Cleidaria cleidae, Nascimento & Santos-Silva, 2020

Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto de Lima & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2020, Two new genera of Desmiphorini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) with description of a species with non-retractile parameres, Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (Pap. Avulsos Zool., S. Paulo) 60 (20), pp. 1-10 : 2-6

Cleidaria cleidae sp. nov.

( Figs. 1-5 )

Type material: HOLOTYPE ♂ ( MZSP): MEXICO, Chiapas: Motozintla ( Finca de la Victoria ), 06.V.1962, M.A. Vulcano col.

Description

Male: Integument mostly dark brown; anteclypeus testaceous anteriorly; pedicel, basal ⅘ of antennomere III, and basal ¾ of antennomere IV reddish brown; elytra gradually reddish brown toward apex; tibiae reddish brown except dark basal and distal areas. Missing segments: antennomeres IX-XI of left antenna; antennomeres VIII-XI of right antenna; tarsomere V of right mesotarsus; left metatarsus.

Head: Frons moderately fine and densely punctate; with moderately bristly white pubescence not obscuring integument (partially lost), yellow centrally toward vertex; with long, erect white setae interspersed (part of them brownish toward apex). Vertex and area behind eyes with sculpturing as on frons (punctures slightly denser behind eyes); with white, bristly pubescence centrally, not obscuring integument, distinctly denser between antennal tubercles, short erect seta emerging from each puncture toward prothoracic margin; with dense, wide yellow pubescent band close to eyes; area behind lower eye lobes nearly glabrous close to prothorax;with sparse, long, erect, white and brownish setae interspersed. Genae finely, sparsely punctate, except smooth central area and apex; with yellow pubescence toward ventral surface, white toward frons, except glabrous smooth areas; with a few long, erect white setae interspersed. Postclypeus with sculpturing and pubescence as on anterior area of frons. Labrum finely, moderately abundantly punctate; with long and short, white setae not obscur- ing integument, and fringe of yellow setae on anterior margin. Gulamentum with a few long, erect white setae anteriorly. Outer side of mandibles with white pubescence partially obscuring integument on posterior half, interspersed with a few long, erect white setae, glabrous on anterior half. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.25 times length of scape; in frontal view, distance between lower eye lobes 0.80 times length of scape. Antennae (from base of scape to apex of antennomere VIII) 1.4 times elytral length, almost reaching elytral apex. Scape with white pubescence not obscuring integument (yellowish-white on some areas, especially ventrally), interspersed with long, erect yellowish-brown setae (whiter or browner depending on light intensity and angle of source). Pedicel and antennomeres III and IV with white pubescence not obscuring integument on lighter area (partially yellowish on some areas), brown on dark area. Remaining antennomeres with brown pubescence not obscuring integument, with short, decumbent white setae interspersed. Antennal formula (ratio) based on length of antennomere III: scape = 0.72; pedicel = 0.18; IV = 0.84; V = 0.38;VI = 0.33; VII = 0.31; VIII = 0.29.

Thorax: Pronotum coarsely, abundantly punctate; with three longitudinal yellow pubescent bands, central narrow and one wider on each side; remaining surface with sparse, short, sparse white setae, and small patches with yellow setae (both slightly more abundant laterally); remainder areas with long, sparse, erect white and brownish setae. Sides of prothorax with punctation as on pronotum; with sparse, short white setae, and some irregular patches with yellow pubescence on some areas; with long, erect white setae interspersed. Ventral surface of thorax with long, decumbent white setae partially obscuring integument on some areas, with yellow pubescence laterally, especially on metathorax. Metanepisternum and sides of metaventrite coarsely, moderately abundantly punctate. Scutellum slightly wider than long, with the anterior margin rounded, and yellow pubescence obscuring integument.

Elytra: Coarsely, densely punctate on basal half; punctation gradually finer, sparser toward apex; basal half with wide, nearly oblique yellow pubescent band dorsally, with stout white pubescent band adjacent to the outer side of former; dorsal surface of distal half with irregular maculae with yellow and white pubescence, separate on some areas, partially mixed in others; sides with longitudinal yellow pubescent band from about humerus to near apex; remaining surface of dorsal basal half with sparse yellow pubescence, and remaining surface of posterior half glabrous or with very sparse, short, white setae; erect setae mostly white laterally, and mostly yellowish-brown dorsally.

Legs: Femora with long, decumbent yellow setae dorsally, interspersed with long, erect white setae; with white pubescence laterally on basal third, sparse or nearly absent on remaining surface; with white pubescence on basal half of ventral surface, yellow laterally of distal half of ventral surface, glabrous on central area of distal half of ventral surface. Tibiae with long, abundant white setae dorsally and laterally, except yellowish-brown pubescence on distal third of mesotibiae; ventral surface of pro- and mesotibiae with short white pubescence on basal third, gradually yellowish-brown, with white setae interspersed toward apex; metatibiae with short white pubescence ventrally.

Abdomen: Ventrite I with white pubescence,moderately abundant, but not obscuring integument, except fringe of dense yellow pubescence laterally; ventrites II-IV with yellow pubescence laterally, white centrally, both abundant but not obscuring integument, except fringe of dense pubescence on the lateral posterior margin; ventrite V with yellow pubescence laterally, white centrally, both abundant but not obscuring integument; with a few long, erect, white setae laterally of ventrite I, yellowish-white laterally of ventrites II-IV, and yellowish-white and yellowish-brown setae laterally of ventrite V.

Dimensions (mm): Total length, 5.80; prothoracic length, 1.20; anterior prothoracic width, 1.15; posterior prothoracic width, 1.20; maximum prothoracic width, 1.50; humeral width, 1.85; elytral length, 4.15.

Etymology: The species epithet is in honor of Cleide Costa (MZSP) for her contributions to the knowledge of Coleoptera .

Figures

Figures 1-5. Cleidaria cleidaegen.nov.et sp.nov.,holotype male.(1) Dorsal habitus;(2) Ventralhabitus;(3) Lateral habitus;(4) Tarsal claws;(5) Head,frontal.