Lepturgantes dilectus ( Bates, 1863 )

Monné, Miguel A. & Monné, Marcela L., 2008, Synopsis of the Neotropical genus Lepturgantes Gilmour (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with description of a new species, Zootaxa 1876, pp. 60-68 : 64

Lepturgantes dilectus ( Bates, 1863)

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Lepturges dilectus Bates, 1863: 372 .

Lepturgantes dilectus ; Monné, 1977: 708, fig. 18; 2005: 68 (cat.).

Redescription. Male. Integument brown; legs paler. Body with predominance of dark-brown pubescence. Grayish pubescence covers: apices of lateral tubercles of pronotum; on elytra: rounded spot on each side of scutellum, one median transverse spot with irregular outline near suture, two short postmedian longitudinal lines; and apical spot near suture shaped as a fleur-de-lis. Antennae exceeding elytral apices at the apices of segment 5; segments 3-11 with short and sparse setae. Prothorax with lateral tubercles continuous with posterior angles; pronotum with two or three rows of coarse punctures on posterior margin and punctures arranged in an inverted “V” on disc. Prosternum and mesosternum with intercoxal process narrow, laminiform, about 1/ 10 as wide as one coxa. Elytra about 2.5 times as long as prothorax; fine punctation sparsely distributed on distal half and densely on basal half; apical 2/3 of lateral margin with short seriate setae; elytral apices semicircularly notched, sutural and outer angles slightly projected. Femora subclavate. Fifth urosternite feebly emarginate, and urotergite transversely truncate at apex.

Female. Unknown.

Measurements (mm), male. Total length, 10.0; prothorax length, 2.0; prothorax width, 3.0; elytral length, 7.0; humeral width, 3.5.

Specimens examined. BRAZIL, Mato Grosso: Sinop, male, X.1974 (Alvarenga & Roppa leg.) (MNRJ).

Geographical distribution. This species is recorded from Amazonas and Mato Grosso in Brazil ( Monné 2005).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. 1, Lepturgantes candicans (Bates); 2, L. dilectus (Bates); 3, L. flavovittatus (Gilmour); 4, L. pacificus Gilmour.