Cicatrisphaerion wappesi Lingafelter, Morris, Skillman, and Santos-Silva, 2021

Lingafelter, Steven W., Morris Ii, Roy F., Skillman Jr, Frederick W. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2021, A new genus Cicatrisphaerion, new species, new records, and redescriptions of Neotropical Cerambycidae (Coleoptera), Insecta Mundi 2021 (865), pp. 1-20 : 3-6

Cicatrisphaerion wappesi Lingafelter, Morris, Skillman, and Santos-Silva , new species

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Description. Holotype female ( Fig. 1–8 ). Integument mostly light reddish brown; pronotum dark reddish brown (part of carinulae dark brown); palpi yellowish brown; margins of prosternum and mesoventrite close to coxae, prosternum, meso- and metaventral processes dark brown; abdominal ventrite I dark reddish brown basally, dark brown on remaining surface; abdominal ventrites II–III mostly dark brown; abdominal ventrite IV dark brown in basal half, dark reddish brown in posterior half; abdominal ventrite V mostly dark reddish brown in basal half, lighter in posterior half.

Head. Frons finely, densely rugose; with short, decumbent, sparse yellowish white setae on each side of median groove, and one long, erect, yellowish brown seta on each side under antennal tubercles. Vertex and area behind upper eye lobes coarsely, densely rugose-punctate, slightly less so on posteromedial area of vertex; with short, sparse yellowish white pubescence, slightly more abundant between antennal tubercles and upper eye lobes; with a few long, erect yellowish brown setae close to eyes. Area behind lower eye lobes almost smooth close to eye, rugose close to prothorax; glabrous except a few long, erect yellowish brown setae close to inferior region of eye. Genae finely punctate close to eye, smooth apically; with sparse yellowish white pubescence in punctate area, glabrous in smooth area. Postclypeus smooth in central area close to frons and laterally, rugose on remaining surface; rugose area with minute, sparse, decumbent yellowish white setae, and one long, erect yellowish brown seta on each side. Labrum coplanar with anteclypeus at posterior third, inclined, concave at anterior 2/3; with sparse yellowish white pubescence in posterior third, and abundant, bristly yellowish brown pubescence in anterior 2/3; with long, yellowish brown setae on sides of anterior 2/3. Mandibles coarsely rugose-punctate and with a few long, erect golden setae in basal 2/3 of outer side. Antennal tubercles shallowly rugose, with very sparse yellowish white decumbent setae, except smooth and glabrous at apex. Gulamentum smooth, glabrous in posterior half; coarsely rugose-punctate, with long, erect, sparse yellowish brown setae in anterior half. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.39 times distance between outer margins of eyes; in frontal view, distance between lower eye lobes 0.51 times distance between outer margins of eyes; upper eye lobes with four rows of ommatidia. Antennae 1.5 times elytral length, reaching elytral apex at middle of antennomere XI. Scape with sparse yellowish pubescence and long, erect setae of same color interspersed. Pedicel and antennomeres with yellowish pubescence not obscuring integument, slightly denser than on scape; ventral surface of antennomeres III–X with long, erect yellowish setae (setae gradually shorter and sparser toward VII); dorsal apex of antennomeres III–X with a few long, erect yellowish setae; spine of antennomere III 0.7 times length of antennomere; spine of antennomere IV with acute apex, 0.4 times length of antennomere; spine of antennomere V 0.28 times length of antennomere; spine of antennomere VI 0.16 times length of antennomere; antennomere VII with spicule at apex. Antennal formula based on antennomere III (excluding apical spine): scape = 1.00; pedicel = 0.23; IV = 0.90; V = 0.93; VI = 0.93; VII = 0.93; VIII = 0.93; IX = 0.93; X = 0.83; XI = 1.03.

Thorax. Prothorax slightly longer than wide; sides distinctly rounded between anterior and posterior constrictions. Pronotum with a network of longitudinal, anastomosing carinulae, without central smooth area between constrictions; area between anterior constriction and anterior margin smooth; area between posterior constriction and posterior margin finely, sparsely punctate; sides of area between constrictions with sparse, minute grayish white pubescence; area close to anterior margin with sparse grayish white pubescence; area close to posterior margin with grayish white pubescence, distinctly denser laterally; with long, erect, sparse yellowish white setae between constrictions. Sides of prothorax with sculpturing as on pronotum superiorly, coarsely, abundantly, shallowly punctate on remaining surface, except close to anterior margin with sculpturing slightly distinct, and close to posterior margin and postcoxal process smooth; with grayish white pubescence not obscuring integument, pubescence distinctly sparser anteriorly and posteriorly, and almost absent on postcoxal process; with long, erect yellowish brown setae interspersed in wide central area. Prosternum impunctate or nearly so; finely, densely rugose in posterior 2/3, striate in anterior third except for mostly smooth anterior collar; with abundant grayish white pubescence not obscuring integument in posterior 2/3, with sparse grayish white pubescence in anterior third except glabrous area close to anterior margin; with long, erect, sparse yellowish brown setae interspersed in posterior 2/3. Prosternal process 0.2 times procoxal width; sides elevated; with sparse grayish white pubescence in center of basal half, glabrous on remaining surface. Ventral surface of mesothorax with abundant grayish white pubescence not obscuring integument, except almost glabrous posterior half of mesoventrite; mesoventrite with a few short, erect yellowish white setae laterally, and narrowest area 0.5 times mesocoxal width. Metanepisternum and sides of metaventrite with abundant grayish white pubescence not obscuring integument; wide central area of metaventrite with very sparse, decumbent yellowish white setae, except glabrous area close to metathoracic discrimen; metaventrite with long, erect, sparse yellowish brown setae throughout. Scutellum with grayish white pubescence not obscuring integument. Elytra. Coarsely, somewhat abundantly punctate in basal third, punctures gradually finer, sparser and evanescent toward apex; erect setae yellowish brown. Legs. Femora with coarse, shallow, somewhat scabrous punctation on club; with very sparse yellowish pubescence and long, erect yellowish setae throughout, erect setae more abundant in basal third of ventral surface. Tibiae with abundant, bristly yellowish pubescence in posterior area of ventral surface; remaining surface with long, erect, somewhat abundant yellowish setae.

Abdomen. Ventrites finely, sparsely punctate; with moderately abundant yellowish white pubescence laterally, pubescence sparser centrally, except glabrous apex of ventrites I–IV; with long, erect, sparse yellowish brown setae interspersed. Apex of ventrite V slightly rounded.

Male ( Fig. 9–10 ). Similar to female, but differs as follows: antennae slightly longer, reaching elytral apex at apex of antennomere X; prothorax as long as wide; sides of prothorax and sides of prosternum abundantly coarsely punctate.

Dimensions (mm) (holotype female / paratype male range / paratype female range). Total length 12.75 / 7.50– 10.30 / 6.69–11.20; prothoracic length 2.55 / 1.45–2.05 / 1.42–2.15; anterior prothoracic width 1.80 / 1.09–1.35 / 1.20–1.50; posterior prothoracic width 1.80 / 1.15–1.41 / 1.13–1.53; maximum prothoracic width 2.40 / 1.41–1.93 / 1.25–2.05; humeral width 2.70 / 1.97–2.28 / 1.60–2.31; elytral length 8.45 / 5.00–7.47 / 4.90–7.50.

Type material. Holotype female from MEXICO, QUINTANA ROO: Highway 186, 17 km W of 307 [Highway 307], 30-31.V.1984, J.E. Wappes ( FSCA, formerly ACMT) . Paratypes, all MEXICO, QUINTANA ROO: Same data as holotype (1 male, FSCA; 1 female, MZSP; formerly ACMT). Puerto Morelos, 30.V.2002, beaten from red mangrove, J. Cope, coll. (23 males, 20 females, JCPC). Same data (1 male, 1 female, CNIN). Same data but 28.V.2000 (6 males, 9 females, JCPC).Same data but 28.V.2002 (4 males, 3 females, JCPC). Same data but 26.V.2002 (4 females, JCPC). Same data but 3.VI.2002 (3 males, 2 females, JCPC). 3 km N. Playa del Carmen, vic. of mangrove area, 14-20.VI.2011 (2 males, 2 females, JCPC). 3 km S. Tulum, 21.VI.1994 (1 female, JCPC). 1 km N. Xel-Ha, beating, J. Cope, 20.VI.2011 (1 female, JCPC). Puerto Morelos, 23.V.2004, J. Cope (1 male, RFMC). Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 30.V.2002, J. Cope (1 female, RFMC). Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 30.V.2002, J. Cope (1 male, 1 female, FWSC). Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 30.V.2002, J. Cope (1 male, 1 female, MZSP).Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 30.V.2002, J. Cope (1 male, FSCA). 1 km N. Xel-Ha, beating, J. Cope, 20.VI.2011 (1 female, SWLC). Puerto Morelos, 23.V.2004, J. Cope (1 male, SWLC). Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 30.V.2002, J. Cope (1 female, SWLC). Puerto Morelos, beaten from red mangrove, 28.V.2002, J. Cope (1 male, 1 female, DHCO). Puerto Morelos, 23-30.V.2001, J. Cope (1 male, 2 females, CASC). Cancun, Moon Palace, emerged from Buttonwood girdles [ Conocarpus erectus ], 25 May 2002, Roy Morris (1 female, RFMC) .

Etymology. The new species is dedicated to the late James E. Wappes, for his friendship and contributions to the knowledge of American Cerambycidae .

Remarks. Jim Cope reared one specimen of this species from a girdled branch of red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L. ( Rhizophoraceae ). Another specimen was reared from a girdled branch of button mangrove, Conocarpus erectus L. ( Combretaceae ), by Roy Morris. Most of the additional specimens were collected beating red mangrove branches. See additional remarks under Cicatrisphaerion rileyi , new species.

Figures

Figures 1–10. Cicatrisphaerion wappesi new species. 1–8) Holotype female. 1) Dorsal habitus. 2) Ventral habitus. 3) Lateral habitus. 4) Femora. 5) Side of prothorax and prosternum. 6) Head, frontal view. 7) Scape. 8) Antennomeres III–IV. 9–10) Paratype male. 9) Side of prothorax and prosternum. 10) Dorsal habitus.