Faunitaxys Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire Volume 9 ISSN : 2269 - 6016 Mars 2021 Numéro 9 Dépôt légal : Mars 2021 Faunitaxys Revue de Faunistique, Taxonomie et Systématique morphologique et moléculaire ZooBank : http://zoobank.org/79A36B2E-F645-4F9A-AE2B-ED32CE6771CC Directeur de la publication, rédacteur, conception graphique et PAO : Lionel Delaunay Cette revue ne peut pas être vendue Elle est distribuée par échange aux institutions (version papier) et sur simple demande aux particuliers (format PDF) à l’adresse suivante : AFCFF 28, rue Voltaire, F- 42100 Saint Etienne E-mail : [email protected] Elle est disponible librement au téléchargement à partir du site : http ://faunitaxys.fr/ La parution de Faunitaxys est apériodique Imprimée sur les presses de SPEED COPIE 6, rue Tréfilerie, F- 42100 Saint-Etienne Imprimé le 15 mars 2021 Faunitaxys, 9(9), 2021 : 1 – 6. 1 New Species of Anelaphus and Poecilomallus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini) from Nicaragua SERGIO DEVESA (1), STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER (2) & ANTONIO SANTOS-SILVA (3) (1) La Iglesia, 4, 36988 O Grove-San Vicente, Pontevedra, España. - [email protected] - Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-4776 - ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/AD8E9FB4-1249-43B9-B4B3-B633721E4D39 (2) 8920 S. Bryerly Ct., Hereford, Arizona, U.S.A. - [email protected] - ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/8CB85FB5-19CF-4357-81E3-FE9BFC9B04AA (3) Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Nazaré # 481, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. - [email protected] - Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-1418 - ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/726E502C-0712-4EB7-8737-63D881C96B39 Keywords: Abstract. – Two new species of Elaphidiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Anelaphus vandenberghei sp. nov. and Poecilomallus longispinus sp. nov. are described Coleoptera; new species; from Nicaragua. Cerambycidae; description; Elaphidiini; morphology; Devesa S., Lingafelter S. W. & Santos-Silva A., 2021. – New species of Anelaphus and Poecilomallus Anelaphus; distribution; (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini) from Nicaragua. Faunitaxys, 9(9): 1 – 6. Poecilomallus; Nicaragua; taxonomy; neotropical region. ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/356CA3D6-0A24-496E-94B8-B44B4D635E38 Introduction The acronyms used in the text are as follow: – ACMT: James E. Wappes, American Coleoptera Museum, San Nicaragua is very diverse for Cerambycidae, like most tropical Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. countries. The Titan Cerambycidae database lists 269 species of – DJHC: Daniel Heffern Collection, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. longhorned beetles having their type locality in Nicaragua – FSCA: Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. (Tavakilian & Chevillotte, 2021). Of these, 19 species are in the tribe – JVCO: Josef Vlasak collection, Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Elaphidiini, a large and diverse tribe of Cerambycinae that occurs – MHNUSC: Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Santiago throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean de Compostela, Spain and Antillean Islands. Many more species of elaphidiines have – MZSP: Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil known distributions throughout Nicaragua and in this study, two – SDPC: Sergio Devesa Private Collection, Pontevedra, Spain new species of Elaphidiini in the genera Anelaphus and – SWLC: Steven W. Lingafelter Collection, Hereford, Arizona, U.S.A. Poecilomallus are described from Nicaragua. Most material was collected by the first author and Eric van den Berghe. Results Material and Methods Anelaphus vandenberghei sp. nov. (Fig. 1-9) Measurements and photographs of the holotype of Anelaphus ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/287C93BB-6E49-43FD-8D44-4E44E8F09A16 vandenberghei sp. nov. and Poecilomallus longispinus sp. nov. were made by the first author using an ocular micrometer adapted to Elaphidion scabricolle; Maes et al., 2010: 195, figure. an Olympus SZX7 0.8–5.6X stereomicroscope; photographs were Holotype, ♂: NICARAGUA, Rivas: Isla de Ometepe, Estación Biológica taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR camera equipped with a San Ramón (slopes of Volcán Maderas) (11º25’27’’N/85º31’48’’W), 30.I. Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1–5X macro lens, controlled by Cognisys 2000, S. Devesa leg. (MHNUSC, temporarily in SDPC). Stackshot; photographs were stacked using Zerene Stacker AutoMontage software and processed with Capture One 21 software. Paratypes: – 1 ♀: NICARAGUA, Madriz: Tepesomoto Pataste, Arenal [El Arenal Measurements and photographs of the ACMT paratype were made by Natural Reserve], 1350 m, 20.IV.2006, E. van den Berghe leg. (FSCA, the third author with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera, Canon formerly ACMT). MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X macro lens, controlled by Zerene Stacker – 1 ♀: NICARAGUA, Masaya vic., Laguna de Apollo, 21-I-1992, E. van AutoMontage software. Measurements were taken in ‘‘mm’’ using den Berghe leg. (DJHC). measuring ocular Hensoldt/Wetzlar - Mess 10 in the Leica MZ6 – 1 ♂: same locality and collector, 26-XII-1991 (DJHC). stereomicroscope, also used in the study of the specimens. – 1 ♂: same locality and collector, XI-1991 (DJHC, donated to SWLC). Measurements of the DJHC paratypes were made by the second author – 1 ♂: COSTA RICA, Guanacaste province (10º47’16.8’’N/85º33’03.6’’W), with a Nikon Digital Sight DS-F12 camera mounted on a Nikon 02.VIII.2014, J. Vlasak leg. (JVCO). SMZ18 Stereomicroscope equipped with SHR Plan Apo 0.5X lens. 2 DEVESA S., LINGAFELTER S. W. & SANTOS-SILVA A. – New Elaphidiini from Nicaragua Description of the male holotype (Fig. 1-5). Antennal formula based on antennomere III: – Scape = 1.20. – Pedicel = 0.30. – IV = 0.90. – V = 1.0. – VI = 1.0. Coloration. – Dorsal and lateral surface of head-capsule dark brown; – VII = 1.0. – VIII = 0.90. – IX = 0.80. – X = 0.70. – XI = 0.95. ventral surface of head-capsule dark reddish brown, gradually lighter toward prothorax (sides of area close to prothorax yellowish brown), except dark Thorax. – Prothorax barrel-shaped. Pronotum mostly finely, brown anterior carina. Anteclypeus and labrum reddish brown with dark contiguously punctate except shiny, smooth elongated elliptical area brown areas interspersed. Ventral mouthparts mostly reddish brown with centrally, from slightly after apex of anterior third to posterior seventh; brown, yellowish-brown, and yellowish-white areas interspersed. Scape dark punctures around median impunctate region much smaller than those at reddish brown with apex darker; pedicel mostly brown; antennomeres III-V elytral base; moderately opaque, slightly rugose area centrally from anterior orangish brown with apex brownish, and remaining antennomeres dark seventh to smooth elliptical area, and smooth anterior and posterior margins; reddish brown. Pronotum and sides of prothorax dark brown; prosternum dark with pale yellow pubescence not obscuring integument (pubescence denser brown anteriorly, dark reddish brown posteriorly, except dark brown margins on some areas, forming four moderately distinct pubescent maculae: one of procoxal cavities, and posterior area of prosternal process. Ventral surface centrally close to anterior margin, one centrally close to posterior margin, of meso- and metathorax dark brown laterally, reddish brown centrally, except and one on each side before), except glabrous impunctate areas. Sides of dark brown margins of mesocoxal cavities and mesoventral process. prothorax matte and finely, abundantly, contiguously punctate, with pale Scutellum and elytral suture dark brown (dark brown area widened basally, yellow pubescence not obscuring integument. Prosternum finely, densely surrounding scutellum), remaining elytral surface reddish brown. Femora and punctate on each side of posterior 2/3 (sexual dimorphism), coarsely, tibiae mostly reddish brown; tarsi mostly dark brown. Abdominal ventrites shallowly punctate on center of posterior 2/3, finely, sparsely punctate on reddish brown, with dark reddish-brown areas interspersed, except yellowish anterior third (slightly transversely striate); sides of posterior 2/3 with pale apex of ventrites I-IV, and apex of V orangish brown. yellow pubescent band; remaining finely punctate area on posterior 2/3 with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, central Head. – Frons coarsely, abundantly punctate; with abundant, area of posterior 2/3 and anterior third with sparse yellowish-white somewhat bristly light yellowish-brown pubescence not obscuring pubescence. Narrowest area of prosternal process 0.15 times procoxal integument, distinctly sparser centrally. Vertex coarsely, sparsely width. Mesoventrite with sparse yellowish-white pubescence centrally, punctate except finer, denser punctures close to prothoracic margin, denser, not obscuring integument laterally. Mesanepisternum with except smooth central area, from between upper eye lobes to near yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument. Mesepimeron with prothoracic margin; with light yellowish-brown pubescence, denser pale yellow pubescence close to mesanepisternum, nearly glabrous close to close to antennal tubercles and part of inner margin of upper eye lobes, metanepisternum. Mesoventral process tab-shaped on apical sides; with sparse on remaining surface, except glabrous smooth central area. yellowish-white pubescence laterally, glabrous centrally; with one long, Area behind eyes with narrow sulcus close to eye; finely rugose- erect yellowish-brown setae on each side of middle. Metanepisternum and punctate behind upper eye lobes, smooth close to lower eye lobe, and sides of metaventrite with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not finely, moderately abundantly punctate on remaining surface; area obscuring integument; remaining surface of metaventrite with yellowish- close to vertex with abundant light yellowish-brown pubescence close white pubescence, gradually sparser toward glabrous central area; with long, to eye, sparse close to prothorax; remaining surface with sparse almost decumbent yellowish-brown setae interspersed. Scutellum with yellowish-white pubescence, except glabrous area close to lower eye yellowish-brown pubescence on sides of anterior 2/3, with yellowish-white lobe; with a few long, erect yellowish-white setae close to upper eye pubescence on sides of posterior third, glabrous centrally. lobe. Genae finely, somewhat rugose-punctate; with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, slightly yellower toward frons. Elytra. – Coarsely, abundantly punctate on basal half (punctures Wide central area of postclypeus with pale yellow pubescence not coarser, denser, close to suture on basal third), punctures gradually obscuring integument close to frons, yellowish-white, sparse, bristly finer, sparser toward apex; apex subrounded; with abundant pale close to anteclypeus; sides of postclypeus glabrous. Labrum yellow pubescence not obscuring integument, slightly denser of basal horizontal, almost coplanar with anteclypeus at posterior 2/3, inclined quarter; with long, erect, thick, moderately abundant yellowish-brown at anterior third; with very sparse yellowish-white pubescence on setae interspersed. horizontal area, and long, moderately abundant setae on inclined area Legs. – Femora with abundant yellowish-white pubescence not (setae yellowish-white centrally, denser, yellowish-brown laterally). obscuring integument, except bristly yellowish-brown pubescence Mandibles coarsely, confluently punctate on outer side of basal 3/4, dorsally on meso- and metafemora (more conspicuous on metafemora); smooth on apical quarter; punctate area of outer side with sparse Tibiae with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, yellowish-white pubescence, and tuft of long yellowish-brown setae except inner side and ventral surface of apical third of mesotibiae, and near smooth apical area. Gulamentum smooth, glabrous on posterior apex of ventral surface of meso- and metatibiae with yellowish-brown half, coarsely, moderately abundant punctate, with sparse, bristly pubescence. Metatarsomere I shorter than II-III together. yellowish-white setae on anterior half. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.42 times length of scape (0.24 times distance between outer Abdomen. – Ventrites with abundant yellowish-white pubescence margins of eyes); in frontal view, distance between lower eye lobes not obscuring integument, and long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae 0.83 times length of scape (0.48 times distance between outer margins interspersed; apex of ventrite V truncate. of eyes). Antennae 1.37 times elytral length, not reaching elytral apex. Scape coarsely, abundantly punctate except smooth apex (smooth area Female (Fig. 6-9). – Differs from the male by having mostly large wider on outer side of dorsal surface and outer side); with abundant punctures, similar in size to those at base elytra, on pronotal disk around light yellowish-brown pubescence not obscuring integument, median callus and having the sides of the posterior 2/3 of prosternum pubescence gradually sparser, yellowish-white toward ventral surface, shiny, with coarse, sparse, separate punctures. The antennae are 1.2 times and gradually longer ventrally toward apex. Pedicel with sparse elytral length, almost reaching posterior fifth of elytra. yellowish-white pubescence, and long, erect yellowish-white setae ventrally. Antennomeres with yellowish-white pubescence not Dimensions (mm) (male / female). obscuring integument (slight yellower dorsally on basal segments); – Total length, 11.40-12.52/12.95-13.55; ventral surface of antennomere III with long, erect, moderately – Prothoracic length, 2.49-2.50/2.51-2.60; abundant yellowish-white setae; ventral surface of antennomeres IV-X – Anterior prothoracic width, 1.65-1.70/1.85-1.90; with a few long, erect yellowish-white setae ventrally; inner apex of – Posterior prothoracic width, 1.88-2.10/2.17-2.20; antennomere III (Fig. 5) with short spine (spine slight shorter than – Maximum prothoracic width, 2.30-2.35/2.41-2.45; half of apical width of antennomere); inner apex of antennomere IV (Fig. 5) with spine distinctly shorter than that on III; inner apex of – Humeral width, 2.65-2.70/2.80-3.00; antennomeres V to VIII slightly projected, decreasing in size to a very – Elytral length, 7.10-7.25/8.15-8.60. small, rounded spicule. Faunitaxys, 9(9), 2021 : 1 – 6. 3 ♂ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ Figures 1-9. Anelaphus vandenberghei sp. nov. 1-5) Holotype, ♂: 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Ventral habitus; 3) Lateral habitus; 4) Head, frontal view; 5) Antennomeres III-V. 6-9) Paratype, ♀: 6) Head, frontal view; 7) Dorsal habitus; 8) Ventral habitus; 9) Lateral habitus. 4 DEVESA S., LINGAFELTER S. W. & SANTOS-SILVA A. – New Elaphidiini from Nicaragua ♂ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♀ ♂ ♂ Figures 10-15. Poecilomallus longispinus sp. nov., holotype, ♂. 10) Dorsal habitus; 11) Ventral habitus; 12) Lateral habitus; 13) Head, frontal view; 14) Antennomeres III-IV; 15) Palpi. Figures 16-23. Poecilomallus palpalis Bates, 1892. 16) Female 1, head and pronotum; 17) Female 2, head and pronotum; 18) Female 3, head and pronotum; 19) Female 1, antennomeres III-IV; 20) Female 4, head and pronotum; 21) Female 5, head and pronotum; 22) Male, head and pronotum; 23) Male, antennomeres III-IV. Faunitaxys, 9(9), 2021 : 1 – 6. 5 Etymology. – We are pleased to dedicate this species to Eric smooth area. Wide central area of postclypeus coarsely, abundantly van den Berghe. punctate; with sparse, bristly yellowish-white pubescence, and one long, erect, thick yellowish-brown seta on each side; sides of Remarks. – With one exception, all specimens of Anelaphus postclypeus smooth and glabrous. Labrum finely, sparsely punctate on vandenberghei sp. nov. have been collected in the winter subhorizontal posterior area; with short, bristly, sparse yellowish-white months of November through January, unlike most species of setae throughout, and a few long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae Central American Anelaphus which are active in the spring and laterally on subhorizontal area; anterior margin with fringe of yellowish setae. Mandibles coarsely, confluently punctate on outer early summer months from May through July. The species is side of basal 3/4, smooth on apical quarter; punctate area of outer side known only from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Anelaphus with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, and long, vandenberghei sp. nov. is similar to A. inermis (Newman, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae interspersed; smooth area glabrous. 1840) (see photographs on Bezark, 2021) but differs as follows: Maxillary palpomere IV and labial palpomere III strongly securiform antennae shorter in both sexes; pronotal pubescence denser (Fig. 15). Gulamentum smooth, glabrous on posterior half, coarsely, throughout; smooth central area longer than half of the somewhat shallowly, moderately abundant punctate, with sparse pronotum. In A. inermis, the antennae are longer in both sexes, yellowish-white setae, and long, erect yellowish setae interspersed on pronotal pubescence is distinctly sparser, except the four small anterior half. Distance between upper eye lobes 0.4 times length of pubescent maculae, and the smooth central area is shorter scape (0.24 times distance between outer margins of eyes); in frontal than half of the pronotum. It differs from A. colombianus view, distance between lower eye lobes 0.78 times length of scape (0.41 times distance between outer margins of eyes). Antennae 1.48 Martins & Galileo, 2003 and A. curacaoensis Gilmour, 1968 times elytral length, not reaching elytral apex. Scape finely, (see photographs on Bezark, 2021) by the body slender (stouter abundantly punctate except smooth apex (smooth area wider on outer in A. colombianus), and by the pronotal shiny central area side of dorsal surface and outer side); with yellowish pubescence not wider and more distinct; from A. dentatus Chemsak, 1962 by obscuring integument (absent on smooth area), and long, erect, thick the antennae distinctly shorter in male (longer in A. dentatus), yellowish-brown setae interspersed. Pedicel with sparse yellowish- and by the apex of the sutural angle of the elytra not spiniform white pubescence, and long, erect setae interspersed (setae sparser, (spiniform in A. dentatus); and from A. panamensis Linsley, thick, yellowish-brown dorsally, more abundant, yellowish-white 1961, especially by the antennae shorter in male (distinctly ventrally). Antennomeres with yellowish pubescence partially longer in male of A. panamensis), but also by the glabrous obscuring integument, and long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae central area of the scutellum (pubescent in A. panamensis). interspersed on III-XI (erect setae gradually, shorter, sparser toward XI. Antennomere III (Fig. 14) with long spine on inner apex, The female illustrated in Maes et al. (2010) was not included as surpassing middle of antennomere IV (apex of spine distinctly blunt); a paratype because we have seen only the photo and did not inner apex of antennomere IV (Fig. 14) with distinct spine (acute examine it. apex) shorter than apical diameter of antennomere; inner apex of antennomeres V-VII with spicule. Poecilomallus longispinus sp. nov. Antennal formula based on antennomere III: (Fig. 10-15) – Scape = 1.13. – Pedicel = 0.25. – IV = 1.13. – V = 1.13. – VI = 1.25. – VII = 1.25. – VIII = 1.25. – IX = 1.13. – X = 1.00. – XI = 1.13. ZooBank: http://zoobank.org/ED5D4E6D-B354-4E01-B4B2-DECD3420E070 Thorax. – Prothorax longer than wide; sides uniformly rounded Holotype, ♂: NICARAGUA, Granada: slopes of Volcán Mombacho from anterolateral angles to posterior sixth. Pronotum coarsely, (11º49’39’’N/85º47’57’’W), about 1100 m, 04.II.2000, beating vegetation, densely punctate except nearly smooth anterior and posterior area S. Devesa leg. (MHNUSC, temporarily in SDPC). close to margin, punctures coarser, more well-delimited on wide central cross-area (part of transverse arm of cross-area smooth); with Description of the male holotype. yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument (pubescence Coloration. – Integument mostly dark blackish; ventral mouthparts reddish distinctly sparser close to anterior and posterior margin, transverse arm brown, except yellowish-brown apex of palpomeres; scape, pedicel, and most of cross-area, and inferior region of longitudinal arm of cross-area), of antennomere III dark brown; remaining antennomeres brown; coxae and and long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae interspersed (erect setae trochanters mostly dark reddish brown; femora and tibiae dark brown; tarsi sparser close to anterior margin, and absent on posterior sixth). Sides slightly lighter than tibiae; abdominal ventrites I-IV dark brown, except of prothorax coarsely, abundantly punctate close to pronotum, yellowish-brown band near apex (less conspicuous on I); abdominal ventrite punctures gradually finer, sparser toward prosternum; with yellowish- V reddish brown. white pubescence not obscuring integument, and long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae interspersed. Prosternum moderately coarsely, Head. – Frons with large subtriangular smooth, glabrous area abundantly punctate on sides of posterior 2/3, finer, distinctly sparser centrally, from clypeus to beginning of antennal tubercles; sides on center of posterior 2/3, distinctly finer and sparser on anterior third; coarsely, abundantly punctate, with yellowish-white pubescence not with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument on sides of obscuring integument, denser close to eyes. Vertex coarsely, posterior 2/3, nearly absent on center of posterior 2/3, and very sparser abundantly punctate, except smooth longitudinal central area, and on anterior third; with a few long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae nearly smooth narrow area close to eyes; with sparse yellowish-white on sides of posterior third and close to anterolateral angles. Narrowest pubescence, and long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae interspersed, area of prosternal process 0.08 times procoxal cavity. Central area of except glabrous smooth central area. Area behind upper eye lobes mesoventrite with sparse yellowish-white pubescence, and sides with nearly smooth close to eye, moderately finely, abundant punctate on abundant pubescence of same color; mesanepisternum and remaining surface; with yellowish-brown pubescence on punctate area, mesepimeron with moderately abundant yellowish-white pubescence. and a few long, erect yellowish-brown or yellowish-white setae close Metanepisternum with moderately sparse yellowish-white pubescence to eye. Area behind lower eye lobes smooth, glabrous on wide area on anterior half, denser on posterior half. Anterior half of sides of close to eye, somewhat finely rugose-punctate, with very sparse metaventrite with moderately abundant yellowish-white pubescence yellowish-white pubescence close to prothorax and inferiorly close to not obscuring integument, and sides of posterior half with dense smooth area; with a few long, erect, thick yellowish-brown setae pubescence of same color; central area smooth, glabrous; area close to inferiorly close to smooth area. Genae with yellowish-white smooth region with long, erect, thick yellowish setae interspersed pubescence not obscuring integument, and a few long, erect setae of (base of some setae yellowish-brown). Scutellum with brownish same color interspersed, except glabrous apex. Antennal tubercles pubescence and yellowish pubescence interspersed, except apex with moderately finely, sparsely punctate basally, smooth apically; with dense yellowish-white pubescence. sparse yellowish-white pubescence on punctate area, glabrous on 6 DEVESA S., LINGAFELTER S. W. & SANTOS-SILVA A. – New Elaphidiini from Nicaragua Elytra. – Coarsely, moderately abundantly punctate on basal third, shorter, reaching only to about middle of antennomere IV, and its apex punctures gradually finer, sparser toward apex; apex concave centrally, is strongly acute. Furthermore, the inner spine of the antennomere IV making outer and sutural angles projected; with wide, oblique is shorter than the apical diameter of the antennomere (Fig. 14), while yellowish pubescent band from humerus to suture on anterior quarter, it is as long as diameter of the antennomere in males and females of wide, transverse whitish pubescent band slightly before middle, from P. palpalis (Fig. 19, 23); the punctures on central cross-area of the epipleural margin to near suture, and another transverse whitish pubescent band on posterior quarter, from near epipleural margin to pronotum (Fig. 10) is coarsely and densely punctate (smooth or near suture (narrowed toward suture); remaining surface with short, sparsely punctate in males and females of P. palpalis) (Fig. 16-18, 20-22); fine, erect, sparse yellowish brown setae; with long, erect, thick, and the elytral pubescent maculae are less dense than in all specimens sparse yellowish-brown setae throughout. of P. palpalis, including in the holotype (see photograph on Bezark, Legs. – Profemora subfusiform; meso- and metafemora clavate; 2021). Although we did not examine the palpi in males of P. palpalis femora with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring integument, (missing in the single specimen examined), according to Larry G. and long, erect setae interspersed (erect setae slightly yellower than Bezark (personal information), the last segments are narrower than in pubescence). Tibiae with yellowish-white pubescence not obscuring P. longispinus sp. nov., especially in the labial palpi. integument, except ventral surface of protibiae, and ventral apex of meso- and metatibiae with yellowish-brown pubescence, and long, Aknowledgments erect light yellowish-brown setae interspersed (erect setae longer dorsally). Metatarsomere I about as long as II-III together. We express our thanks to Larry G. Bezark for the personal Abdomen. – Ventrites with very sparse whitish pubescence, long, erect whitish setae interspersed centrally on I-IV, and very long, erect, thick information on his specimens of Poecilomallus palpalis. We yellowish-brown setae interspersed laterally on I-V, and apex of V; apex of thank the caretakers of all the collections listed in the materials ventrite V rounded. and methods, but especially Eric van den Berghe (El Zamorano, Honduras) and also Daniel Heffern (Houston, Dimensions (mm). Texas, U.S.A.), Josef Vlasak (Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, – Total length, 10.1; U.S.A.) and the late James E. Wappes who shared material – Prothoracic length, 2.3; from their collections. – Anterior prothoracic width,1.4; – Posterior prothoracic width, 1.6; References – Maximum prothoracic width, 2.0; – Humeral width, 2.4; Bezark L. G., 2021. – A photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae – Elytral length, 6.3. of the World. New World Cerambycidae Catalog. Available from: Etymology. – The epithet, longispinus, is based on the very long http://bezbycids.com/byciddb/wdefault.asp?w=n (Last accessed mesal spine of antennomere three that reaches beyond the middle 18 January 2021). of antennomere IV. Maes J. -M., Berghe E., Dauber D., Audureau A., Nearns E., Skillman Remarks. – Until the discovery of this species, Poecilomallus was F., Heffern D. & Monné M. A. 2010. – Catalogo ilustrado de los known from a unique species, P. palpalis Bates, that ranged from the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) de Nicaragua. Parte II - Cerambycinae. southeastern coast of Mexico through Costa Rica. Poecilomallus Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia, 70 (Supl. 1–2): 1-640. longispinus sp. nov. differs from P. palpalis most notably by the inner Tavakilian G. L. & Chevillotte H., 2021. – Titan: base de données spine of the antennomere III (Fig. 14) distinctly surpassing the middle internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes. Version 3.0. of antennomere IV, and having the apex blunt. In males and females of Available from http://titan.gbif.fr/. (accessed 16 February 2021). P. palpalis (Fig. 16-23), the inner spine of the antennomere III is Résumé Devesa S., Lingafelter S. W. & Santos-Silva A., 2021. – Nouvelles espèces des genres Anelaphus et Poecilomallus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini) décrites du Nicaragua. Faunitaxys, 9(9): 1 – 6. Deux nouvelles espèces d’Elaphidiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), Anelaphus vandenberghei sp. nov. et Poecilomallus longispinus sp. nov. sont décrites du Nicaragua. Mots clés. – Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Elaphidiini, Anelaphus, Poecilomallus, taxonomie, nouvelle espèce, description, morphologie, distribution, Nicaragua, région néotropicale. Derniers articles publiés Keith D., 2020. – Description d’une troisième espèce dans le genre Pantolasius Lansberge, 1887 (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea, Hybosoridae). Faunitaxys, 8(10) : 1 – 2. Coache A. & Rainon B., 2020. – Contribution à la connaissance des Cassidinae du Bénin (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Faunitaxys, 8(11) : 1 – 53. Gerstmeier R., 2020. – Trogodendron bartolozzii, a new species of Cleridae from Australia (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Clerinae). Faunitaxys, 8(12) : 1 – 2. Keith D., 2020. – Description d’espèces nouvelles du genre Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Rhizotrogini). Faunitaxys, 8(13) : 1 – 5. Vives E., 2020. – Descripción de dos nuevos Lepturini del sudeste asiático (Coleoptera Cerambycidae). Notes on Lepturinae (20). Faunitaxys, 8(14) : 1 – 3. Théry T. & Sokolov A. V., 2020. – Eucurtiopsis davaoensis n. sp., a new Chlamydopsinae from Philippines (Coleoptera, Histeridae). Faunitaxys, 8(15) : 1 – 5. Bezark L. G. & Santos-Silva A., 2020. – Three new genera and three new species of American Cerambycidae (Coleoptera). Faunitaxys, 8(16): 1 – 11. Devesa S. & Santos-Silva A., 2020. – A new species of Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 from Costa Rica (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Faunitaxys, 8(17): 1 – 5. Gomy Y., 2020. – Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Cylistosoma Lewis, 1905 de Madagascar (Coleoptera, Histeridae) (Septième contribution à la connaissance des Histeridae de Madagascar). Faunitaxys, 8(18) : 1 – 7. Porion T. & Audibert C., 2020. – Sur deux nouvelles espèces de Fulgoridae des Philippines (Hemiptera : Fulgoromorpha). Faunitaxys, 8(19) : 1 – 5. Bezark L. G., Santos-Silva A. & Devesa S., 2020. – New species of Amphicnaeia Bates, 1866, and key to species of the genus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Apomecynini). Faunitaxys, 8(20): 1 – 13. Limoges R. & Le Tirant S., 2020. – Description d’une nouvelle espèce du genre Eupholus de Papouasie occidentale, Indonésie (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae). Faunitaxys, 8(21): 1 – 5. Gomy Y. & Tishechkin A., 2020. – Contribution à la connaissance des Histeridae de l'archipel du Vanuatu (Coleoptera). 3. Faunitaxys, 8(22) : 1 – 20. Huchet J-B., 2020. – Un nouveau Phoberus MacLeay, 1819, aptère du KwaZulu-Natal (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Trogidae). Faunitaxys, 8(23) : 1 – 5. Devesa S. & Santos-Silva A., 2021. – Description of two new species of Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Faunitaxys, 9(1): 1 – 6. Lin J.-Z., 2021. – Description of Lucanus yulaoensis sp. nov., a new species stag beetle from northern Taiwan (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Faunitaxys, 9(2): 1 – 5. Wappes J. E. & Santos-Silva A., 2021. – Descriptions, transference, notes and designation of lectotype in Rhinotragini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae). Faunitaxys, 9(3): 1 – 12. Gao H. R. & Liang L., 2021. – A new subspecies of Trachythorax Redtenbacher, 1908 (Phasmatodea: Necrosciinae) from Yunnan, China. Faunitaxys, 9(4): 1 – 5. Ythier E. & Dupré G., 2021. – Description of a new species of Hottentotta Birula, 1908, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Faunitaxys, 9(5): 1 – 5. Delahaye N., Komiya Z., Drumont A. & Shapovalov A., 2021. – A new species of the genus Psalidosphryon Komiya, 2001 from West Papua, Indonesia (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae). Faunitaxys, 9(6): 1 – 7. Lin J.-Z. & Chou W.-I., 2021. – Description of a new species of the genus Neolucanus Thomson, 1862 from Taiwan, with new localities record of N. taiwanus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Faunitaxys, 9(7): 1 – 9. Wang Y., Ehrmann R. & Borer M., 2021. – A new species in the praying mantis genus Rhombomantis Ehrmann & Borer (Mantodea: Mantidae) from Indochina. Faunitaxys, 9(8) : 1 – 23. Devesa S., Lingafelter S. W. & Santos-Silva A., 2021. – New species of Anelaphus and Poecilomallus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini) from Nicaragua. Faunitaxys, 9(9): 1 – 6. Faunitaxys est échangée avec les revues suivantes (« print versions ») : – Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale G. 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Lingafelter & Antonio Santos-Silva ......................... 1 – 6 CONTENTS New species of Anelaphus and Poecilomallus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini) from Nicaragua. Sergio Devesa, Steven W. Lingafelter & Antonio Santos-Silva ......................... 1 – 6 Illustration de la couverture : Nicaragua: Provincia de León, Santa Rosa del Peñón (Photograph by Alexander Konstantinov). Crédits photos : © Sergio Devesa : Fig. 1-5 & 10-15. © Antonio Santos-Silva : Fig. 6-9 & 16-23. © Alexander Konstantinov : couverture. Publié par l’Association Française de Cartographie de la Faune et de la Flore (AFCFF)