Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) mirabile Lazarev, 2024, sp. n.

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contents <p><strong><em><span>Dorcadion</span></em></strong><strong><span> (<em>Cribridorcadion</em>) <em>mirabile</em> Lazarev, 2024, sp. n.</span></strong></p> <p><span>Fig 1</span></p> <p><span>Body robust, big and wide, about totally black; head with fine scattered punctation all over frons becoming denser and rougher on vertex; frons and vertex glabrous, that should be the result of abrasion; eyes small, about as wide as genae; antennae very dark, nearly black, reaching to about elytral middle, with slightly reddish basal joints; 1st antennal joint strongly elongated, but considerably shorter than 3rd and 4th combined, 4th joint much shorter than 3rd; prothorax strongly transverse, a little wider anteriorly, than posteriorly, about 1,2 times shorter than basal width; lateral thoracic tubercles very strong, conical, wide basally and sharpened apically; pronotum relatively smooth, distinctly convex along both sides of depressed central line, with rough sculpture along anterior margin and rough big dense punctation along posterior half; pronotal surface strongly rubbed and so partly glabrous and shining, but original dense velvety black pubescence is partially preserved, as well as ruins of white central stripe; scutellum moderately small triangular; elytra black with reddish posterior margin; very wide, about 1.4 times longer than middle width, regularly oval, relatively smooth, without longitudinal sculpture, with smooth obliterated humeral carinae, with thick and dense black dorsal pubescence; sutural white stripe was originally very wide; humeral white stripes were contrary rather narrow and probably interrupted at middle; external dorsal narrow white elytral stripe was very close to humeral stripe, and probably also interrupted near middle; internal white elytral stripes could be originally represented by small rudiments only; marginal elytral white stripe very narrow, limited by epipleurae; strong short oblique elytral setae absent; legs reddish, but very dark; 1st joint of posterior tarsi about as long as 2nd and 3rd combined; abdomen glabrous and shining, but it seems to be the result of strong abrasion; last abdominal tergite rounded with very small narrow emargination, last abdominal sternite flatly rounded; body length: 20.0 mm, body width (at elytral middle): 9.8 mm.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Differential diagnosis</span></strong></p> <p><span>It is very difficult to find a species close to <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> because of the poor condition of the holotype. <span> </span>It could be <em>D. bisignatum</em> Jakovlev, 1899 (Figs 2-3) described from Artvin and widely distributed in the region. <em>D. bisignatum</em> has same velvety black dense body pubescence, same shape of lateral pronotal tubercles, similarly colored dark-red legs and antennae, similar contrast pronotal and elytral design, but <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> much bigger and wider, according to Plavilstshikov (1958: 199), in <em>D. bisignatum</em> body shape of females is about same as in males; sutural elytral stripe in <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> is extremely wide (narrow in <em>D. bisignatum</em>); white dorsal elytral stripes well developed anteriorly (anteriorly absent in <em>D. bisignatum</em>).</span></p> <p><strong><span>Remark</span></strong></p> <p><span>The lectotype of <em>D. bisignatum</em> Jakovlev, 1899 was designated by Lazarev (2011). So the label of the specimen in the collection of Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint-Petersburg): “LECTOTYPUS / <em>Dorcadion bisignatum</em> / Jakovlev, 1899 / A. Shapovalov des.” is not adequate.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Distribution</span></strong></p> <p><span>North-east Turkey, Erzurum, Askale, 39°55’N, 40°41’E.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Material</span></strong></p> <p><span>Holotype, female, Turkey, Erzurum, Askale, 39°55’N, 40°41’E, 6.6.2002, V.I. Dorofeev leg. - author’s collection.</span></p> <p><span> </span><strong><span>Etimology</span></strong></p> <p><span>The Latin species name “<em>mirabile</em>” is in English “wonderful”.</span></p>
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Lazarev, Maxim
Biodiversity, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, taxonomy, new species, holotype.
<p><strong><em><span>Dorcadion</span></em></strong><strong><span> (<em>Cribridorcadion</em>) <em>mirabile</em> Lazarev, 2024, sp. n.</span></strong></p> <p><span>Fig 1</span></p> <p><span>Body robust, big and wide, about totally black; head with fine scattered punctation all over frons becoming denser and rougher on vertex; frons and vertex glabrous, that should be the result of abrasion; eyes small, about as wide as genae; antennae very dark, nearly black, reaching to about elytral middle, with slightly reddish basal joints; 1st antennal joint strongly elongated, but considerably shorter than 3rd and 4th combined, 4th joint much shorter than 3rd; prothorax strongly transverse, a little wider anteriorly, than posteriorly, about 1,2 times shorter than basal width; lateral thoracic tubercles very strong, conical, wide basally and sharpened apically; pronotum relatively smooth, distinctly convex along both sides of depressed central line, with rough sculpture along anterior margin and rough big dense punctation along posterior half; pronotal surface strongly rubbed and so partly glabrous and shining, but original dense velvety black pubescence is partially preserved, as well as ruins of white central stripe; scutellum moderately small triangular; elytra black with reddish posterior margin; very wide, about 1.4 times longer than middle width, regularly oval, relatively smooth, without longitudinal sculpture, with smooth obliterated humeral carinae, with thick and dense black dorsal pubescence; sutural white stripe was originally very wide; humeral white stripes were contrary rather narrow and probably interrupted at middle; external dorsal narrow white elytral stripe was very close to humeral stripe, and probably also interrupted near middle; internal white elytral stripes could be originally represented by small rudiments only; marginal elytral white stripe very narrow, limited by epipleurae; strong short oblique elytral setae absent; legs reddish, but very dark; 1st joint of posterior tarsi about as long as 2nd and 3rd combined; abdomen glabrous and shining, but it seems to be the result of strong abrasion; last abdominal tergite rounded with very small narrow emargination, last abdominal sternite flatly rounded; body length: 20.0 mm, body width (at elytral middle): 9.8 mm.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Differential diagnosis</span></strong></p> <p><span>It is very difficult to find a species close to <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> because of the poor condition of the holotype. <span> </span>It could be <em>D. bisignatum</em> Jakovlev, 1899 (Figs 2-3) described from Artvin and widely distributed in the region. <em>D. bisignatum</em> has same velvety black dense body pubescence, same shape of lateral pronotal tubercles, similarly colored dark-red legs and antennae, similar contrast pronotal and elytral design, but <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> much bigger and wider, according to Plavilstshikov (1958: 199), in <em>D. bisignatum</em> body shape of females is about same as in males; sutural elytral stripe in <em>D. mirabile</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> is extremely wide (narrow in <em>D. bisignatum</em>); white dorsal elytral stripes well developed anteriorly (anteriorly absent in <em>D. bisignatum</em>).</span></p> <p><strong><span>Remark</span></strong></p> <p><span>The lectotype of <em>D. bisignatum</em> Jakovlev, 1899 was designated by Lazarev (2011). So the label of the specimen in the collection of Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Saint-Petersburg): “LECTOTYPUS / <em>Dorcadion bisignatum</em> / Jakovlev, 1899 / A. Shapovalov des.” is not adequate.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Distribution</span></strong></p> <p><span>North-east Turkey, Erzurum, Askale, 39°55’N, 40°41’E.</span></p> <p><strong><span>Material</span></strong></p> <p><span>Holotype, female, Turkey, Erzurum, Askale, 39°55’N, 40°41’E, 6.6.2002, V.I. Dorofeev leg. - author’s collection.</span></p> <p><span> </span><strong><span>Etimology</span></strong></p> <p><span>The Latin species name “<em>mirabile</em>” is in English “wonderful”.</span></p>
title Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) mirabile Lazarev, 2024, sp. n.
topic Biodiversity, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, taxonomy, new species, holotype.
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14550999