Xylocaris oculata Dupont, 1834

Botero, Juan Pablo, 2015, Review of the Genus Xylocaris Dupont, 1834 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (1), pp. 21-24 : 23

Xylocaris oculata Dupont, 1834 ( Figs. 1–5 )

Xylocaris oculata Dupont in Audinet-Serville 1834: 48. Strauch 1861: 127; Thomson 1864: 210; Chenu 1870: 310; Bosq and Ruffinelli 1951: 22; Buck 1959: 596; Zajciw and Ruffinelli 1962: 70; Monné and Martins 1973: 74; Di Iorio et al. 1998: 77; Monné 2001: 84, 2005: 658.

Xylocharis oculatus: Dupont 1838: 30 ; White 1853: 68; Burmeister 1865: 164; Lacordaire 1869: 206; Bruch 1912: 207; Hüedepohl 1985: 134.

Xylocharis elegantulus Dupont 1838: 31 . White 1853: 68; Lacordaire 1869: 206.

Trachyderes argentinus Bruch 1908: 216 . Bruch 1912: 205; Bachmann and Di Iorio 2002: 59.

Type Material Examined. Holotype females of X. oculata ( Fig. 1 ) in MNHN, X. elegantulus ( Fig. 2 ) in MNHN, T. argentinus ( Fig. 3 ) in MACN.

Remarks. Examination of the holotype of T. argentinus and photographs of the type specimens of X. oculata and X. elegantulus allowed me to confirm the synonymies.

Distribution. Brazil (Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Argentina (Córdoba, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires), and Uruguay.

Specimens Examined. ARGENTINA: Entre Rios: male, 1943 ( MNRJ) ; Misiones: Loreto , 2 females, O. Ogloblin leg. ( MNRJ) ; San Pedro , 2 females, I.1956 ( MNRJ) . BRAZIL: São Paulo: Amparo , 2 females ( MNRJ) ; Paraná, female ( MNRJ) ; Santa Catarina: Corupá , 2 females, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; Mafra , 2 females, II.1937, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; 2 females, XII.1941, H. Zellibor leg. ( MNRJ) ; female, I.1942, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; female, I.1953, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; male, 19.XII.1969, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; Pinhal , 2 females, XII.1949, H. Zellibor leg. ( MNRJ) ; São Bento , female, I.1976 ( MNRJ) ; São Joaquim , female, XI.1969, O. Roppa leg. ( MNRJ) ; Rio Grande do Sul: Ijuí , female, VIII.1982, O. Roppa leg. ( MNRJ) ; Pelotas , female, III.1963, A. Silveira leg. ( MNRJ) ; Santo Augusta , female, I.1970 ( MNRJ) . PARAGUAY: Alto Parana: male, X.1955 ( MNRJ) ; Itapúa: Hohenau , male, 6.I.1941 ( MNRJ) . URUGUAY: male ( MNRJ) .

Figures

Figs. 1–7. 1) Xylocaris oculata, holotype, female; 2) Xylocharis elegantulus, holotype, female; 3) Trachyderes argentinus, holotype, female; 4) X. oculata, female, dorsal view; 5) X. oculata, female, ventral view; 6) Xylocaris hirsutus, dorsal view; 7) X. hirsutus, ventral view.