Bondarius sublaevicollis ( Hustache, 1939 )

Bondarius sublaevicollis ( Hustache, 1939)

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Sternechus sublaevicollis Hustache, 1939: 52 View in CoL (description); Blackwelder, 1947: 824 (catalog); Mendes, 1957: 254 (citation); Wibmer & O’Brien, 1986: 180 (catalog).

Bondarius sublaevicollis ; Rosado-Neto, 2006 (new combination, systematics).

Redescription. Integument yellowish-brown to reddish-black; with dark, ring-shaped maculae medially on elytra, and lighter, more elongate maculae on humeral region and apex; covered with fine, elongate and sparse setae ( Figs 53–55 View Figures 53–59 ). Rostrum long, cylindrical, 2.02 times longer than its basal width; punctation shallow, dense to sparse, slightly wrinkled on lateral margins ( Figs 53, 54 View Figures 53–59 ). Scrobes ventrally separated by a strong basal tubercle ( Fig. 57 View Figures 53–59 ). Antennae with scape as long as funicle. Mouthparts: Mandibles bi-toothed, with teeth acute and well-separated from each other ( Fig. 58 View Figures 53–59 ). Palpifer and basal articles of maxillary palp longer than wide; lacinia with six teeth, narrow and curved; palpifer and stipes with one or two setae; prementum subrectangular, sides converging toward the anterior margin; anterior margin triangular; one pair of latero-basal setae; labial palps elongate, asymmetrical, with one pair of basal setae; ligula with apex straight ( Fig. 59 View Figures 53–59 ). Eyes acuminate ventrally, anterior margin round, interocular space 1.2 times the apical width of scape. Prothorax wider on median portion and posterior margin, sides parallel on basal ½, converging toward anterior margin; punctation shallow to deep, dense, not wrinkled laterally; 2–3 well-developed lateral tubercles. Elytra 1.2 times longer than their humeral width; striae with deep punctures, particularly on maculae, progressively shallower toward the apex; interstriae convex. Mesoventral process prominent ( Fig. 56 View Figures 53–59 ). Legs: punctation shallow, dense, slightly wrinkled. Forefemora with teeth short and acute ( Fig. 60 View Figures 60–68 ), hind femora with teeth truncated at apex, curved inward ( Fig. 61 View Figures 60–68 ). Male genitalia: median lobe longer than basal apodemes, sides parallel, apex truncated, curved ventrally, slightly wider than base ( Figs 62, 63 View Figures 60–68 ). Tegmen with dorsal lobes subequal in length to manubrium ( Fig. 64 View Figures 60–68 ). Spiculum gastrale wide and long, curved at base ( Fig. 65 View Figures 60–68 ). Female: abdominal tergite 8 subrectangular, transverse, sides converging toward the apex; apex slightly crenulated with median notch; with apical and dorsal setae, alternating short and long; punctation shallow and dense; transversal crenulations ( Fig. 66 View Figures 60–68 ). Abdominal sternite 8 transverse, with ventral spicule longer than apical arms; straight and narrow; apical arms parallel ( Fig. 67 View Figures 60–68 ). Coxites cylindrical, broad without setae. Styles cylindrical, distinct, apex glabrous. Bursa copulatrix membranous, without sclerites. Spermatheca curved; ramus subequal to collum. Spermatecal gland membranous, larger than spermatheca; spermathecal duct as long as bursa copulatrix, introduced into the bursa copulatrix base ( Fig. 68 View Figures 60–68 ).

Sexual dimorphism: Females with rostrum longer, punctation shallow and sparse; foretibiae with premucro and mucro equally developed. Males with rostrum shorter, straight, punctation deep and dense; foretibiae with premucro obsolete.

Dimensions. Males/Females, respectively:BL: 8.67– 11.17/8.17–10.67; RL: 2.00–2.75/1.42–2.50; RW: 0.92–1.08/1.17; PL: 2.00–2.50/1.67–2.50; PW: 3.75–4.67/3.50–4.67; EL: 6.67– 8.67/6.50–8.50; EW: 5.42–6.75/5.00–6.83; IO: 0.25–0.33; WE: 0.25/0.25–0.42; LE: 1.0–1.42/0.92–1.42; LF: 1.0–1.33/1.0–1.42.

Type material examined. Holotype ♀, deposited in the MNHN, with the following labels: “ TYPE /Brazil-Mendes à 92 km de Rio de Janeiro /Museum Paris Collection Hustache/ Sternechus sublaevicollis . A female paratype deposited in the IPKE collection, with the labels “ SYNTYPUS / Brasilien /coll. Kraatz / Hustache det. 1938/Dstch. Entomol. Instit. Berlin/ Sternechus sublaevicollis ♂ ”. Contrary to the label information, the paratype is not a male, as mentioned by Hustache (1939), but a female.

Material examined. BRAZIL, Minas Gerais: Caraça , 1♂, Kuschel, leg. ( NZAC) . São Paulo: São Roque , 1♀, 2.I. 1972, F. Lane, leg. ( MZSP) ; Itu ( Faz. Pau d’alho), 1♀, XI.1959, U. R. Martins, leg. ( MZSP) ; Rincão , 1♂ ( MZSP) ; Atibaia , 1♂, 7.XII.1970 ( MZSP) . Rio de Janeiro: km 47, Estrada Rio-São Paulo , 2♀, W. Zikan col., 15.XI.1950, 27.X.1951 ; 2♂, 5.X.1950, X. 1955 ( MNRJ) ; 3♂, D. Mendes, leg. 28.XII.1945, 12.X.1948, 15.X.1950 ( MNRJ) ; 1♀, 1♂, P. Vygodzinsky, leg. 9.XI.1943, 8.I.1943 ( MNRJ) ; 1♂, Wyled, leg. 18.II.1943 ( MNRJ) ; 1♀, O. Braga, leg. 8.II.1943 ( MNRJ) ; 2♂, 26.IV.1955, F.M. Braga, col. ( MNRJ) ; 1♂, W. Zikan leg. X.1950 ( MZSP) ; Instituto de Entomologia AgrÍcola , 1♀ ( MNRJ) ; Rio de Janeiro, Parque Nacional Itatiaia , 1♀, 800 m, 23.XI.1974, H.S. e M.A. Monné, col. ( MNRJ) ; Guanabara, Represa Rio Grande , 1♂, I. 1961, F.M. Olivieira, leg.( DZUP) . ARGENTINA, Misiones , locality data missing, 1♀, Kuschel, col. ( NZAC) .

Geographic distribution. Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro), Argentina .

Biology and host plants. Unknown.