Cotycicuiara chionea, Martins & Galileo, 2010

Martins, Ubirajara R. & Galileo, Maria Helena M., 2010, New species of the genus Cotycicuiara Galileo and Martins, 2008 (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Desmiphorini), Insecta Mundi 2010 (134), pp. 1-6 : 4

Cotycicuiara chionea , new species

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Description. Integument brownish-red. Head covered by whitish pubescence. Distance between upper lobes of the eyes slightly greater than two rows of ommatidia. Scape sparsely covered by whitish pubescence.

Lateral gibbosities of prothorax rounded and slightly projecting. Pronotum covered by whitish pubescence and numerous contrasting, dark punctures. Scutellum covered by whitish pubescence.

Basal declivity of elytra with dense whitish pubescence; remainder of elytra with sparse brownishyellow pubescence and several small spots of dense white pubescence.

Legs and ventral surface covered by whitish pubescence.

Measurements (mm), male/female respectively. Total length, 9.6/9.3; prothorax length, 2.0/2.0; prothorax width, 2.5/2.9; elytral length, 7.0/6.7; humeral width, 3.5/3.8.

Type material. Male holotype, BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro: Itatiaia , 31.X.1926, J. F. Zikán col. ( MZSP). Female paratype, Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro (Manguinhos), 17.12.1914, R. Fischer col. ( MZSP) ; Minas Gerais: Viçosa , male paratype, 08.XII.1982, Fiuza & Martins col. ( MZSP) ; Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, 3 male paratypes, 5 female paratypes, X. Acc. 2966 (2 males, 3 females, CMNH; male and female, MZSP; female, MCNZ) .

Etymology. Greek, chionea = snow, referring to the dense white elytral pattern.

Figures

Figure 1-5. Habitus images of Cotycicuiara species. 1) C. oicepe sp. nov., female holotype, total length 9.4 mm. 2) C. multicava female holotype, total length 12.1 mm. 3) C. pertusa female holotype, total length 8.9 mm. 4) C. nivaria male holotype, total length 7.7 mm. 5) C. chionea male holotype, total length 10.2 mm.