Hemilissa, Pascoe, 1858

García, Kimberly, Botero, Juan Pablo & Martínez, Neis José, 2020, New species and new geographical records in South American Piezocerini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with revised keys to species of Alienosternus and Hemilissa, The Canadian Entomologist 152 (1), pp. 18-35 : 30-31

Key to Hemilissa adults

Modified and translated from Martins (2003).

1. Pronotum with well-defined (whether prominent or not) tubercles ........................................ 2

– Pronotum without well-defined tubercles ........................................................................................ 5

2. Elytra yellowish brown with an irregular transverse white band anterior to the middle and a white spot on anterior third; apex of elytra with white area. Venezuela................................ ........................................................................................................ Hemilissa fabulosa Martins, 1985

– Elytra unicolorous, reddish brown to blackish brown .................................................................. 3

3. Prothorax subcylindrical, wider anteriorly; anterior half of elytra microsculptured. Brazil (Paraíba, Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Paraguay, Argentina (Misiones) .............................. ........................................................................................................ Hemilissa gummosa (Perty, 1832)

– Prothorax rounded at sides, with anterior and basal constrictions; microsculpture of elytra absent or nearly so around the scutellum ........................................................................................ 4

4. Integument dark brown, total length greater than 10 mm, femora strongly clavate, sutural angle of elytra unarmed ( Figs. 23–25 ). Venezuela, Bolivia (Santa Cruz) .................................. ........................................................................................................ Hemilissa emblema Martins, 1976

– Integument lighter, total length less than 7 mm, elytra without microsculpture, femora slightly clavate, sutural margin of elytra with toothed projection ( Figs. 18–22 ). Colombia (Bolivar) .............................. Hemilissa claudiae García, Botero, and Martínez , new species

5. Elytra with matte finish and entirely microsculptured ................................................................ 6

– Elytra shiny, either lacking microsculpture completely or only evident on anterior half .... 8

6. Pronotum with darker longitudinal wide medial band; sutural angle of elytra projected; antennal tubercles acutely, prominently projected. French Guiana, Colombia (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Goiás), Peru (Junín), Bolivia (Santa Cruz) ...................... ............................................................................................................... Hemilissa cornuta Bates, 1870

– Pronotum without contrasting band; sutural angle of elytra acute or spined; antennal tubercles not prominently projected .................................................................................................. 7

7. Elytra unicolorous; antennomere XI elongate and narrow. Colombia (Putumayo), Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Pará, Maranhão) ...................................................................................... Hemilissa opaca Martins, 1976

– Elytra with contrasting dark sutural band, which extends from the scutellum to the apical third; antennomere XI short and wide. Peru (Cuzco), Brazil (Amazonas, Goiás, Mato Grosso), Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz), Argentina (Tucumán, Santiago del Estero, Salta, Chaco, Formosa) ........................................................ Hemilissa quadrispinosa Gounelle, 1913

8. Pronotum without central sculpture that contrasts with adjacent lateral areas. Brazil (Rondônia) .............................................................................. Hemilissa birai Galileo et al., 2016

– Pronotum with central sculpture that distinctly contrasts with adjacent lateral areas ........ 9

9. Prothorax slightly longer than wide (length, 1.4–2.0 mm; largest width, 1.3–1.7 mm) with sides convex; centre of pronotum without distinct longitudinal depression. French Guiana, Brazil (Roraima, Amazonas, Amapá, Pará, Mato Grosso) ............................................................ ....................................................................................................... Hemilissa catapotia Martins, 1976

– Prothorax much longer than wide (length, 1.5–2.8 mm; largest width, 1.2–2.2 mm) with sides parallel; centre of pronotum with visible wide longitudinal depression .................... 10

10. Punctures on base of elytra not tuberculiform; elytral apices bispinose .............................. 11

– Punctation on base of the elytra tuberculiform; elytral apices with long outer spine and a small toothed inner spine ................................................................................................................ 12

11. Prosternal process narrow, width at narrowest point equal to 1/4 of procoxal cavity width; elytra bicolorous, with longitudinal yellowish-red band; elytral spines long, the external spine longer than three times the pedicel ( Figs. 9–12 ). Colombia (Bolivar) ............................ ................................................ Hemilissa bifasciata García, Botero, and Martínez , new species

– Prosternal process wide, width at narrowest point equal to 1/3 of procoxal cavity width; elytra unicolorous; elytral spines short, the external spine, at maximum, 1.5 times the length of pedicel ( Figs. 14–17 ). Colombia (Bolivar) ........................................................................ ...................................................... Hemilissa erikae García, Botero, and Martínez , new species

12. Elytra shiny, without microsculpture, densely punctate; pronotal groove smooth and shiny. Costa Rica, Colombia (Putumayo), Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Bahia, Tocantins, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, São Paulo), Peru (Loreto), Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) ........................................................ Hemilissa sulcicollis Bates, 1870

– Elytra punctate and microsculptured on basal half; pronotal groove opaque and with transversal wrinkles. Brazil (Bahía, Espírito Santo) ................................................................ ................................................................................................. Hemilissa undulaticollis Zajciw, 1960

Figures

Figs. 18–25. 18–22, Hemilissa claudiae new species, holotype, male: 18, dorsal view; 19, ventral view; 20, lateral view; 21, details of head and pronotum, dorsal view; 22, details of head, frontal view. 23–25, Hemilissa emblema Martins, 1976, holotype, male: 23, dorsal view; 24, ventral view; 25, lateral view.

Figs. 9–17. 9–13, Hemilissa bifasciata new species, female: 9, dorsal view, holotype; 10, ventral view, holotype; 11, lateral view, holotype; 12, dorsal view, paratype; 13, details of head, frontal view, holotype. 14–17, Hemilissa erikae new species, holotype, female: 14, detail of head, frontal view; 15, dorsal view; 16, ventral view; 17, lateral view.