New species, a new combination, and a new country record in American Clytini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)
Author
Botero, Juan Pablo
Author
Santos-Silva, Antonio
Author
Wappes, James E.
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Insecta Mundi
2019
2019-04-30
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Megacyllene melanaspis
(
Chevrolat, 1862
)
(
Fig. 22–26
)
Cyllene menalaspis
Chevrolat, 1862: 378
;
Aurivillius 1912: 385
(cat.);
Blackwelder 1946: 581
(checklist).
Cyllene melanaspis
;
Lucas 1862
: XCI;
Lacordaire 1869: 62
.
Clytus melanaspis
;
Gemminger 1872: 2932
(cat.).
Megacyllene melanaspis
;
Monné 1993: 8
(cat.);
Martínez 2000: 86
(distr.);
Monné et al. 2012: 10
(distr.);
Monné and Chaboo 2015: 47
(distr.);
Monné 2018: 131
(cat.).
Megacyllene
(
Megacyllene
)
melanaspis
;
Monné and Giesbert 1994: 112
(checklist);
Monné 2005: 91
(cat.);
Monné and Hovore 2006: 43
(checklist).
Megacyllene menalaspis
;
Martins and Galileo 2011: 72
.
Chevrolat (1862)
described
Cyllene menalaspis
in his work named “Description de Clytides de l’ancienne
Colombie
[Description of Clytides from ancient
Colombia
].” According to him (translated): “I continue this work [
Chevrolat 1860
], occupying myself for the moment only those who come from the old
Colombia
, forming today, as we know, three distinct states:
New Granada, Venezuela
and
Ecuador
.”
Cyllene menalaspis
was described from New Granada, a country that has been reported to be
Colombia
(e.g.
Monné 2018
).
However
, at that time
New
Grenada
encompassed part of
Panama
as well as
Colombia
(see discussion detailing this in Santos-Silva and Botero (2018: 5)) accordingly, the correct
type
locality for
Cyllene menalaspis
is New Granada.
Lacordaire (1869)
listed: “
Cyll. melanaspis
,
elongata
,
crinicornis
,
caracasensis
, Chevrol. Ann.
d. l. Soc. entom. 1861, p. 378;
Colombie
.” He changed
Cyllene menalaspis
to
C. melanaspis
without explanation. Furthermore,
C. menalaspis
was not described from
Colombia
,
C. elongata
was described from
Venezuela
on page 379,
C. crinicornis
was listed on page 380 as a new record for
Venezuela
, and
C. caracasensis
was described from
Venezuela
on page 380. This name change was repeated by
Gemminger (1872)
who also listed the species as
C. melanaspis
without explanation. Subsequently, the species was also referred to as
C. menalaspis
by
Aurivillius (1912)
and
Blackwelder (1946)
. In
Monné (1993)
and henceforth the species has been listed as
C. melanaspis
, except for
Martins and Galileo (2011)
, who listed the species as
C. menalaspis
. We believe that
Chevrolat (1862)
really intended to name the species “
melanaspis
”, meaning dark shield, and
C. menalaspis
is simply a printer’s error. On page XCVII of the same volume of the “Annales de la Société Entomologique de
France
” the name appears as “
melanaspis
”. Thus, this can be considered the first correction of the spelling of a name (
ICZN 1999
: 32.5.1), and not in
Lacordaire (1869)
. Accordingly, the author of the justified emendation is H.
Lucas (1862)
(see “Annales de la Société Entomologique de
France
”, 1862, page XCI): “Mr. H. Lucas, assistant secretary, has, as in previous years, since 1860, to be in charge of drawing up this table as well as that of the Authors.”
Based on the material available to us,
Megacyllene melanaspis
and
Megacyllene proxima
are sympatric throughout their known distribution in
Bolivia
. Although,
M. melanaspis
is encountered more commonly in higher elevations than
M. proxima
while the opposite is true in mid to lower elevations. Both have been collected on blossoms of woody plants and taken beating or crawling on fresh cut wood in agricultural cuts. The two species can be readily separated by their yellow pubescent pattern of the elytra. Both species have a similar transverse basal fascia with
M. melanaspis
then having three paired subcircular fascia down the suture (
Fig. 22, 25
) while
M. proxima
has four (
Fig. 27–28
).
Currently,
M. melanaspis
(
Fig. 22–26
) is known from
Colombia
,
Venezuela
,
Ecuador
, and
Peru
(
Monné 2018
). To this,
Bolivia
(
Fig. 29
) is added as a
new country record
.
Material examined.
Megacyllene melanaspis
:
PERU
,
Junín
:
Pampa Hermosa Lodge
(
22 km
N San Ramon
,
1220 m
,
10°59.3′S
/
75°25.5′W
),
1 female
,
24–27
.XI.2007, D.
Brzoska
col. (
ACMT
);
Chanchamayo
,
1 male
,
9-12
.VIII.1963, Caballero col. (
MZSP
).
Ucayali
:
Pucallpa
,
1 female
,
VI
.1974, no collector indicated (
MZSP
).
COLOMBIA
,
Cundinamarca
:
Viotá
,
1 female
, no date indicated, H. Apol. col. (
MZSP
)
.
BOLIVIA
(
Fig. 29
) (
New
country record
),
Santa Cruz
:
Road
to
Amboró
above
Achira
,
3 males
,
2 females
,
10-11
.X.2006,
Wappes
,
Nearns
, and
Eya
col. (
ACMT
);
1 male
,
14–15
.X.2006,
Wappes
,
Nearns
, and
Eya
col. (
MZSP
);
above
Achira
(
Rd
to
Floripondio
;
1900 m
;
18°09′S
/
63°47′W
),
1 female
,
10
.XII.2011,
Wappes
,
Bonaso
, and
Morris
col. (
ACMT
);
1 male
,
1 female
,
19
.XII.2011,
Wappes
,
Lingafelter
and
Woodley
col. (
ACMT
);
2 males
,
29
.XI.2013, Konstantinov col. (
SLPC
);
1 male
,
2 females
,
29
.XI.2013, Woodley col. (
SLPC
):
1 female
,
19
.XII.2011, Lingafelter col. (
SLPC
);
2 males
,
4 females
,
19
.XII.2011, Woodley col. (
SLPC
);
4–5 km
N Achira
(rd to
Floripondio
;
18°09′S
/
63°47′W
, 6350′),
1 female
,
15
.IX.2012,
Wappes
,
Skelley
,
Bonaso
, and
Hamel
col. (
ACMT
);
1 female
,
10
.XII.2011, Morris and Wappes col. (
RFMC
);
4–6 km
N
Achira
(5400–5800′),
1 female
,
20
.XI.2003,
Wappes
,
Morris
, and
Nearns
col. (
ACMT
);
Achira
(ridge rd to
Amboró
;
18°07′S
/
63°48′W
,
2000 m
),
1 female
,
24–25
.I.2007, Wappes and Lingafelter col. (
ACMT
);
Achira area
(N rd to
Amboró
, on
Achira
ridge;
18°19′S
/
63°48′W
),
1 female
,
5–6
.II.2013,
Wappes
,
Bonaso
,
Lingafelter
and
Garzon
col. (
ACMT
);
Amboró
(rd above
Achira
Campo, 5-5800′),
1 female
,
9–11
.X.2004, Morris and Wappes col. (
RFMC
);
1 male
,
27–28
.X.2011,
Skillman
and
Wappes Col.
(
FWSC
)
;
Pvc
.
Florida
,
Floripondio
(west),
18°08’S
,
63°45’W
,
1880 m
,
1 male
,
25
.XI.2004, on/flying to fresh cut trees, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
Florida prov.
(
16 km
NE Mairana
; 6600′;
18°05′S
/
63°54′W
),
1 female
,
11.XII.2011
,
Wappes
, Bonaso, and L.
Sekerka
col. (
ACMT
);
above
Achira
Campo (road to
Amboró
,
Vicoquin area
,
18°07′S
/
63°48′W
),
1 female
,
11
.XI.2012, Bonaso and Windsor col. (
ACMT
);
Refugio
los
Volcanes
,
18°06′24″S
,
63°35′55″W
,
1056 m
,
20
.XII.2016, R.
Perger
col. (
CBFL
);
1 female
,
8
.XI.2017, Lingafelter col. (
SLPC
).
Megacyllene proxima
:
BOLIVIA
(
Fig. 29
),
Cochabamba
, N. of
Cristal Mayu
,
19
.X.2011, Skillman and Wappes col. (
FWSC
);
2 males
,
Wappes
and
Skillman
col. (
ACMT
);
Santa Cruz
,
Florida
,
4 km
N.
Bermejo
,
Refugio Los Volcanes
,
18°06′S
,
63°36′W
,
1000–1200 m
,
7
.XII.2013, Skillman and Wappes col. (
FWSC
);
10.XII.2015
, Skillman and Wappes col. (
FWSC
);
12.XII.2011
, Skillman and Wappes col. (
FWSC
);
1 male
,
18–20
.IX.2012,
Wappes
,
Skelley
,
Bonaso
and
Hamel
col. (
ACMT
);
1 male
,
18–22
.I.2006, Wappes and Lingafelter col. (
ACMT
);
1 male
,
2 females
,
3
.XI.2017, Lingafelter col. (
SLPC
);
5 males
,
1 female
,
6–10
. III.2011, Wappes and Thomas col. (
ACMT
);
1 female
,
1350 m
,
9–12
.XII.2011, Morris and Wappes col. (
RFMC
);
1 male
,
2 females
,
1350 m
,
18–24
.X.2014, Morris and Wappes col. (
RFMC
);
1 female
,
Florida Prv
.,
Vicoquin area
above
Achira
, chaco,
1730 m
,
22–25
.I.2007,
Wappes
,
Lingafelter
and
Prena
col. (
ACMT
);
1 male
,
1 female
,
19
.XII.2011, N.
Woodley
col. (
SLPC
);
2 males
,
2 females
,
22–25
.I.2007,
Lingafelter
,
Wappes
and
Prena
col. (
SLPC
);
1 female
,
19
.XII.2011, Lingafelter col. (
SLPC
);
Pvc
.
Florida
,
Floripondio
(west),
18°08′S
,
63°45′W
,
1880 m
,
1 male
,
1 female
,
1
.XI.2009, on/flying to flowers of Sagüintillo, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
1 female
,
1
.XI.2009, flying to fresh cut trees, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
1 male
,
25
.XI.2004, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
18°08′S
,
63°44′W
,
Floripondio
(east),
1 female
, on/flying to flowers of
Sotillo
,
16
.XI.2009, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
1 female
,
27
.XI2009, Clarke col. (
RCSZ
);
1 female
,
18°09′S
,
63°47′W
,
10
.XII.2011, Morris and Wappes col. (
RFMC
);
La Hoyado
(above
Agua Clara
),
2 females
,
19
.XI.2003,
Morris
,
Nearns
and
Wappes
col. (
RFMC
).
PERU
,
Madre de Dios
,
1 female
,
10-13
.XI.2007,
Amazonas Lodge
(N-Atalaya),
480 m
,
12°52.2′S
,
71°22.6′W
, D.
Brzoska
col. (
ACMT
).