TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN GENUS LYCOPLATEROS (COLEOPTERA: LYCIDAE)

Author(s)

Do Nascimento, Elynton Alves ^[1] ; Bocakova, Milada ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Centro Oeste, Dept Engn Ambiental, Rua Prof Maria Roza Zanon de Almeida, BR-84500000 Irati, PR - Brazil

^[2] Palacky Univ, Dept Biol, Fac Educ, Purkrabska 2, CZ-77140 Olomouc - Czech Republic

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ANNALES ZOOLOGICI; v. 69, n. 4, p. 761-777, DEC 2019.
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Abstract

The South American genus Lycoplateros Pic, 1922 is revised. This genus is a member of the Eurrhacini Glade, placed as a sister-group of Neolinoptes Nascimento \& Bocakova, 2017. Lycoplateros can be differentiated from other Eurrhacini based on its characteristic pronotum and complex male genitalia, characterized by phallus presenting internal sac with a set of complex sclerites and slightly distorted ladle/hood-like phallobase. The two known species, L. mimieus Pic, 1922 and L. diversipes Pic, 1931 are redescribed, and eleven new species are proposed: L. delclaroi sp. nov.; L. brasiliensis sp. nov.; L. seplentrionalis sp. nov.; L. alvarengai sp. nov.; L. kaapora sp. nov.; L. eliasi sp. nov.; L. mulleri sp. nov.; L. constantini sp. nov.; L. nungara sp. nov.; L. bartolozzii sp. nov., and L. flavescens sp. nov. All species are illustrated and an identification key is provided. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 10/15427-1 - Mimetic rings structure in Lycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in remnants of Atlantic Forest in São Paulo state: dynamics and species diversity
• Grantee: Elynton Alves Do Nascimento
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral