Drycothaea sallei Thomson, 1868

Heffern, Daniel & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, American fauna of Cerambycidae and Disteniidae (Coleoptera): new species, new records, and notes, Zootaxa 5296 (1), pp. 45-57 : 55

Drycothaea sallei Thomson, 1868

( Figs 24–27 )

Drycothaea sallei Thomson, 1868: 145 .

Remarks. This species was described from a single specimen from Tabasco, Mexico. Bates (1881) reported the species from places in Mexico corresponding to the states of Tabasco and Veracruz. Additionally, it is known from Guatemala, and Belize ( Monné 2023a; Tavakilian & Chevillotte 2022).

Material examined. MEXICO, Veracruz: Catemaco , 1 male, 15.VI.1985, D. Heffern leg. ( DHCO) . Chiapas (new state record): 2 mi. N Ocosingo , 1 female, 23.VI.1985, D. Heffern leg. ( DHCO) . GUATEMALA, Suchitepequez: Finca San Rafael Olimpo, Cuyotenango , 1700’, 1 male, 10.XI.1964, J.M. Campbell leg. ( MZSP) ; 1 female, 13.XI.1964, J.M. Campbell leg. ( MZSP) ; 1 male, 12.IV.1965, J.M. Campbell leg. ( MZSP) . Alta Verapaz: Cacao, Trece Aguas , 1 female, no date indicated, Barber & Schwarz leg. ( MZSP) ; 6 km S Senahú , AVP, 1 male, 1 female, 23.VI.1965, J.M. Campbell leg. ( MZSP) . HONDURAS (new country record), Cortes: Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Isla Venado , 1 female, 19.VI.1994, R. Cordero leg. ( MZSP) . Copán: 19 km SW Santa Rosa de Copán, 1 female, 7.X.1993, F. Skillman leg. ( MZSP) ; 1 male, 16.X.1993, F. Skillman leg. ( MZSP) .

Figures

FIGURES 24–28. Cerambycidae and Disteniidae. 24–27) Drycothaea sallei Thomson, 1868: 24) Female from Mexico (Chiapas), dorsal habitus; 25) Female from Mexico (Chiapas), ventral habitus; 26) Male from Mexico (Veracruz), dorsal habitus; 27) Male from Mexico (Veracruz), ventral habitus. 28) Distenia (Basisvallis) phaeocera Bates, 1880, female from Panama, dorsal habitus.