Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron)

Micheli, Charyn J. & Nearns, Eugenio H., 2005, Two new species of Plectromerus Haldeman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from the West Indies, Zootaxa 1028 (1), pp. 23-36 : 25

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scientific name	Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron)
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Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron) View in CoL , restored status from synonymy

Pentomacrus distinctus Cameron, 1910: 136 View in CoL . Type locality: Haiti, PortauPrince .

Plectromerus distinctus: Vitali & RezbanyaiReser, 2003: 3 View in CoL .

Discussion. Vitali & RezbanyaiReser (2003) synomymized Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron) with P. serratus (Cameron) . The type specimens (BMNH) of both species ( Figs. 1a–b View FIGURE 1 ) were examined carefully and differences between them suggested two species instead of one. The two species are very similar but can be distinguished by the following: P. distinctus has long, suberect hairs on the elytra and granulose punctures on the pronotum ( Fig. 1c View FIGURE 1 ), whereas P. serratus lacks the hairs and granules and has microsculpturing on the pronotum ( Fig. 1d View FIGURE 1 ).

References

Cameron, M. (1910) Description of two new species of the longicorn genus Pentomacrus. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 46, 135 - 136.

Vitali, F. & Rezbanyai-Reser, L. (2003) Beitrage zur Insektenfauna von Jamaika, Westindien (Karabik) 5. Bockkafer - II. Les cahiers Magellanes, 27, 1 - 27.

Figures

FIGURE 1. a, Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), holotype; b, Plectromerus serratus (Cameron), holotype; c, Plectromerus distinctus (Cameron), view of pronotum and base of elytron; d, Plectromerus serratus (Cameron), view of pronotum and base of elytron; e, Plectromerus dentipes (Olivier); f, Plectromerus exis Zayas; g, Plectromerus exis Zayas, holotype.