Xylocaris oculata Dupont, 1834

Botero, Juan Pablo, 2015, Review of the Genus Xylocaris Dupont, 1834 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 69 (1), pp. 21-24 : 23

Xylocaris oculata Dupont, 1834 ( Figs. 1–5 )

Xylocaris oculata Dupont in Audinet-Serville 1834: 48. Strauch 1861: 127; Thomson 1864: 210; Chenu 1870: 310; Bosq and Ruffinelli 1951: 22; Buck 1959: 596; Zajciw and Ruffinelli 1962: 70; Monné and Martins 1973: 74; Di Iorio et al. 1998: 77; Monné 2001: 84, 2005: 658.

Xylocharis oculatus: Dupont 1838: 30 ; White 1853: 68; Burmeister 1865: 164; Lacordaire 1869: 206; Bruch 1912: 207; Hüedepohl 1985: 134.

Xylocharis elegantulus Dupont 1838: 31 . White 1853: 68; Lacordaire 1869: 206.

Trachyderes argentinus Bruch 1908: 216 . Bruch 1912: 205; Bachmann and Di Iorio 2002: 59.

Type Material Examined. Holotype females of X. oculata ( Fig. 1 ) in MNHN, X. elegantulus ( Fig. 2 ) in MNHN, T. argentinus ( Fig. 3 ) in MACN.

Remarks. Examination of the holotype of T. argentinus and photographs of the type specimens of X. oculata and X. elegantulus allowed me to confirm the synonymies.

Distribution. Brazil ( Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, Argentina ( Córdoba, Santa Fé, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires), and Uruguay.

Specimens Examined. ARGENTINA: Entre Rios: male, 1943 ( MNRJ) ; Misiones: Loreto , 2 females, O. Ogloblin leg. ( MNRJ) ; San Pedro , 2 females, I.1956 ( MNRJ) . BRAZIL: São Paulo: Amparo , 2 females ( MNRJ) ; Paraná, female ( MNRJ) ; Santa Catarina: Corupá , 2 females, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; Mafra , 2 females, II.1937, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; 2 females, XII.1941, H. Zellibor leg. ( MNRJ) ; female, I.1942, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; female, I.1953, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; male, 19.XII.1969, A. Maller leg. ( MNRJ) ; Pinhal , 2 females, XII.1949, H. Zellibor leg. ( MNRJ) ; São Bento , female, I.1976 ( MNRJ) ; São Joaquim , female, XI.1969, O. Roppa leg. ( MNRJ) ; Rio Grande do Sul: Ijuí , female, VIII.1982, O. Roppa leg. ( MNRJ) ; Pelotas , female, III.1963, A. Silveira leg. ( MNRJ) ; Santo Augusta , female, I.1970 ( MNRJ) . PARAGUAY: Alto Parana: male, X.1955 ( MNRJ) ; Itapúa: Hohenau , male, 6.I.1941 ( MNRJ) . URUGUAY: male ( MNRJ) .

Figures

Figs. 1–7. 1) Xylocaris oculata, holotype, female; 2) Xylocharis elegantulus, holotype, female; 3) Trachyderes argentinus, holotype, female; 4) X. oculata, female, dorsal view; 5) X. oculata, female, ventral view; 6) Xylocaris hirsutus, dorsal view; 7) X. hirsutus, ventral view.