Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009

Monné, Miguel A., Santos-Silva, Antonio & Monné, Marcela L., 2020, Key to South American genera of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) without erect setae on elytra; synonymies, transferences, revalidation, and notes on genera with erect setae on elytra, Zootaxa 4863 (1), pp. 1-65 : 57

Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009

( Figs. 142–146 )

Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009: 64 .

Type species — Pseudosparna luteolineata Mermudes & Monné, 2009 (original designation).

Diagnosis. Prothorax with lateral tubercles at basal third; pronotum without tubercles; elytra elongate, about three times as long as the humeral width, without longitudinal carinae or centrobasal crest, with setae on the entire elytral surface or restricted to the posterior half of the external margins; prosternal and mesosternal processes very narrow. Number of species currently included: 10.

Remarks. Pseudosparna can be included in three different locations in the key from Monné et al. (2020):

2(1). Antennae 11-segmented..................................................................................2’ – Antennae 12-segmented............................................................... Lepturgantes Gilmour, 1957

2’(2). Scape distinctly suprassing elytral base..................................... Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 – Scape at most reaching elytral base.............................................. Lepturges (Chaeturges) Gilmour, 1959

29(28). Meso- and metatibiae not flattened, with sparse setae........................................................29’ – Meso- and metatibiae flattened, with abundant setae........................................ Pseudocriopsis Melzer, 1931

29’(29). Body slender; scape distinctly surpassing elytral base…..................... Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 – Body stouter; scape not or slightly reaching elytral base........................................... Alcidion Sturm, 1843

45(44). Prosternal and mesoventral processes, respectively, as wide as one procoxa and mesocoxa.......... Trichonius Bates, 1864 – Prosternal and mesoventral processes distinctly narrower than pro- and mesocoxae.................................... 45’

45’(45). Prosternal and mesoventral processes, respectively, as wide as half the width of procoxae and mesocoxae...............

.............................................................................. Piezochaerus Melzer, 1932 – Prosternal and mesoventral processes narrower than half of pro- and mesocoxae....... Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009

Figures

FIGURES 134–149. 134–138) Ozineus elongatus: 134) Holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure); 135) Holotype, elytral detail (by Jesus Santiago Moure); 136) Female, dorsal habitus; 137) Female, lateral habitus; 138) Female, elytral detail. 139) Paroecus celebensis, holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 140) Paroecus rigidus, holotype male, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 141) Oxathridia roraimae, holotype female, dorsal habitus. 142–143) Pseudosparna antonkozlovi, holotype male (from Santos-Silva et al. 2019): 142) Dorsal habitus; 143) Ventral habitus. 144) Pseudosparna luteolineata, paratype male, dorsal habitus (by Larry G. Bezark). 145–146) Pseudosparna flaviceps, male (from Santos-Silva et al. 2018): 145) Dorsal habitus; 146) Ventral habitus. 147–148) Probatiomimus schwarzeri, lectotype: 147) Dorsal habitus; 148) Ventral habitus. 149) Calolamia bicordifera, holotype female, dorsal habitus (from Lingafelter et al. 2020).