Plagionotus astecus ( Chevrolat, 1860 )

Santos-Silva, Antonio, Botero, Juan Pablo & Tirant, Stéphane Le, 2018, A new genus, four new species and taxonomic and geographic notes in Mexican Cerambycidae, Zootaxa 4420 (2), pp. 189-210 : 190-192

Plagionotus astecus ( Chevrolat, 1860)

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Clytus (Plagionotus) astecus Chevrolat, 1860: 489 .

Plagionotus astecus ; Monné, 2017a: 98 (cat.).

Chevrolat (1860) described this species based on three specimens (unknown sex), all from Mexico (without detailed place). Bates (1885) was the first who provided a detailed place in Mexico: Cordova (= Cόrdoba, Veracruz). Now, P. astecus is known from the Mexican states of Jalisco, Veracruz, Guerrero, and Chiapas ( Monné 2017a). The syntype figured in Bezark (2017) has the central pubescent band on pronotum interrupted, while in the specimens examined by us it is continuous. However, this is a common variation in species of this genus, as for example, in P. arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) . Chevrolat (1860) reported on the pubescent bands on pronotum (translated): “Pronotum… adorned with three, straight pale yellow pubescent bands, extended toward ventral side.” Thus, the author did not report this variation present, at least, in a syntype.

Material examined. MEXICO, Michoacán: La Tzararacua (1550 m), 3 males, 7–11.XI.2005, no collector indicated ( IMQC). New state record.

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. 1–2, Eburia (Eburia) girouxae, male, 1, dorsal habitus, 2, ventral habitus; 3–6, Anelaphus hirtus, male; 3, head, frontal view, 4, dorsal habitus, 5, ventral habitus, 6, lateral habitus; 7, Plagionotus astecus, male, dorsal habitus; 8, Anopliomorpha hirsuta, female, dorsal habitus; 9, Ischnocnemis cyaneus, female, dorsal habitus.