Aneflomorpha luteicornis Linsley
Creators: name: Lingafelter, Steven W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Aneflomorpha
Aneflomorpha luteicornis

description: Aneflomorpha luteicornis Linsley
(Fig. 2b, 5k, 7k, 8j, 9j, 10k)
Aneflomorpha luteicornis Linsley 1957: 285.
Diagnosis. Length 12–16 mm, pronotum averages 1.08 times longer than wide, elytra together average 3.41 times longer than wide (Fig. 2b). Integument brunneous except for pale testaceous antennomeres beyond scape, tibiae, and femoral bases. Antennae carinate (Fig. 9j). Spine of third antennomere distinctly longer than second antennomere and spine of fourth antennomere, projecting away from antennal plane by about 30 degrees, acute at apex (Fig. 9j). Pronotum with large, mostly separate punctures partially obscured by recumbent white to ochre pubescence; often with small impunctate, post-median callus (Fig. 5k). Elytral apices truncate or weakly bidentate (rarely rounded apicolaterally) (Fig. 8j). Elytral pubescence white or off-white, recumbent and recurved, with scattered long erect to suberect setae, especially at base (Fig. 7k). Procoxal cavities open by more than the apical width of the weakly expanded prosternal process (Fig. 10k). Protibia slender, gradually widening apically with the dorsal margin straight and non-carinate (as in Fig. 11b).
Discussion. Like A. gilana, the highly contrasting, lighter colored antennal flagellomeres and tibiae compared to the darker scape and femoral apices are very distinctive for A. luteicornis. These contrast much more than in A. gilana which has rufous integument (Fig. 1h) unlike A. luteicornis which has dark brown integument (Fig. 2b). The spine of antennomere three is distinctly longer than antennomere two in A. luteicornis (Fig. 9j), unlike that in A. gilana (Fig. 9g). The pronotum is slightly longer than wide in A. luteicornis (Fig. 5k), but slightly broader than long in A. gilana (Fig. 5h). The elytral pubescence in A. gilana has almost no erect setae (Fig. 7h) and has primarily recumbent setae, while in A. luteicornis, erect setae are abundant at the elytral base (Fig. 7k), in addition to recumbent setae.
Distribution and biology. Although this species is widespread in the mountains of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, it is not as commonly collected as other species that are found at lower elevations (pers. obs.; Linsley 1963). No larval hosts were established until Vlasak in Heffern et al. (2018) collected larvae in living, girdled terminal branches of Q. hypoleucoides A. Camus from the Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, and other locations in southeastern Arizona. Confirming this host, another specimen from the Hopkins rearing material from “Chiricahua, New Mexico ”, reared from Q. hypoleucoides, was identified in the USNM collection. One adult specimen was collected beating Cercocarpus breviflorus A. Gray at over 2000 meters in Cochise Co., Arizona.
Material examined. USA: Arizona: Graham Co., Pinaleno Mtns., Arcadia Campground, 6600′, 19–20 July 2014, J. E. Wappes (SWLC); Pima Co., Santa Catalina Mt., M. Gulch, reared 5 June 2017 from girdled Q. hypoleucoides, J. Vlasak (SWLC); Madera Canyon, Roundup, 3 August 2007, Pat Sullivan (PSIC); Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mtns., Onion Saddle, 22–23 July 2001, D. A. Hildebrandt (RAAC); Cochise Co., Mule Mountains, Juniper Flats Road, 5.1 km NW of Highway 80, 2155m, 31° 28.990′ N, 109° 57.545′ W, 29 July 2021, N. E. Woodley, beating Cercocarpus breviflorus (SWLC); Cochise Co., S. W. Res. Sta. 20 July 1976, Lester L. Lampert (RFMC); Cochise Co., Carr Peak, 7125′, 7 July 1976, D. G. Marqua (TAMU); Cochise Co., Carr Peak, 5 July 1974, D. G. Marqua (5, TAMU); Cochise Co., Dragoon Mtns., Cochise Stronghold, 24 July 1979, D. G. Marqua (TAMU); Cochise Co., Texas Canyon, 5300′, 12 August 1974, McCleve (TAMU); Cochise Co., Copper Canyon, 16 July 1977, S. McCleve (TAMU); Cochise Co., near Rucker Lake, 10 July 1974, S. McCleve (2, TAMU); Cochise Co., Pinery Canyon Road, 6100′, at light, 24 July 2010, Kyle E. Schnepp (KESC); Santa Cruz Co., Madera Canyon, 1 September 1978, L. L. Lampert, Jr. (RFMC); Santa Cruz Co., SR 19 and Peck Canyon Road, 23 June 2001, F. W. Skillman, Jr. (FWSC); Santa Cruz Co., Madera Canyon, 5100′, Bog Spring Campground, Santa Rita Mtns., D. Davis, 10–26 July 1964 (3, USNM); Tumacacori Mtns, Bear Valley, Werner & Nutting, 20 August 1949, Parker Collection (UAIC); Santa Rita Mtns., Madera Canyon, 4 July 1976, D. G. Marqua (2, TAMU); Santa Rita Mtns., Madera Canyon, 29 July 1971, D. G. Marqua (8, TAMU); Santa Cruz Co., Montosa Canyon, 6600′, 6 August 1977, D. G. Marqua (2, TAMU); Santa Cruz Co., Atascosa Mtns., Sycamore Canyon, 12 July 1977, at light, S. McCleve (TAMU); Santa Cruz Co., Atascosa Mtns., Sycamore Canyon, 16 July 1974, D. G. Marqua (2, TAMU); Santa Cruz Co., Madera Canyon, upper parking lot, 31.71301°N, 110.87368°W, 1603m, blacklight, 21 July 2017, EG Chapman, AB Richards (EGCCRC); New Mexico: Chiricahua, reared from Quercus hypoleucoides, Hopkins 37220-V, W. M. F., collector (USNM); Peloncillo Mtns., Black Dam, D. Sundberg, 21 July 2004 (DJHC); Grant Co., Mimbres Mtns., 2 km W. Emory Pass, Iron Creek Camp, 2090 m., 31 July 1991, M. Daman, R. Davidson, M. Klingler, W. Zanol, J. Rawlins (CMNH); Mexico: Sonora (new state record): Sierra la Mariquita: 9.4 km NNW Cananea, Vic. Obs. Astrofisico, 2422m: 2 Aug. 2013, Van Devender & Palting (7, ASUC); Rancho el Jaraza, 22 km N. Narcozari de Garcia, 1595m, Van Devender & Palting; Sonora: San Luis Mtns., 31 June 1988, D. Barker (TAMU).
description: Published as part of Lingafelter, Steven W., 2022, Revision of Aneflomorpha Casey and Neaneflus Linsley (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of the United States with an illustrated key to species, pp. 1-59 in Insecta Mundi 2022 (954) on pages 35-36, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7399054