Estoloides hiekei, Santos-Silva & Wappes & Galileo, 2018

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Wappes, James E. & Galileo, Maria Helena M., 2018, Descriptions and synonymies in American Desmiphorini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 4375 (4), pp. 451-501 : 457

On Pseudestoloides hiekei Breuning, 1974

Photographs of the holotype of P. hiekei ( Figs 40–44 ), kindly sent by Bernd Jaeger (ZMHB) show that the elytra have short and erect setae (as recorded in the original description), and the mesoventral process has no tubercle. Furthermore, Bernd Jaeger (personal communication) confirmed that there is no tubercle on mesoventral process. These two features indicate that the species belong to Estoloides , and not to Pseudestoloides . Thus, we are formally transferring the species: Estoloides hiekei , comb. nov. In Breuning (1974a), when describing Estoloides hiekei he did not record the sex of the types. Based on the photographs ( Fig. 41–42 ) the holotype is a male. The paratype ( Fig. 44 ) has the antennomeres III–IV distinctly shorter than in the holotype, which would indicate that it is a female. It also appears the distance between upper eye lobes is distinctly wider than in the holotype. Typically, in other species of Estoloides , the distance between upper eye lobes in females is only slightly wider than in males. Thus, they are likely different species. It would take a detailed exam of the types to know this for certain.

Additionally:

Breuning (1974a) separated Estoloides , Pseudestoloides and Falsestoloides in his alternative of couplet “30” (translated):

“30. Mesotibiae notched...................................................................[leading to Estoloides ] - Mesotibiae with slight dorsal sulcus............................................... [leading to Pseudestoloides ].”

The paratype photograph ( Fig.44 ) indicates the mesofemora is clearly notched but, not so in the holotype ventral photograph ( Fig. 43 ). Perhaps they are not only different species but also may belong to different genera.

Figures

FIGURES 37–44. 37–41, Estoloides costaricensis, female from NHMB identified by Breuning: 37, dorsal habitus; 38, ventral habitus; 39, labels. 40–44, Pseudestoloides hiekei: 40, holotype male, lateral habitus; 41, holotype male, labels; 42, holotype male, dorsal habitus; 43, holotype male, ventral habitus; 44, paratype female, dorsal habitus.