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Autor(es): |
Biffi, Gabriel
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Número total de Autores: 1
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Afiliação do(s) autor(es): | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Av Nazare 481, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 1
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Tipo de documento: | Artigo de Revisão |
Fonte: | ANNALES ZOOLOGICI; v. 70, n. 2, p. 143-179, JUN 2020. |
Citações Web of Science: | 0 |
Resumo | |
The genus Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 1852 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) is currently weakly defined and distinguished from Pseudolobetus Champion, 1915 by various combinations of secondary sexual characters of males, like modifications on antennae and forelegs, in such a way that there is no distinctive feature for Lobetus. In this paper, Lobetus is reviewed, seven new species are described (L. angustapicalis, L. bilamellatus, L. bilobatus, L. constantini, L. impressicornis, L. platycornis and L. violaceipennis) and a new identification key for males is presented. A new set of features is introduced and the conflicting morphological traits are compared among members of Lobetus and Pseudolobetus. As a result, Lobetus is synonymized with Psendolobetus syn. nov. and its diagnosis is expanded to include the new circumscribed species. New combinations are proposed for Lobetus championi (Gorham, 1881) comb. nov., L. major (Gorham, 1881) comb. nov., and L. tibialis (Brancucci, 1981) comb. nov., and a lectotype is designated for L. lemoulti Pic, 1913. The case of the multiple original spellings Lobetus tarticornis and L. tortieollis is addressed, and the validity of the former name is reaffirmed. New distributional records are presented for species previously known only from their type series, representing new country records and greatly extending the distribution of the genus. The distribution of all the 23 currently valid species is summarised in a map. The validity of the characters assigned to Lobetus, the internal relationships of the species and the comparison with closely related genera are discussed based on comparative morphology, aiming to provide insights for a future systematic reassessment of Lobetus. (AU) | |
Processo FAPESP: | 13/08966-1 - Análise cladística de Chauliognathini sensu Miskimen (1961) e revisão de Microdaiphron PIC, 1926 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) |
Beneficiário: | Gabriel Biffi |
Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado |
Processo FAPESP: | 15/21273-0 - Estudo morfológico dos tipos de Chauliognathini com ênfase no gênero Microdaiphron PIC, 1926 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) |
Beneficiário: | Gabriel Biffi |
Modalidade de apoio: | Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado |