Marcela Monné

• Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Seven new species are described from Brazil (Amazonas): Coleoxestia chicoi sp. nov. (Cerambycini), included in two previous keys; Beraba boteroi sp. nov. (Eburiini), included in a previous key; Gnomidolon amazonicum sp. nov. (Hexoplonini), included in a previous key; Charisia takiyae sp. nov. (Rhinotragini); Ecliptoides manauara sp. nov. (Rhinotrag...

Colored traps can attract or repel insect species, and effects vary among biological groups. Cerambycidae and Cetoniidae are diverse Coleoptera families of ecological and economic importance in forest and agro-ecosystems. Here, we assessed the effectiveness of different colors of aerial fruit-baited traps in capturing Cerambycidae and Cetoniidae be...

Understanding how novel adaptive traits arise, evolve and impact other aspects of an organism's phenotype is a foundational question in evolutionary biology. We explore this by focusing on Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), a tribe of longhorn beetles commonly referred to as twig girdlers because the females of some species girdle liv...

In this study, we used colored fruit-baited traps for trapping cerambycid beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea: Cerambycidae) in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon, state of Rondônia, northern Brazil. Our collections revealed six new records for the state, Sphallotrichus bidens (Fabricius, 1801), Cosmoplatidius abare Napp & Martins, 2006, Chydarteres...

In 2000, Cleide Costa published a paper presenting the state of knowledge of the Neotropical Coleopte ra, with a focus on the Brazilian fauna. Twenty-four years later, thanks to the development of the Coleoptera section of the Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB - Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil) through the collaboration of 100 c...

In this work we report for the first time the presence of 59 species of Cerambycidae (4 species of Prioninae, 25 species of Cerambycinae, and 30 species of Lamiinae) in Mato Grosso do Sul. One of these species, Ozodes infuscatus Bates, 1870, is also recorded from the Brazilian states of São Paulo. Nealcidion bruchi (Melzer, 1934) and Glypthaga aren...

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classification. In this context, the B Brazilian meg...

The Baturité massif, situated in Ceará state’s central hinterland, is one of the largest humid mountain ranges in the Brazilian semi-arid region. Flora and vertebrate surveys have been conducted in the region, revealing endemic species, as well as a combination of fauna and flora from neighboring biomes, the Atlantic and Amazon rainforests. However...

A new species, Parahephaestion mimicus sp. nov., is described. Two species are newly recorded for the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais: Sphalloeme costipennis Melzer, 1928 (Cerambycinae, Oemini) and Oreodera omissa Melzer, 1932 (Lamiinae, Acrocinini). Six species are new records for the RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça, (Brazil, Minas Gerais): Thalusia atra...

Phoebella Lane, 1966 is a Neotropical genus of flat-faced longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Hemilophini) with three species. Here, a new species, Phoebella queirozae sp. nov., is described from the state of Ceará (Brazil). The male terminalia of Phoebella phoebe (Lepeletier and Audinet-Serville, 1825) is described for the first time. The...

Myzomorphus Sallé is a charismatic genus of prionine longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) composed of nine species. Myzomorphus species are found from Costa Rica to southern Brazil, but only two species have wide distributions across this range: M. scutellatus Sallé from Costa Rica to northern Brazil, and M. quadripunctatus (Gray) from Colombia to south...

Fourteen species are recorded for the first time for Argentina: Amethysphaerion guarani Martins & Napp, 1992 (Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini); Apyrauna annulicornis Martins, 2005 (Cerambycinae, Elaphidiini); Coleoxestia pubicornis (Gounelle, 1909) (Cerambycinae, Cerambycini); Eburodacrys truncata Fuchs, 1956 (Cerambycinae, Eburiini); Ectenessidia nigriv...

As sister clade of all other Sericini, the Neotropical Sericini are a rather ancient lineage representing, however, only 5% of the tribe's species. Here we performed a phylogenetic analysis of the South American species. The data matrix comprised 143 terminals and 159 characters of external and aedeagus morphology. Tree search analyses were perform...

We report the occurrence of Cevaeria estebani Tavakilian, 2004 (Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) for the first time in Amazonas, Brazil. This species was previously recorded from French Guiana and Bolivia. We provide a distribution map for C. estebani and photographs of the habitus of the new record and its potential mimetic species, the chrysomelid Scel...

We present new records for 42 species of longhorn beetles (Cerambycinae) in the Amazon Region, including the first report of Tomopteropsis cerdai Peñaherrera-Leiva & Tavakilian, 2003 in Brazil (Rondônia). New state records are provided for Amapá (one species), Amazonas (six species), Pará (one species), Rondônia (seven species), Roraima (13 species...

Two unusual scarab species discovered from two localities in the Amazonian Basin are described. We used comparative morphology and phylogenetic analysis to infer their systematic placement. A parsimony based phylogenetic analysis was performed using 108 morphological characters from adults and larvae. Taxon sampling represented most ‘traditional’ s...

The taxonomy of the species of the South American genus Symmela Erichson, 1835 is revised. As a result, we propose the following new synonymies: Symmela longula Erichson, 1835 (= Symmela angustula Moser 1919 syn. nov.), Symmela nitida Erichson, 1835 (= Symmela tenella Erichson, 1835 syn. nov.). Fourteen new species are described: Symmela beskei sp....

Here we revise the taxonomy of the South American genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 and perform a phy-logenetic analysis based on 126 morphological characters. We propose one new synonym, Raysymmela pallipes (Blanchard, 1850) (= Symmela boliviensis Moser, 1919 syn. n.), and three new combinations, Raysymmela costaricensis (Moser, 1924) comb. n., Raysym...

Cnemidochroma Schmidt, 1924, a small genus of the tribe Callichromatini endemic in South America, comprises six species of which the only one recorded in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil is C. phyllopus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844). The aim of this study was to estimate potential suitable areas for C. phyllopus to provide further knowledge on it...

The striking diversity among herbivorous Scarabaeoidea is still poorly understood. Therefore, we compare in these work linear measurements of body features of Neotropical and Old World linages of Sericini chafers to uncover patterns possibly linked to foraging behavior (day or night activity) or to the success of their diversification in terms of d...

• Semiochemicals are powerful tools for the surveillance and suppression of forest insects. Although the literature on the chemical ecology of and use of semiochemicals to manage the Cerambycidae is growing, little is known about the chemical ecology of Cerambycidae fauna in Peru. • Trapping studies that screen known attractants in off-shore mitiga...

This is the first part of a revision of the type specimens of the South American Sericini. Herein, we examine type specimens of Astaena described by Lawrence Webster Saylor (1913–1999). We provide diagnostic redescriptions, images of habitus, aedeagus, and labels of the type specimens of all 18 species described by him in the genus Astaena. We rais...

The Cerambycidae family (Insecta: Coleoptera) has approximately 38 thousand species. In Brazil, more than 4,300 species and 1,050 genera are registered, and despite the ecological and agricultural importance of this family, no study has yet been done in the Cerrado of the Distrito Federal (Brazil). The objective of this study was to evaluate the ri...

In the framework of the taxonomic revision of South American Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), we examined the type specimens of the species described by Burmeister (1855) in the genus Astaena Erichson, 1847. A few taxa resulted to not belong to the South American Sericini fauna, either due to different geographical provenience or...

A key for identification of the 34 genera of Acanthocinini with erect setae on the elytra occurring in Mexico and Central America (excluding the Caribbean Islands) is provided. Leptrichillus Gilmour, 1960 is synonymized with Lepturgotrichona Gilmour, 1957, and Leptrichillus minutus Gilmour, 1960 is synonymized with Lepturges stigmaticus Bates, 1881...

A key for identification for the 54 South American genera of Acanthocinini (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) without erect setae on the elytra is provided. Diagnosis for each genus is provided, as well as type-locality and geographical distribution of the type species, and of the transferred species. Cristurges Gilmour, 1961 is considered a junior synonymy...

A key for identification of the 46 genera of Acanthocinini without erect setae on the elytra and which occur in Mexico and Central America is provided. The 46 genera include 809 species of which 302 in Mexico and Central America. Diagnosis for each genus is provided, as well as type-locality and geographical distribution of the type-species. The mo...

Hexapods, commonly known as insects, are a neglected taxonomic group in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, with unanswered questions about their species richness and the ecological processes in which they are involved (e.g., colonization, introduction, stablishment, and extinction). Herein, we provide an updated Hexapod checklist with current no...

A key for identification of the 45 genera of Acanthocinini with erect setae on the elytra and which occur in South America is provided. A new synonymy is proposed for Trichonyssodrys Gilmour, 1957 (junior synonym of Pentheochaetes Melzer, 1932), resulting in new combinations for the following species: Pentheochaetes aureopilosa (Monné, 1990), P. ci...

Acrocinini is a Neotropical tribe of Lamiinae (Cerambycidae) with a single species: Acrocinus longimanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Conspicuous autapomorphic characters in this species have led to divergent interpretations of the morphological body plan of the tribe and its affinities with species of Macropophora Thomson, 1864 and some species of Oreodera A...

A synopsis of the flat-faced longhorned beetle genus Pseudocriopsis Melzer, 1931 is presented. Pseudocriopsis abare sp. nov. is described from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pseudocriopsis arthuri Audureau, 2017 is transferred to Leptostylus LeConte, 1852, as Leptostylus arthuri comb. nov.

Lamiinae is the most diverse subfamily of longhorned beetles, with about 20,000 described species classified into 80 tribes. Most of the tribes of Lamiinae were proposed during the 19th century and the suprageneric classification of the subfamily has never been assessed under phylogenetic criteria. In this study, we present the first tribal-level p...

The diagnosis of Ozineus Bates, 1863 is emended and a key is provided for the species of the genus in South America. A new synonymy is proposed for Sternacutus Gilmour, 1961 (junior synonym of Ozineus Bates, 1863), which includes a new combination for Sternacutus zikani (Melzer, 1935). Tropidozineus albidus Monné, 2009 is transferred to Ozineus.

Notes and new country records are provided for Leptostylus retrorsus Bates, 1885, and Lagocheirus araneiformis flavolineatus Aurivillius, 1921. The male of Trichalcidion penicillum Monné & Delfino, 1981 is described for the first time, and a new country record is provided. One new genus and four new species are described: Vitacinis luziae from Colo...

Eburiini is currently composed of 22 genera and 262 species, with a geographical distribution restricted to the Americas. Herein, we present a cladistic analysis of Eburiini and its genera, using a matrix with 82 terminal taxa, 52 from the ingroup (including representatives of all recognized genera) and 30 from the outgroup, and 105 characters of t...

Eburiini is currently composed of 22 genera and 262 species, with a geographical distribution restricted to the Americas. Herein, we present a cladistic analysis of Eburiini and its genera, using a matrix with 82 terminal taxa, 52 from the ingroup (including representatives of all recognized genera) and 30 from the outgroup, and 105 characters of t...

A synopsis of Volxemia is provided. A new species Volxemia solangeae sp. nov. from the state of São Paulo, Brazil is described and illustrated. A key for the known species is provided.

A new species, Unachlorus rafaeli sp. nov., is described from Brazil, state of Acre. Three species are newly recorded from Brazil: Penaherreraus guianensis (Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2003) from Roraima State, and Colobothea passerina Erichson, 1848 and Esthlogena (Esthlogena) albolineata (Breuning, 1940) from Amazonas State. Thirty-two specie...

A synopsis of Pseudoperma is provided. This genus mainly differs from Onocephala and Stethoperma by the antennal tubercles well separated; antennae relatively short, in the female subequal to the body length; and scape and third antennomere subequal in length. Pseudoperma includes two species, P. chalcogramma (Bates, 1887) and P. patruelis (Breunin...

The following synonymies are proposed: Chydarteres formosus Galileo & Martins, 2010 as a junior synonym of Andraegoidus fabricii (Dupont, 1838); Nyssosternus Gilmour, 1963 as a junior synonym of Stenolis Bates, 1864; Periestola Breuning, 1943 as a junior synonym of Cobelura Erichson, 1847; Cobelura inornata Monné & Monné, 2017 as a junior synonym o...

Platyphora Gistel, 1857 is the largest genus in Chrysomelinae with about 450 species of which 181 occur in Brazil. The Itatiaia National Park is one of the most important Conservation Units of the Atlantic Rainforest and 36 Platyphora species are recorded from the park. We have recorded 38 species of Platyphora. The synonymy of Platyphora fraterna...

A new species of Hemilophini, Adesmus lauropalui sp. nov. and a list of species of Cerambycidae from the Reserva Particular de Patrimonio Natural (RPPN) Sanctuary of Caraça are presented. The data are based on fieldwork and the MNRJ collection. Two hundred fifty-four species of Cerambycidae are recorded, of which 158 are new distribution records.

Six new species of Neotropical Acanthocinini are described and illustrated: Sympagus cooperi sp. nov. from Ecuador, Cobelura inornata sp. nov. from Costa Rica, Lepturges (L.) attaleae sp. nov. from Brazil and Paranisopodus amoenus sp. nov., Cobelura raphaeli sp. nov. and Cleodoxus tetralophus sp. nov. from Bolivia. Keys for the genera Sympagus Bate...

The genus Lophobothea gen. nov. is described (type-species Carneades reticulata Bates, 1881). Two new species are described and illustrated: Lophobothea nearnsi sp. nov. from Colombia and Peru, and L. barclayi sp. nov. from Ecuador.

Cerambycidae, Disteniidae and Vesperidae species (Insecta, Coleoptera) recorded from Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. A survey of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae and Vesperidae species recorded from Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, is presented. The data were based on literature and in the collection of the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do R...

Ateralphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni, 2001 is a Neotropical genus of longhorn beetles composed of nine species. This genus was proposed from splitting Alphus White, 1855 into other two genera: Ateralphus and Exalphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni, 2001. Even though Ateralphus (nine species), Alphus (four) and Exalphus (18) were recently revised...

New synonymy in Platyphora Gistel (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Doryphora cliens Stål, 1858 is considered a synonym of Doryphora congener Stål, 1858.

A checklist of the 1164 primary types of Cerambycidae, Disteniidae and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil is provided. Lectotype designations for 97 species are proposed.

The primary types of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) deposited in the Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (DZUP), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil (INPA), and in the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Pará, Belém,Brazil (MPEG) are...

The chapter deals with our current knowledge on morphology of adults and immature stages, the current classication system, the identication of adults and immatures to subfamily, and biology, global diversity, and distribution of subfamilies.

The descriptions of two species of Lamiinae, Lepturges (Lepturges) batesi sp. nov. (Acanthocinini) and Onocephala chicomendes sp. nov. (Onocephalini) and an addendum of Cerambycinae and Lamiinae to the list of species of Cerambycidae in the Itatiaia National Park are presented. The data are based on fieldwork conducted over the last six years. Eigh...

A checklist of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) primary types deposited in the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is given. There are 1,044 primary types. Lectotype designation for Megacyllene castroi (Prosen, 1947) is proposed. A brief history of the collection of Cerambycidae of the Museu Nacional is prese...

Since its establishment ZOOTAXA has become not only a rapid journal for zoological systematics but also a respected forum for discussions of all taxonomic matters, and it has gradually attained a distinguished position among other zoological journals by its special issues. These collections of papers treat varied themes such as the Carl Linnaeus le...

A new species of Eclipta Bates, 1873 from Brazil (São Paulo), E. birai, is described and illustrated. A tribute to the late Ubirajara Ribeiro Martins de Souza is provided.

A new species of Chariea Audinet-Serville, 1832, C. birai sp. nov., from Peru is described and illustrated. This is the smallest known species of Prioninae.

Three new species of Hemilophini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) are described: Chrysaperda mimica sp. nov. and Malacoscylus nearnsi sp. nov.from Ecuador, and Eulachnesia boteroi sp. nov.from Colombia.

Megaderus is reinstated and attributed to Germar, 1824 and not to Rafinesque, 1815 or Dejean, 1821; Neomegaderus Monn6, 2006 is an unnecessary replacement name; Purpuricenus brasiliensis Schaufuss, 1871 is a synonym of Eriphus purpuratus Chevrolat, 1862; Panchylissus Waterhouse, 1880 is a synonym of Galissus Dupont, 1840 and G rubiventris Martins &...

A taxonomic revision based on the study of the external morphology and the terminalia of Phygopoda Thomson, 1864 and Pseudophygopoda Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2007 is presented. The genera and their species are redescribed. Five synonymies are proposed: Panamapoda Clarke, 2014 and Paraphygopoda Clarke, 2014 = Pseudophygopoda Tavakilian & Peña...

Lectotype designation are provided for five species described by Germar: Cerambyx (Lissonotus) gagatinus Germar, 1824, Callichroma rufiventre Germar, 1824, Cerambyx lyciformis Germar, 1824, Rhinotragus dorsiger Germar, 1824, Callidium (Clytus) bisignatus Germar, 1824 and seven described by Klug: Stenopterus crinitus Klug, 1825, Stenopterus hirtipes...

Immatures of Mesomphalia gibbosa (Fabricius, 1781) and Mesomphalia turrita (Illiger, 1801) (Coleoptera, Chrysomeli-dae, Cassidinae, Mesomphaliini) are described based on specimen collections from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The last-instar larva and pupal exuviae of M. gibbosa (Fabricius, 1781) and the eggs, first-instar larva, and pupa of M. tur...

Two new species of Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 are described: P. tucurui sp. nov. from Brazil (Pará) and P. pichincha sp. nov. from Ecuador (Pichincha). A key to the species of Pseudosparna is also included.

A revision of the genus Mesomphalia Hope, 1839, is presented based on a detailed morphological study of all species, except M. ampliata Boheman, 1850 and M. albofasciculata Boheman, 1856. The genus and species are redescribed. One species is transferred to Stolas Billberg, 1820, as S. scrobiculata (Boheman, 1850) comb. nov.; one species is transfer...

Two new taxa are described: Ecoporanga cooperi sp. nov. from Peru (Amazonas) and Ecoporanga wallacei sp. nov. from Ecuador (Tungurahua). The former differs from other species of the genus by the antennae and black legs and green elytra with metallic reflections. Ecoporanga wallacei differs from the other species by well-marked posterolateral depres...

A revision of the genus Trachelissa Aurivillius, 1912, based on a study of external morphology and terminalia, is presented. The genus and its species are redescribed. Five species are recognized, two of which are described as new: T. bella sp. nov. from Bolivia and T. opaca sp. nov. from Argentina. A new host plant for T. maculicollis Audinet-Serv...

Synopsis of the genus Exalphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), with description of a new species and new country records. A synopsis of Exalphus Restello et al., 2001 is presented. Exalphus solangeae sp. nov. is described from Brazil (Amazonas). A key to identification with illustrations for 14 species of the gen...

A revision of the genus Ateralphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni, 2001, based on the detailed study of the morphology of the type-species and on the external morphology and terminalia of the others species is presented. The genus and species are redescribed and three new species are described. The genus is composed of nine species: A. dejeani (Lane...

The genus Macronemus Dejean, 1835 is redescribed and two new species are described: Macronemus mimus sp. nov. from Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina) and Argentina and Macronemus giuglarisi sp. nov. from French Guiana and Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas). M. verrucosus (Pascoe, 1866) is considered a new synonym of M. asperulus White, 1855. New distributional...

The genus Trypanidius Blanchard, 1846 includes 15 species in the Neotropical Region, nine of which occur in South America. In this contribution, the genus and South American species are redescribed and Trypanidius mimicavus sp. nov. is described from Bolivia. New distributional data are given for T. andicola Blanchard, 1846; T. dimidiatus Thomson,...

Alphus marinonii sp. nov., new species from Peru and Brazil (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). A new species of Alphus, A. marinonii sp. nov., from Peru and Brazil (Rondônia) is described. Key to identification and pictures for the four species of the genus are provided. Notes on distribution of A. tuberosus are included, with a new record for P...

The genus Leptostylus LeConte in French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). New species described: Leptostylus soukai sp. nov., L. candidus sp. nov., both from French Guiana; and L. melasmus sp. nov. from French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas). Brazil (Amapá) represents a new country record for L. plautus Monné & Hoffmann, 1981. A key to species of Lep...

New species in the genera Tropidozineus Monné & Martins, 1976 and Ozineus Bates, 1863 from Bolivia are described: Tropidozineus wappesi sp. nov., from Bolivia (Santa Cruz) and Brazil (Amazonas), Tropidozineus adustus sp. nov., Ozineus griseostigma sp. nov., O. achirae sp. nov., O. argus sp. nov., and O. caliginosus sp. nov., all from Bolivia (Santa...

New species of South American Acanthocinini are described: Neobaryssinus abbreviatus sp. nov. from French Guiana and Brazil (Amazonas); Baryssinus amoenus sp. nov. from French Guiana; Colobeutrypanus barclayi sp. nov. from Ecuador; Sporetus sticticus sp. nov. from Ecuador, French Guiana and Brazil (Pará); Oxathres simillima sp. nov. from Venezuela;...

New taxa in South American Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). The following new taxa are described and figured: Trichonyssodrys nessimiani sp. nov. from Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina), Amniscites tavakiliani sp. nov. from French Guiana and A. amboroensis sp. nov. from Bolivia (Cochabamba and Santa Cruz); Trichonius inusitatus sp. nov. and...

Novos táxons em Acanthocinini sul-americanos (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). São descritos e figurados os novos táxons: Trichonyssodrys nessimiani sp. nov. do Brasil (Bahia a Santa Catarina), Amniscites tavakiliani sp. nov. da Guiana Francesa and A. amboroensis sp. nov. da Bolívia (Cochabamba e Santa Cruz); Trichonius inusitatus sp. nov. e Lophopoenops...

New taxa in South American Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). The following new taxa arc described and figured: Trichonyssodrys nessimiani sp. nov. from Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina), Amniscites tavakiliani sp. nov. from French Guiana and A. amboroensis sp. nov. from Bolivia (Cochabamba and Santa Cruz): Trichonius inusitatus sp. nov. and...

A survey of the Lamiinae species recorded in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, is presented. The data were based on literature, field work and in the collection of the Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Three hundred and twenty two species of Lamiinae are registered, and this represents about 30% of...

A preliminary checklist of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of Peru is presented. Within Cerambycidae, we record five subfamilies, 55 tribes, 345 genera and subgenera, and 714 species. Within Disteniidae, we record one tribe, six genera, and 11 species. We also record one subfamily, one tribe, one genus, and two species wi...

A revision of the genus Andraegoidus Aurivillius, 1920, based on a study of external morphology and terminalia, is presented. The genus and species are redescribed; two subspecies are elevated to species level: Andraegoidus fabricii (Dupont, 1838) status nov. and A. richteri (Bruch, 1908) status nov.; synonyms are proposed: Trachyderes fulvipennis...

A survey of the Cassidinae species recorded to the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, state of Rio de Janeiro, is presented. The Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI), is situated in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most important Mata Atlântica Conservation Unit. Little is known about the species of Coleoptera from this park. Two survey...

A new genus is described: Acanthocornis gen. nov., type species, Acanthocornis flavus sp. nov. from Brazil, Pará. A new species is described: Atrocolus guarani sp. nov. from Paraguay, Cordillera, which differs from Atrocolus mariahelenae Monné and Monné, 20087. Monné , MA and Monné , ML. 2008. Atrocolus mariahelenae, novo gênero e espécie de Anac...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Anoreina Bates, 1861, based on detailed study of the morphology of type species and the external morphology and terminalia of others, is presented. A new synonymy is proposed: A. pinimaiuba Martins and Galileo, 2008 = Oreodera simplex Bates, 1861. Anoreina helenae sp. nov. and A. roosevelti sp. nov. are described f...

New taxa in Neotropical Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). New taxa described: Atelographus decoratus sp. nov. from Brazil (Espírito Santo), Pseudosparna boliviana sp. nov. from Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Georgeana gen. nov. type species Georgeana azurea sp. nov. from Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina)...

Lane (1943) proposed the genus Zikanita for Zikanita perpulchra Lane, 1943 from Rio de Janeiro, considering it close to Cosmotomidius Melzer, 1931. Marinoni & Martins (1978) considered Acanthoderes (Trichacanthoderes) Tippmann, 1960 a synonym of Zikanita, and transferred the two species, Z. biocellata (Tippmann, 1960) and Z. argenteofasciata (Tippm...

Andraegoidus translucidus sp. nov. is described from Bolivia (Santa Cruz). The following synonyms are proposed: Andraegoidus homoplatus hassenteufeli Fuchs, 1958 = Andraegoidus homoplatus (Dupont, 1838), and Andraegoidus lacordairei punctipennis Hüdepohl, 1985 = Andraegoidus lacordairei (Dupont, 1838). A key to the species of this genus is provided...

Cassidinae has around 6.000 species, with 1.000 recorded to Brazil, however only 6% of them have descriptions and some biological information available. Hope (1839) described Mesomphalia to Cassida gibbosa Fabricius, which is within Stolaini, and now comprises 16 species with wide distribution in South America, mainly to Brazil on its southern regi...

A synopsis of the Bolivian species of Colobothea Lepeletier & Audinet-Servile is presented. Two new species are described: C. berkovi Monné & Monné, sp. nov. and C. wappesi Monné & Monné, sp. nov. New distributional data are given for C. naevigera Bates, 1865, C. hirtipes (Degeer, 1775), C. appendiculata Aurivillius, 1902, C. assimilis Aurivillius,...

The subfamily Cerambycinae includes, at present 716 genera and 3889 species in the Neotropical region (Monné & Bezark, 2009). Trachyderini Dupont, 1836, one of the largest tribes of Cerambycinae, is widely distributed in the Americas, especially in the Neotropics where 441 species belonging to 133 genera are recorded, about 11% of the diversity of...

The genus Trachelia was proposed by Audinet-Serville (1834). Trachelia was preoccupied by Trachelia Scopoli, 1769 (Aves). Gistl (1848) proposed two new names for Trachelia: Hippias and Loxodromus. Aurivillius (1912) proposed Trachelissa a new name for Trachelia.