Trypogeus superbus (Pic, 1922)

Vives, Eduard, 2015, Revision of the genus Trypogeus Lacordaire, 1869 (Cerambycidae, Dorcasominae), ZooKeys 502, pp. 39-60 : 52-53

Trypogeus superbus (Pic, 1922) Fig. 23

Toxotus superbus Pic, 1922: 22.

Toxotus superbus var. innotatus Pic: 16. syn. n.

Paranthophylax superbus : Gressitt and Rondon 1970: 31 (partim).

Trypogeus superbus , Hayashi and Villiers 1985: 27 (partim); Vives 2007: 54 (partim); Miroshnikov 2014: 54.

Material studied.

1 male holotype, Hao Djing, Tonkin, “Type”, "Toxotus superbus"; "Museum Paris, coll. M.Pic" (MNHN). 1 female from W Tonkin, region of Hoa Binh, R.P.A. de Cooman, 1918, (ex coll. Oberthur, 1952), (MNHN). 1 female holotype of Toxotus superbus v. innotatus Pic, from Vietnam, Hoa Bihn (MNHN); 1 female from Vietnam, Lukbiho, Tonkin, (MNHN); 1 male from Laos, Kinsey Kuany, (MNHN); 1 female from South Vietnam, Bao Loc, 1800 m, 25.IV.1993, Sinaiev & Simonov leg. (EVC).

Redescription.

Size of the male: length 9-13 mm; width 4 mm. Size of the female: length 15.8 mm. Males generally have testaceous-yellow teguments; the mandibles, antennomeres 3-9, tibiae and tarsi are brown, almost black. The front and rear margins of the pronotum are brown, as well as a rounded spot in the centre of the disc. Reddish palpi. Underside of head, prosternum, sides of mesosternum and metasternum and abdominal tergites brown. Base of antennomeres 1-4 yellowish, antennomere 10 half yellow and the other half testaceous, antennomere 11 yellow. Abdominal segments brown in males and yellow in females. Head large, almost transverse, the neck strongly sunk into the pronotum, eyes small and not very prominent. Mandibles strongly curved at apex, the right mandible crosses over the left. Long palpi, the last segment is oval and truncate with a depression on each side. Long antennae, extending past apex of elytra after antennomere 9, somewhat dentate externally. Head grooved longitudinally and strongly punctate. Pronotum subcylindrical, the maximum width is at the height of the lateral protuberances which are small, conical and sharp. The discal area has four gibbosities and is more strongly punctate in the centre where it has a dark spot. Long golden tomentum. Short broad prosternum. Very slender intercoxal process, barely widened behind. Procoxal cavities opened and very extended to the sides, reaching sides of pronotum. Triangular scutellum with rounded apex. Elytra narrow with rounded prominent humeri, slightly narrowed at the middle and slightly rounded at apex. Suture blackish and finely bordered, sides and epipleurae also blackish. Discal area slightly raised and convex. Mesosternum with short broad mesoepisternae, finely punctate and pubescent. Mesocoxal cavities open laterally. Broad mesosternal process and coxae very separate. Metasternum with coxae almost in contact. Abdomen with short wide sternites, finely punctate and with golden tomentum. Legs short and robust with femora widened at middle. Tibiae straight and dilated at apex. Tarsi dark and punctate, the first segment of metatarsi is longer than the other segments together.

Distribution.

Laos and Vietnam.