Paratimia

Subfamily

Spondylidinae

Diagnosis - adult

Body length: 8–13mm. 
Eyes: eye interommatidial setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
absent, eye deeply emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
> half width, eye ommatidial density coarse. 
AntennaeAntenna:
in larval and adult insects, paired segmented appendages, borne one on each side of the head, functioning as sense organs and bearing a large number of sensilla
: antennal length reaches between basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
and end of elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
, antennal flagellar segments elongateelongate:
much longer than wide
, scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
smooth/punctate at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, antennal scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
≥ segment 3. 
Pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
: pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
shape transversetransverse:
broader than long
, rarely subquadratesubquadrate:
not quite a square
, pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
lateral armature absent. 
Prosternum: prosternal process dilated at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, procoxal cavities closed posteriorly. 
ElytraElytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
: rlytral length reaching or close to end of abdomen, rlytral apicesapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded or truncatetruncate:
cut off squarely at the tip
, rlytral color pattern present. 
Legs: visible tarsomeres: 4, femora slender, protibial spurs: 1, tarsal claws simple. 

Form elongateelongate:
much longer than wide
, slender, subcylindrical; vestiture moderately coarse, appressed, with intermixture of long, erect setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
on dorsal surface; pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
, elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
, abdominal sternites without denuded areas. Head short, broad; eyes emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
, dorsal and ventral lobes connected posteriorly by about 4 rows of facets; antennal scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
subconical, outer segments flattened and expanded slightly in female, slender in male; maxillary palpi with last segment triangular. Pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
as long as broad, sides more or less evenly rounded; anterior coxae narrowly separated by prosternum, intercoxal process less than 1/3 as wide as coxae, cavities angulated externally. ElytraElytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
about 2 1/2 times as long as broad, slightly narrowed apically; costae not evident; apicesapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
separately rounded. Abdomen of female with fifth tergite about twice as long as basal width, broad at basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
, sides subparallel, apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
truncate, fifth sternite about twice as long as fourth, sides subparallel, apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
truncate (Chemsak 1996Chemsak 1996:
Chemsak, J.A. 1996. Illustrated Revision of the Cerambycidae of North America. Volume I. Parandrinae, Spondylidinae, Aseminae, Prioninae. Wolfsgarden Books. Burbank, California 1: i-x + 1-150, pls I-X. ISBN 1-885850-02-6.).

Similar genera

Proatimia, Atimia

Differential diagnosis

Paratimia is distinguished from Atimia by the narrow body and absence of denuded areas on the elytra/pronotum. The cylindricalcylindrical:
shaped like a cylinder, parallel sided
shape, apical narrowing of elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
, and color pattern will distinguish from Proatimia.

Distribution

Nearctic: Coast Range Mountains of California and Oregon

Recorded host plants

Pinus attenuata, P. bolanderi (cones)

Remarks

Monotypic. Develops within pine cones.

Taxonomy

Paratimia Fisher, 1915, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 17 (2): 78