Raglicia, Martins, Ubirajara R., Galileo, Maria Helena M. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2015

Martins, Ubirajara R., Galileo, Maria Helena M. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2015, New taxa and new records in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from the state of Bahia (Brazil) and notes on Meridiotroctes (Acanthoderini), Zootaxa 3973 (2), pp. 271-299 : 275-276

Raglicia gen. nov.

Type species: Raglicia monnei sp. nov.

Etymology. Anagram of Gracilia , type genus of Graciliini . Feminine gender.

Body elongate. Frons distinctly wider than long. Antennal tubercles distant from each other. Eyes coarsely faceted, protruding; upper eye lobes narrow, separated from each other. Genae rounded at apex. Last segment of maxillary and labial palps securiform. Antennae with eleven segments; exceeding elytral apex; scape slightly thickened to apex, surpassing anterior margin of prothorax, without dorsal depression, without long setae; antennomere IV distinctly shorter than antennomeres III and V; antennomeres III–X smoothly at external apex (VI–X more distinctly). Mandibles shorter than half length of head.

Prothorax cylindrical, longitudinal, punctate; laterally with blunt tubercle. Mesosternal process with lateral articular surfaces. Scutellum small, longitudinally depressed. Elytra with long, sparse setae; elytral apex projected at external and sutural angle. Femora clavate. Metatarsomere I shorter than II+III.

Remarks. Raglicia gen. nov. resembles Aruama Martins & Napp, 2007 , mainly by the antennomere IV notably shorter than antennomere III, but differs as follows: eyes coarsely granulate; scape elongate, considerably exceeding anterior margin of prothorax, without dorsal basal depression; elytral apex with projections. In Aruama , eyes with moderately fine granulation, scape distinctly shorter, slightly reaches or exceeds the anterior margin of prothorax, with dorsal basal depression, and elytral apex without distinct projections. It resembles Parommidion Martins, 1974 , but differs: antennomere IV distinctly shorter than antennomere III; elytral apex with projections. In Parommidion , antennomere IV approximately as long as antennomere III, and elytral apex unarmed (mainly in external angle).

Among the South American genera of Graciliini , Raglicia is the only one with a clear projection at external elytral apex.