Coleoxestia rufosemivittata Tippmann, 1960

Galileo, Maria Helena M. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2016, New taxa, new records and notes on Coleoxestia Aurivillius, 1912 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae), Zootaxa 4136 (1) : -

Coleoxestia rufosemivittata Tippmann, 1960

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Coleoxestia rufosemivittata Tippmann, 1960: 113 ; Fragoso, 1982: 143 (distr.); Monné, 1993: 18 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 36 (checklist); Monné, 2005: 63 (cat.); Martins & Monné, 2005: 176; Monné & Hovore, 2005: 39 (checklist); 2006: 38 (checklist); Wappes et al., 2006: 8 (distr.); Lingafelter et al., 2014: 313 (type); Monné, 2016: 100 (cat.).

Remarks. Audinet-Serville (1834) described the prothorax of his new genera Xestia (currently Coleoxestia Aurivillius, 1912 ) as follows (translated): “Prothorax cylindrical, not tuberculate [laterally], slightly longer than head, very rugose above or transversely wrinkled.” Fragoso (1993) did not comment on the possibility of the existence of spiniform tubercle at the sides of the prothorax in Coleoxestia . According to Eya & Chemsak (2005a) on Coleoxestia : “The lateral surface is vaguely tuberculate, rugulose and sparsely to densely punctate.” Martins & Monné (2005) defined the sides of prothorax in Coleoxestia , in the key, as follows (translated): “prothorax without lateral spine, with rounded gibbosities or unarmed.” Despite these descriptions, the sides of prothorax of some specimens of C. rufosemivittata (males and females) have a short, but notably distinct spine ( Figs. 5–6 ). The holotype deposited at USNM does not show this feature.

The species is currently known only from Bolivia. It is recorded for Peru (new country record).

Material examined. PERU, Madre de Dios: Rio Tambopata Res. (30 air km SW Puerto Maldonado, 290), 1 female, 6–10.XI.1979, J. B. Heppner col. ( FSCA). BOLIVIA, Santa Cruz: Potrerillo del Guendá (40 km NW Santa Cruz, 17º40.3’S / 63º27.4’W), 4 males, 22.XI–12.XII.2005, B. K. Dozier col. ( ACMT); (17º40.26’S / 63º27.44’W), 2 males, 5–20.XI.2004, B. K. Dozier col. ( ACMT); 1 male, 1 female, 9–28.XI.2006, B. K. Dozier & J. Romero col. ( MZSP); Javier Chaco (8 km NW Terebinto, 17º41’S / 63º24’W), 1 male, 1.XII.2012, Skillman, Wappes, Bonaso & Romero col. ( ACMT); (15 km NE Terebinto), 1 male, 1.XII.2012, Skillman & Wappes col. ( MZSP); Florida province (4 km N Bermejo; Refugio los Volcanes; 18º06’S / 63º36’W; 1000–1200 m), 1 female, 7.XII.2013, Skillman & Wappes col. ( FWSC).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. 1 – 4, Coleoxestia julietae, chromatic variation, dorsal habitus: 1 – 3, male; 4, female. 5 – 7, Coleoxestia rufosemivittata, male: 5, dorsal habitus; 6, prothorax with lateral spine; 7, prothorax without lateral spine.