Odontocera cinctura, Bezark, Larry G., Martins, Ubirajara R., Santos-Silva, Antonio & Berkov, Amy, 2013

Bezark, Larry G., Martins, Ubirajara R., Santos-Silva, Antonio & Berkov, Amy, 2013, New species and new distribution records in Rhinotragini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Zootaxa 3647 (1), pp. 181-193 : 183-184

Odontocera cinctura sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Odontocera cinctura sp. nov. is similar to O. scabricollis Melzer, 1934 , but differs as follows: nontranslucent area of elytra wider, more distinctly visible dorsally on basal half; club of metafemora bicolored; metatibiae bicolored (centrally black). In O. scabricollis the non-translucent is narrower, less visible dorsally on basal half, the club of metafemora is entirely dark, and the metatibiae are not black centrally. It differs from O. albitarsis Melzer, 1922 by club of all femora bicolored, and by the pronotum laterally impunctate. In O. albitarsis all femora are entirely dark, and the pronotum is entirely punctate.

Etymology. Odontocera cinctura is named for the black band or ring around the hind femora.

Female ( Fig. 1 ). Integument orange. The following black: head; distal third of scape; pedicel, antennomere III; central sub-cordiform macula on basal half of pronotum; distal edge of prothorax. The following dark-brown, shiny: antennomeres IV-V; scutellum, lateral edge and tip of elytra; elytral suture; metasternum, except narrow area near metacoxae; metepisternum; dorsal surface of club of profemora; dorsal and part of latero-distal surface of club of mesofemora; entire circumference of central two-fourths of club of metafemora; pro- and mesotibiae; metatibiae, except basal two-fifths and distal fifth; pro-and mesotarsi. Antennomere VI, basal half of VII, and distal extreme of XI dark-brown, opaque. Apical half of antennomere VII, antennomeres VIII–X, and nearly all XI whitish. Peduncle and light parts of club of metafemora yellowish. Metatarsi whitish. Ventrites II–V brown.

Head not elongate behind eyes (posterior edge of eyes near the anterior edge of prothorax); rostrum (between apex of inferior ocular lobe and genal apex) about as long as 0.6 times length of inferior ocular lobe in frontal view. Dorsal surface of head coarsely, sparsely punctate on frons, distinctly more abundant on vertex; on each side close to edge of inferior lobes, from base of antennal tubercles to base of clypeus, a band of moderately long, abundant setae; vertex with short, abundant setae between antennal tubercles, sparser and shorter towards prothorax. Clypeus with moderately long, sparse setae, laterally with one very long seta. Labrum with short, sparse setae, laterally, on each side, with two very long setae. Outer surface of mandible with long, sparse setae. Laterally, behind inferior ocular lobes, with short, moderately abundant setae, gradually longer towards ventral surface. Ventral surface of head coarsely, transversely striate, mixed with coarse, sparse punctures; with long, sparse setae. Distance between inferior ocular lobes equal to 0.65 times length of one lobe in frontal view. Antennae 1.4 times longer than elytra, almost reaching elytral apex; antennomeres III–V filiform; antennomere VI slightly enlarged towards apex; antennomeres VII–XI distinctly enlarged, forming a distinct club. Scape, pedicel, and antennomeres III–VI with long, dark, thick setae.

Prothorax subcylindrical, elongate, slightly widest at middle, without tubercles on this area. Pronotum coarsely, abundantly punctate on central triangular area (widest area on base, and narrowest on center of distal edge); remaining surface impunctate; base pubescent, mixed with short setae; remaining surface moderately punctate with short, moderately sparse setae, mixed with long setae. Basal two-thirds of prosternum pubescent, mixed with long setae; distal third, shiny, with sparse, long setae. Prosternal process strongly narrowed centrally, truncate, slightly emarginate at apex. Scutellum with short, abundant setae. Elytra long, narrowed from base to apex, dehiscent at sutural distal third; reaching about middle of third abdominal segment; surface with long, moderately sparse setae on basal third, gradually shorter towards apex; basal third of translucent area coarsely, abundantly punctate, gradually finer, sparser towards apex; area not translucent, coarse, abundantly punctate. Metepisterna densely pubescent. Metasternum pubescent on basal third, mixed with long setae; remaining surface with long, sparse setae (laterally sparsely pubescent), except near longitudinal sulcus, with very sparse setae. Ventrites with short, sparse setae, mixed with long setae.

Femora clavate; metafemoral peduncle distinctly long; apex of metafemora reaches about middle of ventrite V. Metatarsi thick; metatarsomere I slightly longer than II–III together. Abdomen wide, fusiform.

Male. Inferior ocular lobes contiguous. Antennae 1.6 times longer than elytra; slightly surpassing elytral apex. Antennomeres III–VII annealed on basal third. Pronotum with black sub-cordiform macula on basal half. Entire surface of distal portion of clavate portion of mesofemora dark-brown. Ventrites II–IV and lateral of V black.

Variation. Antennomere VII entirely whitish; antennomeres III–V yellowish on base; pronotum without black macula; pronotum with irregular, large dark-brown macula; light parts of metafemora orangish; ventrites darkbrown; basal half of ventrite I dark-brown, and remaining surface of ventrites orange; all ventrites orange; outer surface of mandible with one very long setae on base.

Dimensions in mm (male/female). Total length (from mandibular apex to abdominal apex), 6.0/7.2–7.7; prothorax: length, 1.3/1.6; anterior width, 0.7/1.0–1.1; posterior width, 0.9/1.1–1.2; humeral width, 1.0/1.3–1.4; elytral length, 3.1/4.0–4.1. The largest dimensions are those of holotype.

Type material. Holotype female from COSTA RICA, Alajuela: 20 km S Upala, VI 1990, F. D. Parker col. Dr. James Pitts (USUL, personal communication) has agreed to donate this type to the California Academy of Sciences (CASC). Paratypes (all from same location, and same collector as holotype)—female, IX.27 –X.18.1990 (USUL); female, III.5 –18.1991 (USUL); female, III.26 –IV.12.1991 (MZSP); female, IV.1 –10.1991 (MZSP); female, IV.12 – 30.1991 (LGBC); female, X.22 –31.1991 (LGBC); male, V.10 –29.1991 (LGBC).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, Odontocera cinctura sp. nov., holotype female. 2 – 3, Odontocera limula sp. nov.: 2, holotype male; 3, paratype female. 4, Odontocera bettyae sp. nov., holotype male. 5, Eclipta ficta sp. nov., holotype male. 6, Eclipta lucida sp. nov., holotype male.