Crossomeles Chemsak & Noguera, 1993

Nearns, Eugenio H. & Swift, Ian P., 2022, Descriptions and new records in longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Central America, Zootaxa 5141 (1), pp. 39-48 : 40

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5141.1.3

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Crossomeles Chemsak & Noguera, 1993
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Crossomeles Chemsak & Noguera, 1993 View in CoL ( Cerambycinae : Rhinotragini )

Type species. Epimelitta (?) aureopilis Fisher, 1953 (original designation)

The following key treats all currently known species of Crossomeles , including the two new species described herein.

1. Elytra longer, extending to near posterior margin of abdominal segment I or beyond, narrowly rounded apically ( Figs. 2a View FIGURE 2 , 3a View FIGURE 3 ) ................................................................................................... 2

- Elytra shorter, extending to near base of abdominal segment I, broadly rounded apically ( Figs. 1a View FIGURE 1 , 4a View FIGURE 4 ).................. 3

2. Elytral apices extending to near posterior margin of abdominal segment I; genae about 1/2 as long as lower lobe of eye ( Fig. 5a View FIGURE 5 )..................................................... Crossomeles acutipennis Chemsak & Noguera, 1993 View in CoL

- Elytra extending beyond posterior margin of abdominal segment I to about middle of segment II; genae about 3/4 as long as lower lobe of eye ( Fig. 5d View FIGURE 5 )................................................. Crossomeles oscarcastilloi View in CoL sp. nov.

3. Metatibiae with dense brush of suberect setae ( Figs. 4a, d View FIGURE 4 , 5j View FIGURE 5 ); genae about 1/2 as long as lower eye lobe ( Figs. 4c View FIGURE 4 , 5b View FIGURE 5 )......................................................................... Crossomeles aureopilis ( Fisher, 1953) View in CoL

- Metatibiae with sparse brush of suberect setae ( Figs. 1a, d View FIGURE 1 , 5k View FIGURE 5 ); genae about a 1/4 as long as lower eye lobe ( Figs. 1c View FIGURE 1 , 5c View FIGURE 5 )................................................................................. Crossomeles copei View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

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