Elongate-oblong, small to moderate-sized, ranging from about 8–16 mm in length. Integument generally ferrugineous with white and ochraceous pubescence. Head with frons subquadrate, about as wide as width of 3–4 lower eye lobes. Eyes with lower lobes oblong to distinctly narrow. Genae elongate, shorter than lower eye lobes. Antennal tubercles prominent, widely separated; tubercles armed at apex with small projection (females) or with a moderately long, blunt horn (males); antennae slightly longer (females) to nearly twice as long (males) as overall body length; scape clavate, shorter than antennomere IV; antennomere III feebly sinuate, distinctly longer than scape and IV; antennae annulate. Pronotum transverse, roughly cylindrical to conical, slightly wider at base, without lateral tubercles. Elytra with sides nearly straight, slightly attenuate to apex; elytral apices individually rounded; elytra with distinct pale bands or lines; base of elytra with two prominent tubercles at humeri. Basal 1/3 of elytra with dense punctation, surface coarsely punctate. Procoxae without projection (females) or with distinct curved hook (males). Mesosternal process with apex subtruncate to feebly emarginate. Metafemora moderate in length, about 1/3 as long as elytra.
The combination of the following characters will help to distinguish this genus: distinctly narrow eyes, widely separated; base of elytra with two prominent tubercles at humeri; and elytra with sides nearly straight, slightly attenuate to apex.
South America (Brazil)
Cyatheaceae (Cyathea sp.)
Unknown, however, this genus has been reared from dead branches (Martins 1975Martins 1975:
Martins UR. 1975. Notas e descricoes em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 29(10):65–70.).
The genus Apamauta currently contains one species: A. lineolata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92..
More species images are available in the Gallery.
This species is usually collected during the day (M.A. Monné, pers. comm.).
Apamauta Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.
subtribe: Onciderina
type species: Apamauta lineolata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.
Bezark and Monné (2013)Bezark and Monné (2013):
Bezark LG, Monné MA. 2013. Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae, (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere., Dillon and Dillon (1945)Dillon and Dillon (1945):
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., Martins (1975)Martins (1975):
Martins UR. 1975. Notas e descricoes em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 29(10):65–70., Monné (2005)Monné (2005):
Monné MA. 2005. Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae. Zootaxa. 1023:1–759., Tavakilian (1991)Tavakilian (1991):
Tavakilian G. 1991. Notas sinonimicas e novas combinacoes em longicorneos sul-americanos (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 35(2):439–453., Thomson (1868)Thomson (1868):
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.
