Flat-faced longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Neotropical region: new species from Ecuador, nomenclatural changes and notes

Author(s)

de L. Nascimento, Francisco Eriberto ; Santos-Silva, Antonio ; McClarin, Jim

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE; v. 56, n. 3, p. 20-pg., 2020-06-11.

Abstract

The differences betweenAnisopodusWhite, 1853 andHyperplatysHaldeman, 1847 are discussed and the gender of the latter is corrected. Notes onHyperplatys pusillus(Bates, 1863) are provided.Hyperplatys nigrisparsusis considered a new rank forH. pusillus nigrisparsus(Bates, 1885). This species is newly recorded from Brazil (Amazonas).Alcidion laetulumBates, 1880 (currentlyNealcidion laetulum),Alcidion costatumMonne & Martins, 1976 (currentlyNealcidion costatum), andNealcidion murinumMonne, 1998, are synonymized withAlcidion bispinumBates, 1863 (currentlyNealcidion bispinum).Anisopodus melzeriGilmour, 1965 is transferred toHyperplatyswith a new record from the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Notes on a second specimen ofConfluentia colombiana(Gilmour, 1950) are provided. Three new species are described from Ecuador:Nealcidion kayin. sp. (Acanthocinini),Hyperplatys pichinchensisn. sp. (Acanthocinini) andConfluentia quijosn. sp. (Colobotheini). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/15283-9 - Cladistic analysis and biogeography of Aerenicini Lacordaire, 1872 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)
• Grantee: Francisco Eriberto de Lima Nascimento
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate