Explanation of Names
Hemierana rileyi Heffern, Botero & Santos-Silva, 2019
named in honor of
Edward G. Riley, colleague and friend of innumerable coleopterists, an indefatigable collector and observer of all Coleoptera.
(1)Size
holotype female, TL: 8.35 mm
paratype male, TL: 7.60 mm
(1)Identification
pronotum entirely orange on wide anterior area.
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HOLOTYPE
Range
known from two spmns coll'ed in the Davis Mountains of w. TX.
(1)Habitat
holotype and paratype found on the same plant tentatively identified as
Brickellia californica (Asteraceae).
(1)Season
both known spmns coll'ed in June.
(1)Remarks
Type Locality: Texas: Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mountain Preserve, Mount Livermore, Mount Livermore Road (2,400–2,500 m;
30.63467º N / 104.16899º W (± 350 m)), 17.VI.2014, E. G. Riley col.
See Also
note the three Hemierana marginata subspp. have some combination of the following characters not shared by Hemierana rileyi:
black central dorsal area of pronotum, orange humerus, and pale sutural stripes.
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Hemierana marginata ardens (LeConte) - variable:
Hemierana marginata suturalis (Linell)
- Range: southmost TX
Hemierana marginata marginata (Fabricius)
- Range: NC to FL
Print References
Heffern, D., J.P. Botero, & A. Santos-Silva. 2019. New species, new records, and new synonymy in Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Zootaxa 4679(3): 563–570.
(1)Contributed by
Mike Quinn on 2 October, 2019 - 8:10pm
Last updated 3 October, 2019 - 2:12pm
