Caraphia, Gahan, 1906

Wappes, James E. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2018, A synopsis of American Caraphia Gahan, 1906 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae) with description of two new species, Insecta Mundi 683, pp. 1-17 : 14

Key to American species of Caraphia (adapted from Ohbayashi et al. 2016)

1. Elytra with rows of scales nearly alternately associated with rows of foveae............... 2 — Elytra with rows of scales along every row of foveae.................................. 3

2(1). Prothorax distinctly longer than wide.......... C. seriata ( Chemsak and Linsley, 1984) — Prothorax about as long as wide................................. C. woodruffi sp. nov.

3(1). Most scales of elytra approximately 4 times as long as wide ( Fig. 27–28 ); with basal scales widest............................... C. squamosa ( Chemsak and Linsley, 1984)

— Most scales of elytra at least 6 times as long as wide and similar throughout ( Fig. 10 , 13 , 30, 31 )........................................................................ 4

4(3). Elytral scales arched; antennae in female clearly surpassing elytral apices.................................................. C. lingafelteri Ohbayashi and Yamasako, 2016

— Elytral scales not arched; antennae in female not reaching elytral apex C. warneri sp. nov.

Figures

Figures 27–32. Scales of elytra. 27–28) Caraphia squamosa, male. 27) Anterior area of the elytra. 28) Posterior half of elytra. 29) Caraphia seriata, male. 30) Caraphia lingafelteri, female. 31) Caraphia warneri, holotype female. 32) Caraphia woodruffi, holotype male.

Figures 10–12. Caraphia lingafelteri, female. 10) Dorsal habitus. 11) Ventral habitus. 12) Lateral habitus.

Figures 13–15. Caraphia warneri, holotype female. 13) Dorsal habitus. 14) Ventral habitus. 15) Lateral habitus.