Pseudosparna, Mermudes & Monne, 2009

Heffern, Daniel, Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto De L. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2024, Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Panama: new species, new records, and new synonymy, Zootaxa 5458 (2), pp. 247-262 : 254-255

Key to species of Pseudosparna

1. Elytra with setae only along the posterior third of the lateral margins............................................. 2

– Elytra with setae along the posterior half or the entire lateral margins............................................. 8

2(1). Profemora and protibiae with distinct projections. Costa Rica................... P. mantis Devesa & Santos-Silva, 2020

– Profemora and protibiae lacking projections................................................................ 3

3(2). Elytra with longitudinal, isolated or partially fused light pubescent bands......................................... 4

– Elytra without longitudinal light pubescent bands............................................................ 7

4(3). Pronotum with subcircular dark pubescent macula centrally. Brazil (Pará).............. P. tucurui Monné & Monné, 2014

– Pronotum without subcircular dark pubescent macula......................................................... 5

5(4). Elytra with isolated longitudinal light pubescent band. Bolivia...................... P. boliviana Monné & Monné, 2011

– Elytra without isolated longitudinal light pubescent band...................................................... 6

6(5). Elytra with transverse light pubescent band reaching suture before middle; apex of metafemora reaching about elytral apex. Venezuela.............................................................. P. aragua Mermudes & Monné, 2009

– Elytra without transverse light pubescent; apex of metafemora distinctly not reaching elytral apex. French Guiana............................................................................... P. ubirajara Dalens & Touroult, 2015

7(3). Elytral apex slightly narrower than humeral width; posterior quarter of elytra without transverse light pubescent band. Ecuador................................................................. P. pichincha Monné & Monné, 2014

– Elytral apex distinctly narrower than humeral width; posterior quarter of elytra with transverse light pubescent band. French Guiana........................................................................ P. patawaensis Roguet, 2022

8(1). Protibiae with distinct tooth ventrally. Panama....................... P. marilenae Nearns, Swift & Santos-Silva, 2023

– Protibiae without tooth ventrally......................................................................... 9

9(8). Elytra with abundant, small dark circular spots. Panama.............................. P. iolandae Lanuza-Garay, 2023

– Elytra without small dark circular spots................................................................... 10

10(9). Antennomere IV without light area; posterior area of elytra with dense yellow pubescence. Colombia ……………… P. antonkozlovi Santos-Silva & Nascimento, 2019

– Antennomere IV with light area; posterior area of elytra without dense yellow pubescence.......................... 11

11(10). Scape pedunculate-clavate. Costa Rica...................................... P. swifti Santos-Silva & Monné, 2023

– Scape not pedunculate-clavate.......................................................................... 12

12(11). Elytra with isolated, well-delimited, transverse whitish pubescent band on posterior quarter. Venezuela........................................................................................ P. amoena Mermudes & Monné, 2009

– Elytra without transverse whitish pubescent band on posterior quarter........................................... 13

13(12). Elytra without longitudinal light pubescent bands except along suture........................................... 14

– Elytra with longitudinal light pubescent band.............................................................. 16

14(13). Elytra with dense yellow pubescence covering most of surface. Panama..... P. dimitrisi Nearns, Swift & Santos-Silva, 2023

– Elytra without dense yellow pubescence covering most of surface.............................................. 15

15(14). Inner margin of dark pubescent area on center of pronotum convergent from anterior to posterior margin; outer angle of elytra spiniform. Ecuador................................................ P. triangulata Nascimento & McClarin, 2018

– Inner margin of dark pubescent area on center of pronotum subparallel-sided; outer angle of elytra not spiniform. Panama.......................................................................................... P. rileyi sp. nov.

16(13). Dense light pubescence covering most of dorsal surface of elytra. Ecuador......... P. pallida Vlasak & Santos-Silva, 2022

– Dense light pubescence not covering most of dorsal surface of elytra........................................... 17

17(16). Longitudinal light pubescent band on dorsal surface of elytra starting and covering humeri.......................... 18

– Longitudinal light pubescent band on dorsal surface of elytra not starting on humeri............................... 19

18(17). Antennomere IV not tumid; longitudinal light pubescent band on dorsal surface of elytra not reaching longitudinal middle of elytra. Brazil (São Paulo)................................................ P. paulista Santos-Silva & Monné, 2023

– Antennomere IV tumid; longitudinal light pubescent band on dorsal surface of elytra reaching middle of elytra. Ecuador...................................................................... P. luteolineata Mermudes & Monné, 2009

19(17). Elytra distinctly longer than four times prothoracic length. Panama......... P. dimitrisi Nearns, Swift & Santos-Silva, 2023

– Elytra slightly longer than four times prothoracic length. French Guiana, Brazil (Pará)........... P. flaviceps (Bates, 1863)