Ozineus Bates, 1863

Monné, Marcela L., Monné, Miguel A. & Souza, Diego De Santana, 2019, The genus Ozineus Bates, 1863 in South America (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 4695 (6), pp. 593-600 : 595-597

Key to the South American species of Ozineus Bates

1. Each elytron with two slight, parallel longitudinal elevations extending from base to apical third. Brazil (Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina) ( Figs. 1–2 ).................................................................. O. zikani Melzer, 1935

- Elytra without longitudinal elevations...................................................................... 2

2. Elytra with an evident patch of white pubescence without interspersed black points................................. 3

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern.............................................................. 5

3. White patch of elytra anteriorly projected in two short longitudinal lines. Brazil (Amazonas)........ O. mysticus Bates, 1863

- White patch of elytra with anterior and posterior margins complete.............................................. 4

4. Pronotum with an oblique spot of brownish-black pubescence on each side of the middle; white patch of elytra transverse. Brazil (Rondônia), Bolivia ( Fig. 5 )............................................. O. orbiculus Monné Martins, 1976

- Pronotum without dark spots, white patch oblique, extending from suture to margin. Peru. O. cretatus Monné & Martins, 1976

5. Lateral tubercle of prothorax reduced to a feebly elevated dorso-lateral prominence. French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará), Peru and Bolivia................................................................. O. cinerascens Bates, 1863

- Lateral tubercle of prothorax acute and prominent............................................................ 6

6. Centro-basal crista sparsely covered with black setae......................................................... 7

- Centro basal crista densely covered with black setae, or without black setae....................................... 8

7. Elytra with brown pubescence and a large irregular patch of grayish-white pubescence. Ecuador, Bolivia........................................................................................... O. nyssodroides Tippmann, 1960

- Elytra with brown pubescence, except a large lateral patch of dark-brown pubescence on the apical half of the elytra and white pubescence in two irregular longitudinal patches on the anterior half of the elytra. Bolivia ( Fig. 3 ).. O. albidus ( Monné, 2009)

8. Elytra with distinct patches of brownish or brownish-black pubescence........................................... 9

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 12

9. Distal third of elytra with a small, rounded lateral patch of brownish-black pubescence. Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) ( Figs. 6–7 )............................................................. O. bicristatus Melzer, 1935

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 10

10. Elytra with two transverse patches of brownish pubescence (one at basal fourth, covering the centro-basal crista, and another at distal third), with one patch on each side of the suture. Panama, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará)................................................................................................. O. elongatus Bates, 1863

- Elytra with a large lateral black spot on distal half of elytra.................................................... 11

11. Elytra with a large lateral black spot on apical half; base of elytra without dark-brown patches of pubescence. Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro) ( Fig. 4 ).......................................................... O. alienus Melzer, 1932

- Elytra with a lateral post-median brownish spot; basal fourth of elytra covered with dense brownish-black pubescence. Brazil (São Paulo, Santa Catarina) ( Figs. 8–9 )........................................ O. lateralis Monné & Martins, 1976

12. Base of elytra densely covered with yellowish pubescence, with a minute subrounded black spot medially. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina) ( Figs. 10–11 )................................ O. barbiflavus Martins & Monné, 1974

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 13

13. Pronotum with a distinct subquadrate spot of black pubescence, near posterior margin; elytra, except basal fourth, covered with sparse minute rounded spots. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)..................... O. guttatus Monné & Martins, 1976

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 14

14. Elytra with two narrow lines of white pubescence (one anteromedian, oblique, from margin to suture, and another post-median, less oblique). Mexico to Panama, Ecuador................................................ O. arietinus Bates, 1872

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 15

15. Pronotum with rounded spots of pubescence............................................................... 16

- Pronotum with other pubescence coloration pattern.......................................................... 17

16. Pronotum with two rows of rounded spots of yellowish-white pubescence; elytra with patches of pubescence of the same color distributed over the entire surface. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador................ O. annulicornis (White, 1855)

- Pronotum and elytra with pubescence predominantly dark brown, grayish-white pubescence covers two diffuse spots on each side of anterior margin of pronotum and a centro-posterior patch close to margin; elytra with a median diffuse patch covering middle third. Bolivia..................................................... O. caliginosus Monné & Monné, 2012

17. Each elytron with an acute centro-basal crista. Brazil (São Paulo to Santa Catarina)............ O. jubapennis Fisher, 1938

- Each elytron with a rounded centro-basal crista............................................................. 18

18. Elytra, except at base, interrupted by longitudinal patches of brownish and whitish pubescence. Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia......................................................... O. strigosus Bates, 1863

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 19

19. Elytra with numerous minute spots of dark-brown or brownish pubescence....................................... 20

- Elytra with other pubescence coloration pattern............................................................. 21

20. Elytra with numerous minute spots of brownish pubescence; basal half of the elytra partially covered with dense grayish pubescence. Peru................................................................... O. dimidiatus Aurivillius, 1922

- Elytra with two diffuse spots of grayish pubescence on each elytron, surrounded by minute dark-brown patches, anterior patch ante-median and posterior patch on basal fourth. Ecuador, Bolivia................ O. griseostigma Monné & Monné, 2012

21. Pronotum and elytra with pubescence predominantly grayish; posterior margin of the pronotum with a “V” mark, a subquadrate lateral patch in middle of elytra and numerous minute spots on entire elytral surface, more dense and agglomerate on the distal half of the elytra with black pubescence. Bolivia.................................. O. achirae Monné & Monné, 2012

- Elytra with diffuse patches of grayish or grayish-white pubescence............................................. 22

22. External angle of elytral apex projected in acute spine; metafemora and metatarsi dark brown. Bolivia............................................................................................. O. argus Monné & Monné, 2012

- External angle of elytral apex not projected in spine; metafemora and metatarsi brownish yellow. French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará), Bolivia.................................................................. O. doctus Bates, 1863

Figures

FIGURES 1–4. 1–2, Ozineus zikani Melzer, 1935 comb. nov. (holotype); 3, Ozineus albidus comb. nov. (Monné, 2009); 4, Ozineus alienus Melzer, 1932 (holotype).

FIGURES 5–7. 5, Ozineus orbiculus Monné & Martins, 1976 (holotype); 6–7, Ozineus bicristatus Melzer, 1935 (holotype).

FIGURES 8–11. 8–9, Ozineus lateralis Monné & Martins, 1976 (holotype); 10–11, Ozineus barbiflavus Martins & Monné, 1974 (holotype).