Jamesia Jekel, 1861: 259

Nearns, Eugenio H. & Tavakilian, Gérard-Luc, 2012, New Taxa and Combinations in Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Central and South America, with notes on additional taxa Eugenio H. Nearns, Insecta Mundi 2012 (231), pp. 1-24 : 19

Jamesia Jekel, 1861: 259 ( Lamiinae : Onciderini )

( Figures 8a–d )

Jamesia Jekel, 1861: 259 . Type species: Lamia globifera Fabricius, 1801 .

= Paraclytemnestra Breuning, 1974: 239 . Type species: Paraclytemnestra gigantea Breuning, 1974 , by monotypy and original designation, new synonymy.

Discussion. Fisher (1926) described Jamesia lineata ( Fig. 8a, c ) from a single female specimen from St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (holotype deposited at USNM). Breuning (1974) described Paraclytemnestra gigantea from a single female specimen from the Antilles. Tavakilian (1997) studied both holotype specimens, synonymized P. gigantea and proposed the new combination Paraclytemnestra lineata ( Fisher, 1926) . Reexamination of both holotype specimens, as well as dozens of specimens of all described species of Jamesia , revealed that both genera share several diagnostic morphological characters: frons elongate, narrow, about as wide as width of one lower eye lobe; frons surface roughly sculptured; eyes with lower lobes oblong; genae about as tall or slightly shorter than lower eye lobes; antennal tubercles narrowly separated, contiguous at base; scape gradually expanded to apex; pronotum transverse, roughly conical, narrower anteriorly (e.g., Fig. 1 a-d, 8b, d). Based on these morphological similarities, we propose that Jamesia lineata Fisher, 1926 be restored to original combination, and Paraclytemnestra Breuning becomes a new synonym of Jamesia Jekel.

Figures

Figure 1. Jamesia ramirezi, sp. nov. a) Holotype female, dorsal habitus. b) Allotype male, ventral habitus.

Figure 8. Two species of Jamesia Jekel, 1861. a) J. lineata Fisher, 1926, holotype female, dorsal habitus with original labels. b) J. globifera Jekel, 1861, female, dorsal habitus. c) J. lineata Fisher, 1926, holotype, close-up of head. d) J. globifera Jekel, 1861, female, close-up of head.