Leptostylopsis antillarum ( Fisher 1925:5 )

Micheli, Julio & Hovore, Frank T., 2003, New Synonymies and Distributional Records for Caribbean Cerambycidae (Coleoptera), The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (1), pp. 1-4 : 2

Leptostylopsis antillarum ( Fisher 1925:5) .

Leptostylopsis albosignatus ( Fisher 1935:53) , new synonymy

Type locality: Of L. antillarum , Culebra Island, Puerto Rico ; L. albosignatus , Ponce, Puerto Rico .

These two species were distinguished by Fisher (1935) by differences in elytral coloration. Typical L. antillarum has a transverse, thin, W-shaped, whitish line at the apical one-third of the elytra ( Fig. 1 , b), while typical L. albosignatus has a large, rectangular, whitish patch at the middle of the elytra ( Fig. 1 , c). Types of both species were examined and compared with a series of 34 Puerto Rican specimens. Within this material there is broad range of variation in the elytral color pattern, with some individuals being entirely plain ( Fig. 1 , a), some marked with a large, rectangular, whitish patch, and others with a transverse, thin, W-shaped, whitish line. Specimens within series from any given locality may exhibit the full range of variation.

Figures

Fig. 1. (a, b, c), Leptostylopsis antillarum (Fisher), elytral pattern variation.