Corresponding author: Maria Helena M. Galileo (
Academic editor: F. Vitali
Two new species of cerambycid beetles are described from South America:
Galileo MHM, Santos-Silva A (2016) New South American species of Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). ZooKeys 637: 81–88.
Increased
Photographs were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1–5× macro lens, controlled by Zerene Stacker AutoMontage software. Measurements were taken in ‘‘mm’’ using a micrometer ocular Hensoldt/Wetzlar - Mess 10 in the Leica MZ6 stereomicroscope, also used in the study of the specimen.
The collection acronyms used in this study are as follows:
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Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Museo de Historia Natural, Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Steven W. Lingafelter Private Collection, Hereford, Arizona, USA
The pronotum without large white pubescence or central band of contrasting pubescence, elytral pubescence not white along suture, and elytral apex widely truncate distinguish this species.
Holotype female from
Named for the city (Camiri) in southern Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, near where the new species was collected.
21 | Elytra coarsely and roughly punctate on basal area. Mexico (Veracruz), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil (Amapá, Maranhão) |
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– | Elytra very finely punctate on basal area [actually, coarsely, sparsely punctate] | |
21’ | Pronotum with large area with white pubescence; base of elytra with transverse band with white pubescence; elytra with white pubescence along suture. Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Paraguay, Argentina (Catamarca, Santiago del Estero, La Rioja, Mendoza, Santa Fé) |
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– | Pronotum lacking large white pubescence areas; base of elytra without distinct white pubescent transverse band; elytra without white pubescence along suture. Bolivia (Santa Cruz) |
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The vertex with yellow pubescence throughout distinguishes this species of the other of the genus.
Holotype female from
Named for its uniform pubescent appearance.
5 | Sides of metasternum coarsely and abundantly punctate | |
– | Sides of metasternum smooth. Ecuador |
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5’ | Distance between upper eye lobes about 1.5 times width of one lobe; vertex with yellow pubescence throughout. Peru |
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– | Distance between upper eye lobes wider than twice the width of one lobe; pubescence between antennal tubercles and remaining surface of vertex with different color. Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) |
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