Trachelissa pustulata Audinet-Serville 1834
Creators: name: Quintino, Hingrid Yara S.
name: Monné, Marcela L.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Trachelissa
Trachelissa pustulata

description: Trachelissa pustulata (Audinet-Serville, 1834)
(Figs 1–50, 90–97, 122–132, 157, 158)
Trachelia pustulata Audinet-Serville, 1834: 25; Monné, 2012: 62.
Trachelissa pustulata Aurivillius, 1912: 449; Monné, M.A., 2005: 647; Monné et al., 2009: 25, fig. 92; Monné et al., 2010: 244; Bezark & Monné, 2013: 196.
Trachelia octolineata Audinet-Serville, 1834: 26
Male. Integument generally brownish red. Elytra brownish red with pair of yellowish spots at the base, two pairs of yellow spots, one antemedian pair near the suture and the second, somewhat lower pair near the posterior margin; posterior half yellowish with one or two pairs of longitudinal yellowish lines next to the suture. Abdomen brownish orange.
Frons with yellowish setae. Vertex with fine, moderately dense punctures; short, dense yellowish setae. Antennal tubercle with smooth and glabrous apices. Dorsal region of head with fine sparse punctures. Upper eye lobes well separated, distance between them about twice width of upper lobe; lower eye lobes about three times width of upper lobes. Genae (Fig. 4) as long as half width of lower eye lobes; short, dense yellowish setae. Gular sutures (Fig. 2) short and subparallel. Fronto-clypeal suture evident. Labrum (Figs 10, 11) transverse and vertical; apical margin and median region with long, erect dense setae; apical margin sinuous. Mandibles (Figs 5, 6) triangular, acute, slightly shorter than greatest length across base; convex externally; inner cutting edge with one tooth projected on right mandible and indistinct on the left, fringe of short setae on margin. Maxilla (Fig. 7): cardo and stipes developed; galea cylindrical, reaching apical region of third segment of palp, slightly dilated and rounded at apex, inner margin directed slightly obliquely toward the palp, apical third with long dense setae, slightly curved toward lacinia; lacinia well developed, compact, with fringe of setae along apical border. Maxillary palps subequal, apical segments cylindrical, as long as the preceding two combined, which are short and conical. Labium (Fig. 8): mentum trapezoidal; ligula (Fig. 9) semicoriaceous, subparallel at sides, divergent in apical region, with lateral lobes extended; apical edge with chamfer narrow, long sinuous setae; inner face with long dense setae, setae arranged in two lateral bands; individualized palpifer.
Antennae (Figs 12, 13) exceeding elytral apex at antennomere IX; pedicel and antennomeres III–XII with fine dense punctures; short, dense yellowish setae; apices of antennomeres III–XI smooth and glabrous; apical antennomeres filiform; antennomere III with longitudinal groove; antennomere IV with indistinct longitudinal groove; antennomere III 1 /3 longer than scape and 1/3 longer than IV; antennomeres IV–VI and VII–XI subequal in length; antennomere XII 2 /3 length of III and ¾ length of XI.
Prothorax with shiny surface, subparallel at sides, with or without pair of slightly antemedian tubercles; pronotum with two rounded tubercles near posterior margin. Pronotum (Fig. 90) with coarse, dense sexually dimorphic punctation except in a narrow longitudinal smooth median region and two oval and oblique regions, only with fine and sparse punctures and short sparse setae. Sexually dimorphic punctation of pronotum with indentations deep and rounded or ovate (Fig. 91); each indentation with two or several distinct groups of pores (Fig. 92), distributed mainly around periphery of indentations; between indentations are scattered points that may have a small seta, which is generally curved at its apex (Fig. 93). Prosternum with sexually dimorphic punctuation, denser than on pronotum, with long erect yellowish setae. Prosternal process slightly expanded to apex; apex rounded and smooth. Proendosternite membranous, little developed, as long as wide, with projections subparallel and near from each other. Mesosternum (Figs 15, 16) depressed. Scutellum (Fig. 18) glabrous. Mesendosternite (Fig. 17) directed obliquely toward the mesepimeron and completely fused to inner wall of mesosternum; projections for tendon insertions reduced, near base. Metendosternite (Figs 19, 20) hylecoetoid, with elongate cylindrical lamina, separated by large rounded chamfer; arms perpendicular to lamina and divergent from each other; peduncle ¼ as long as lamina.
Elytra (Figs 21, 22) glabrous with fine sparse inconspicuous punctation; without elevation; apices slightly truncate. Wings (Fig. 23) about three times as long as greatest width; Costa (C) restricted to the base; Subcosta (Sc) restricted to basal 1/4; Radius base (R) smooth, Radius cell closed and triangular; s-m evanescent; apical section of Anterior Media (AM) present, almost reaching apical margin, without traces of connection between AM and s-m; Plical (P) developed and reaching Cubital (Cu) base; 1st and 2nd Anal (1A and 2A) developed; transverse 2Aa present and oblique; arculum (arc) present; Jugal (Ju) long. Sternite I (Fig. 37) 1/3 longer than II; sternites II–IV subequal in length; sternite V with apex rounded.
Terminalia: Sternite VIII (Fig. 38) with apical margin sinuous, lateral margin obliquely truncate; apophysis short, about half as long as sternite VIII. Tergite VIII (Fig. 39) with apical margin obliquely truncate and adorned with long and short setae. Ventral arc (Fig. 40) with apophysis slightly longer than arm. Dorsal arc (Fig. 41) truncate on apical margin. Tegmen (Figs 42–44) 1/7 shorter than median lobe; ring piece elongated. Median lobe (Figs 42–44): dorsal lobe slightly shorter than ventral lobe, with apex rounded; ventral lobe with apex attenuated; base region twice as long as apical region. Internal sac with two sclerotized “C”-shaped pieces.
Female. Integument brownish red. Abdomen brownish orange. Elytra brownish red with pair of yellowish spots on base; plus two pairs of yellowish spots, an antemedian pair near suture and a somewhat lower pair near posterior margin. Antennae (Fig. 13) exceeds the elytral apices by antennomeres X and XI; antennomeres distinctly serrate; antennomeres III–VII with apex smooth and glabrous; antennomeres IV–VI subequal in length, VII–X gradually shorter; antennomere XI about half length of III and slightly longer than X. Pronotum and sides of prothorax with smooth and glabrous surface; prosternum with fine shallow sparse punctures and short erect whitish setae; prosternal process with apical margin truncate. Sternite V with apical margin slightly truncate.
Terminalia: Sternite VIII (Fig. 94) about four times wider than long; sternal apophysis about two and a half times longer than greatest length of sternite; lateral margins with long dense setae; intermediate region between brush and apophysis with very short setae with pointed apices (Fig. 95), moderately dense. Ovipositor (Figs 49, 50) with large vulva; spermathecal gland same size as spermatheca.
Variability. Head, prothorax and legs, in males, varying from brownish red to dark brown. Antennal segments dark brown with brownish-yellow bases and dark-brown apex.
Females exhibit a wider color variation; the tegument may be entirely black (Figs 131, 132). Head brownish red, with or without black spots (Figs 124–129) or entirely black (Figs 130–132). Antennae brownish red, bicolored or entirely black. Prothorax varies from brownish red with spots to entirely black. Elytra varies from brownish red with two pairs of orange spots, to entirely black. Legs brownish red, bicolored, or entirely black.
Measurements (mm). male/female. n=11/15. Total length 9.2–13.6/7.3–12.3; prothorax length 1.9–2.8/ 1.4–2.4; greatest prothorax width 1.7–2.7/1.1–2.8; elytral length 6–8.8/5–8.6; humeral width 2.2–3.3/1.8–3.5.
Type material. We examined the male holotype, from Brazil; and also the female holotype of Trachelia octolineata Audinet-Serville, 1834, from Brazil (BMNH).
Comments. Trachelissa pustulata is similar to T. maculicollis in having a shiny body surface, antennomere XII about half the length of III, and the elytra with fine sparse punctures. It differs from T. maculicollis by the prothorax subparallel at the sides, with a pair of antemedian tubercles that are evident or not, antennomeres IV–VI and VII–XI subequal in length, and tergite VIII with the apical margin obliquely truncate.
Geographical distribution. The species is reported for Brazil (Bahia to São Paulo) (Monné, M.A., 2005). New state records from Brazil are added: Goiás and Mato Grosso (Figs 157, 158).
Specimens examined. BRAZIL. Male, 15.X.1901, C. Bruch leg. (MNHN); Bahia: “Cachimbo” (= Campinarana), male and female, 1890, C. Pujol leg. (MNHN); Encruzilhada, male and 2 females, XII.1972, C.A.C. Seabra & O. Roppa leg. (MNRJ); female, XI.1974, C.A.C Seabra & O. Roppa leg. (MNRJ). Minas Gerais: Aimorés, female, 4.XI.1970 C. Elias leg. (DZUP); male, 4.XII.1970, C. Elias leg. (DZUP); Barbacena, male, 27.IX.1952, H. Elert leg. (MNRJ); Coronel Pacheco, female (MNRJ); Pedra Azul, 4 females, XI.1972, C.A.C. Seabra & F.M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ). Mato Grosso: Diamantino, Alto Rio Arinos, female, X.1983, B. Silva leg. (MNRJ); Rosário Oeste, XI.1972, A. Maller leg. (DZUP). Espírito Santo: Baixo Guandú, male, X.1976, E. Santos leg. (MNRJ); Linhares, Parque Sooretama, female, XI.1967, F.M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); 2 females, 27XI.1967, F.M. Oliveira leg. (DZUP); Linhares, female, XI.1966 (MNRJ); female, X.1972, C. Elias leg. (MZSP); male and female, 22–31.X.1973, C. Elias leg. (DZUP); female, 20.IX.1972, C. Elias leg. (DZUP); female, 23–31.X.1973, C. Elias leg. (DZUP); Santa Teresa, female, X.1964, C. Elias leg. (DZUP); female, XI.1964, C. & T. Elias leg. (DZUP); female, XII.1964, C. & T. Elias leg. (DZUP); female, 14.XI.1966, C.T. & C. Elias leg. (DZUP). Rio de Janeiro: Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado, female, 30.IX.1955, D. Zajciw leg. (MNRJ); male, 25.XI.1955, D. Zajciw leg. (MNRJ); female, 25.X.1958, C. Alvarenga & C.A.C. Seabra leg. (MNRJ); male, 10.XI.1958, C. Alvarenga & C.A.C. Seabra leg. (MNRJ); female, 20.XI.1958, D. Zajciw leg. (MNRJ); female, XI.1960, F.M. Oliveira leg. (MNRJ); female, IX.1961, C. Alvarenga & C.A.C. Seabra leg. (MNRJ); female, IX.1962, Alvarenga & Seabra leg. (MNRJ); 4 females, 3.XII.1965, Moure & Seabra leg. (DZUP); female, VIII.1966, Alvarenga & Seabra leg. (DZUP); female, X.1966, Seabra & Alvarenga leg. (DZUP); female, XI.1966, Alvarenga & Seabra leg. (DZUP); female, XI.1971, C.A.C. Seabra leg. (MNRJ); female, XI.1971, C.A.C. Seabra leg. (MNRJ); Rio de Janeiro, female, 10.XI.1966, F.M. Oliveira leg. (DZUP); male, IX.1961, F.M. Oliveira leg. (DZUP); Nova Friburgo, female, 1915, E. Gounelle leg. (MNRJ). São Paulo: São Paulo, Cantareira, male, 1.XI.1941, H. Zellibor leg. (MNRJ); Marília, female, I. XI.1945, H. Zellibor leg. (MNRJ); Peruíbe, female, 10.XI.1944, H. Zellibor leg. (DZUP); female, 7.I.1951, H. Zellibor leg. (MNRJ).
description: Published as part of Quintino, Hingrid Yara S. & Monné, Marcela L., 2014, Revision of Trachelissa Aurivillius, 1912 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), pp. 501-537 in Zootaxa 3793 (5) on pages 504-506, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3793.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/252780