Leptostylopsis Dillon 1956
Creators: name: Lingafelter, Steven
name: Micheli, Charyn
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Leptostylopsis

description: Key to the species of <i>Leptostylopsis</i> of Hispaniola 1 Dorsal surface of elytra and/or elytral epipleura with some iridescent green pubescence (sometimes only visible from certain viewing angles)................ <b>2</b> – Elytra without iridescent green pubescence................................................. <b>6</b> 2(1) Iridescent green pubescence abundant and nearly uniform over most of dorsal surface................................................................................................... <b>3</b> – Iridescent green pubescence limited to small patches.................................. <b>4</b> 3(2) Prothorax with a distinct black macula on each side opposite base of elytral humerus; elytral epipleuron with large black macula at middle................................................................................................................. <i>L. viridicomus</i> – Prothorax without a black macula on side, opposite base of elytral humerus; elytral epipleuron with very small black macula at most................................................................................................................... <b> <i>L. chlorescens</i>, sp. n.</b> 4(2) Pronotum with very reduced, broadly rounded lateral tubercles; upper eye lobes much closer together than greatest width of scape; antennal scape without apical, dark, annula............................................ <b> <i>L. humerofulvus</i>, sp. n.</b> – Pronotum with moderately to strongly projecting lateral tubercles; upper eye lobes as far or farther apart than greatest width of scape; antennal scape dark annulate at apex.......................................................................................... <b>5</b> 5(4) Elytra with a distinct, transverse, undulating band of white pubescence at posterior 1/3, extending from suture to lateral edge; scutellum narrowly rounded posteriorly; pronotum without ochraceous pubescence............................................................................................................ <b> <i>L. thomasi</i>, sp. n.</b> – Elytra without an undulating, transverse band of white pubescence extending from suture to lateral edge; scutellum broadly rounded posteriorly; pronotum with abundant ochraceous pubescence........................................... <i>L. milleri</i> 6(1) Tarsomeres uniformly dark, not contrasting with apex of tibiae..................7 – Most tarsomeres with white, off-white, or ochraceous pubescence at base at least, contrasting with apex of tibiae............................................................ 8 7(6) Antennae very long, extending beyond elytral apices by at least 4 antennomeres; pronotum without distinct black maculae; lateral pronotal tubercles very weakly projecting and broadly rounded.............. <b> <i>L. perfasciatus</i>, sp. n.</b> – Antennae short, extending beyond elytral apices by less than 3 antennomeres; pronotum with numerous distinct, black maculae; lateral pronotal tubercles strongly projecting and abruptly rounded to subacute...................... <i>L. poeyi</i> 8(6) Pubescence on elytral tubercles suberect.................................................... <b>11</b> – Pubescence on elytral tubercles appressed.................................................... <b>9</b> 9(8) Length greater than 13 mm; lower eye lobe very small, distinctly less than height of gena below it; prosternal process between procoxae less than 2/3 width of procoxa................................................... <b> <i>L. puntacanaensis</i>, sp. n.</b> – Length less than 13 mm; lower eye lobe at least as tall as gena below it; prosternal process between procoxae at least 2/3 width of procoxa................... <b>10</b> 10(9) Ochraceous pubescence covering much of elytral base and pronotum; pronotum without narrow, longitudinal, linear glabrous region at middle............................................................................................................... <i>L. annulipes</i> – Ochraceous pubescence absent from pronotum, restricted to small spots on elytron, at most; pronotum usually with a longitudinal, linear, glabrous line extending most of the way from anterior to posterior margins.................. <i>L. argentatus</i> 11(8) Tubercles at base of elytra forming a pronounced, highly elevated crest; pronotum with a narrow, longitudinal, black macula extending most of length at middle; females with terminal ventrite very long, 1.3 × broader than long; prolonged at middle into long ovipositor.................................... <i>L. cristatus</i> – Tubercles at base of elytra elevated, but not strongly so; pronotum without elongate, black macula at middle of disk; females with terminal ventrite extended, not abruptly constricted, sometimes much more than 1.3 × broader than long.................................................................................................. <b>12</b> 12(11) Base of elytra at sides of scutellum without white pubescent fasciae; pubescence on frons not appreciably distinct from that of gena; small, oval, black macula present on the epipleuron above the metepisternum; terminal ventrite of females about 1.3-1.4 × broader than long............... <b> <i>L. caliginosus</i>, sp. n.</b> – Base of elytra at sides of scutellum with short, angled, white pubescent fasciae; pubescence on frons finer than and distinct from gena; small, oval, black macula usually absent on epipleuron above the metepisternum; terminal ventrite of females about 2.2 × broader than long............... <b> <i>L. basifulvus</i>, sp. n.</b>
description: Published as part of <i>Lingafelter, Steven &amp; Micheli, Charyn, 2009, The genus Leptostylopsis of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini), pp. 1-55 in ZooKeys 17 (17)</i> on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.17.217, http://zenodo.org/record/576491