Provisional revision of the genus Odontocera Audinet-Serville, 1834 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). I: exclusions, new rank, synonymies and the description of two new genera
Author
Clarke, Robin O. S.
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Insecta Mundi
2018
2018-06-29
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10.5281/zenodo.3708132
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1942-1354
3708132
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Odontocroton rufifrons
(
Fisher, 1937
)
new rank, n. comb.
(
Fig. 21–24
)
Odontocera sanguinolenta
var.
rufifrons
Fisher 1937: 151
;
Monné 2017: 446
(cat.).
Species concept.
Based on
Fisher’s (1937)
original description and a photograph of the
holotype
(
Fig. 20
) available on
Bezark (2017)
, which compares well with male and female topotypes (
Fig. 21–24
) kindly loaned to the author by EMEC.
Comment.
Fisher states that his
variety very
closely resembles Bates’
O. sanguinolenta
; but he may be referring to Bates’ description, rather than having access to one of the
syntypes
. This because the surface ornamentation, especially the vitreous translucent panels and the stout antennae (as mentioned by Bates), could hardly be more different. Fisher stated that his
holotype
is a male; but the photograph (
Fig. 22
) of his
holotype
is clearly a female.
Measurements (mm).
2 males
/
1 female
: total length, 13.10–15.85/14.15; length of prothorax, 2.10–2.35/2.30; width of prothorax, 1.85—1.90/1.95; length of elytra, 7.70–8.50/8.60; width at humeri, 2.10–2.40/2.50.
Specimens analyzed.
BRAZIL
,
Santa Catarina
,
Nova Teutônia
,
27°11
ʹ
S
/
52°23
ʹ
W
, male,
I.1965
, (
EMEC 202,874
)
;
same data, female,
31.X.1941
,
F. Plaumann
col. (
EMEC 202,864
)
.
Specimen examined.
Same data, male,
31.X.1941
,
F. Plaumann
col. (
EMEC
202,863).
Distribution.
Fisher stated that his specimen came from
Brazil
(SC). The author considers the distribution of this species to be centered on the wet pine forests of southern
Brazil
,
Paraguay
and
Argentina
(ER, MI). It was recorded as
O. sanguinolenta
by
Di Iorio (2005)
, but looking at his illustration it has clearly got a rufous frons [and cannot be
O. sanguinolentus
as it has an entirely black head]; and records from east central
Brazil
and
Uruguay
require verification.