long, erect yellowish-white setae in basal half and decumbent yellowish-white setae interspersed, and long, erect yellowish-white setae in distal half; meso- and metafemora with decumbent yellowish-white setae and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed (both kind of setae denser on club). Metatibiae straight.

Abdomen. Ventrites finely, sparsely punctate; with yellowish-white pubescence (more whitish depend- ing on angle of light source) not obscuring integument, denser laterally, and long, erect yellowish-white setae interspersed. Apex of ventrite V truncate.

Dimensions in mm (holotype male). Total length 13.95; prothoracic length 2.65; basal prothoracic width 1.65; distal prothoracic width 1.75; greatest prothoracic width 1.90; humeral width 2.65; elytral length 9.95.

Type material. Holotype male from GUATEMALA, Baja Verapaz: 19–24 km N Salama (4500′), 25–31.V.1989, J. E. Wappes col. ( FSCA). No other specimens known.

Etymology. Named to recognize José Monzón, Guatemala City, Guatemala for his many entomological accomplishments including his beautiful photography displayed in several books and papers on the flora and fauna of Guatemala.

Remarks. In the key of Chemsak and Noguera (2005) to Mexican species, Aneflomorpha monzoni sp. nov. goes to the alternative of couplet “26” with M. tenuis (LeConte, 1854) and M. martini Chemsak and Linsley, 1968. It differs from M. tenuis (see photograph of a syntype at Bezark 2018) by the slender body (wider in M. tenuis), body less pubescent dorsally, especially on elytra (pubescence denser in M. tenuis), and antennae lighter in color (dark in M. tenuis). It differs from M. martini (see photograph of the holotype at Bezark 2018) by the slender body (wider in M. martini), pronotal punctures finer and sparser (denser and coarser in M. martini). Aneflomorpha monzoni sp. nov. also resembles A. longitudinis Chemsak and Noguera, 2005 , but differs by the pubescence sparser dorsally, antennae in male reaching elytral apex after apex of antennomere X (before apex of X in A. longitudinis ), spine of antennomere III slightly rounded at apex (acute in A. longitudinis ), pronotal length slightly greater than humeral width (shorter than humeral width in A. longitudinis ), and pronotal surface with large glabrous central area (with vague glabrous area in A. longitudinis ). It can be separated from A. mexicana (Linsley, 1935) and A. modica Chemsak and Noguera, 2005 by the long, erect elytral setae (absent in A. modica and A. mexicana ).

Figures

Figures 10–17. New Elaphidiini. 10–13) Psyrassa vandevenderi new species, holotype female. 10) Dorsal habitus. 11) Ventral habitus. 12) Lateral habitus. 13) Head, frontal view. 14–17) Aneflomorpha monzoni new species, holotype male. 14) Dorsal habitus. 15) Ventral habitus. 16) Lateral habitus. 17) Head, frontal view.