Coscinedes elpis, Santos-Silva, 2022

Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2022, Description of twonew species and one new genus ofAmerican Cerambycidae, and notes on Amphicnaeia nigra Galileo Martins (Coleoptera), Faunitaxys 10 (40), pp. 1-8 : 2-4

Key to species of Coscinedes Bates, 1885

1. Posterior area of lower eye lobes ( Fig. 5) not narrowed and projected upward; antennae, elytra, and legs dark ( Fig. 1); profemoral club abruptly widened ( Fig. 2). Guatemala................................................................................... C. elpis sp. nov.

— Posterior area of lower eye lobes ( Fig. 7 & 10) narrowed and projected upward; antennae, elytra, and legs orangish brown,reddish brown or bicolorous( Fig. 6, 10 & 11); profemoral club gradually widened ( Fig. 8 & 11)................................................................... 2

2 (1). Prothorax mostly dark; elytra three times prothoracic length or slightly longer; antennae, elytra, and legs bicolorous ( Fig. 9-11). Mexico (Oaxaca)....................................................................................... C. oaxaca Martins & Galileo, 2006

— Prothorax orangish brown or reddish brown; elytra shorter than three times prothoracic length; antennae, elytra, and legs unicolorous(sometimesfemoralpeduncleslightlydarkerthanfemoralclub)( Fig. 6- 8). Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz, Chiapas, Quintana Roo), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,CostaRica, Panama........................................................... O. gracilis Bates, 1885

1. Dorsal habitus. 2. Ventral habitus. 3. Lateral habitus. 4. Head, frontal view. 5. Head and prothorax, lateral view.

Abdomen. – Ventrites coarsely, deeply, abundantly punctate, except smooth apex of 1–4, and subsmooth sides of 1–5; punctures on 1–4 with short whitish seta; punctures on basal 2/3 of ventrite 5 with short whitish seta, and punctures on posterior third with moderately long, pale yellow seta; apex of ventrite 5 rounded.

Dimensions (mm).

– Total length, 6.15;

– Prothoracic length, 1.35;

– Anterior prothoracic width, 0.95;

– Posterior prothoracic width, 0.90;

– Maximum prothoracic width, 1.15;

– Humeral width, 1.40;

– Elytral length, 4.10.

Etymology. – Greek, Elpis (ἐλπίς), personification and spirit of hope (feminine noun in apposition).