The Prioninae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Hispaniola, with Diagnoses, Descriptions of New Species, Distribution Records, and a Key for Identification
Author
Lingafelter, Steven W.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2015
2015-09-30
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-69.3.353
journal article
10.1649/0010-065x-69.3.353
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2.
Orthomegas cinnamomeus
(L., 1758)
(
Fig. 1c
)
Discussion.
Monné (2015) indicates this species is distributed in the northern half of South
America and
Trinidad
. It was recorded only recently from Hispaniola by Audureau (2012). It was not recorded from the island by Perez-Gelabert (2008) nor was it collected on any expedition from FSCA, CMNH, or USNM. The Hispaniolan specimen’ s data labels indicate only “Saint Domingue”, without province or date. Therefore, these records must be viewed with skepticism.
Like
C. sericeum
, this species has densely pubescent elytra with apices rounded with a sutural spine, densely pubescent scutellum, and the third antennomere longer than the scape. The deeply sulcate third antennomere and densely pubescent frons distinguish it from
C. sericeum
. In Audureau’ s (2012) revision of
Orthomegas
, he states that the species is characterized by the partially pubescent scape and a wide interocular space between the upper eye lobes.
Hispaniolan Localities.
“Saint Domingue” (no further specific data [Alain Audureau collection]).