Insecta Mundi, Volume 12 (1998)
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Microscopic anatomy of invertebrates, VoL 11, A, B, C, Insecta. Harrison, Frederick W. (editor), and Michael Locke. New York: Wiley-Liss, voL 11A, xxii+381 [+index 1-74], voL 11B, xxii+385-840 [+index 1-74 (repeated)], voL 3, xxii+843-1296 [incL 74 page index]. Cloth: $675.00. [ISBN 0-471-15955-7 (set).]
The section Scelidites ofthe subtribe Luperina is diagnosed and described. A key is provided to separate the genera within this section. Cyphotarsis Jacoby is reduced to a junior synonym of Metacoryna Jacoby. Microscelida, new genus, is erected to include Agelastica viridis Jacoby, Luperus subcostatus Jacoby, Luperus subglabratus Jacoby, Scelidopsis violacea Jacoby, and seven newly described species. A key and diagnoses are provided to enable recognition of each species within this new genus. Scelidacne, new genus, is erected to include a single newly described species.
Potamobates sumaco new species is described from the Ecuadorian Amazon. Male and female genitalia differentiate P. sumaco from a similar parapatric species, P. williamsi Hungerford. Phylogenetic analysis indicates P. sumaco is closely related to the species of the P. tridentatus group which includes P. williamsi. A distribution map and revised key to Potamobates species are provided.
Se analizan las relaciones filogeneticas de las especies del genero americano Poecilopompilus Howard y se contribuye al esclarecimiento de las relaciones filogeneticas con los generos hermanos Austrochares, Batozonellus, Episyron y Sericopompilus; 38 caracteres fueron analizados cladisticamente utilizando el programa para Ms-DOS Pee-Wee (Goloboff, 1993). En el arbol resultante, los generos considerados conforman un grupo monofiletico. El genero BatozonelIus esta mas relacionado filogeneticamente con Poecilopompilus y estos a su vez con Austrochares. Poecilopompilus es un genero monofiletico. Ademas se presenta una clave para la identificaci6n de las 10 especies conocidas de Poecilopompilus e ilustraciones.
Some Neotropical Lepturini are studied: Euryptera latipennis Audinet-Serville, 1828 (type species) redescription, Strangalia dimidiate (Redtenbacher, 1868) new combination (= Strangalia melanophthisis (Berg, 1889) new combination, new synonymy, and lectotype designation), Strangalia fulvicornis (bates, 1872), new record from Argentina; Strangalia melanùra (Redtenbacher, 1868) new combination from Brazil; Strangalia rubricollis (Bates, 1870) new record from Peru. “Leptura” bonariensis Burmeister , 1865 is not a true Leptura, being exotic for Argentina and for the Neotropical fauna; the type-specimen was mislabeled as coming from Buenos Aires. Elytral patterns, posterior tarsi, antennae, 5th apparent urosternite, and elytral apices of E. lapipennis, and S. dimidiate are illustrated. A key to Argentinian genera and species is provided.
The genus Erlandia (Cerambycinae: Erlandiini) was described by Aurivillius in 1904, containing a single species, Erlandia inopinata, distributed in Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. Anew species, E. megacephala, from Argentina is described, and illustrated here. A key and distribution map of both species are provided, with a generic diagnosis using characters of both species.
The Catalogue (Monne, 1993-1994) and Checklist (Monne and Giesbert, 1995) of the Cerambycidae and Disteniidae of the Western Hemisphere represents a necessary, and valuable tool since recompilation of Blackwelder (1946) was made. Species with references (omissions), and without them (new records) are given for some countries.
Megacyllene (Megacyllene) cryptofrasciata n. sp. from Argentina is described and illustrated. M. quinquefasciata (Melzer, 1931), and Megacyllene rotundicollis Zajciw, 1963 are transferred from the subgenus Megacyllene Casey 1912 to Sierracyllene Tippmann, 1960. Megacyllene (SierracylZene) tafivallensis n. sp. is described from northwestern Argentina. Dexithea spixii (Laporte & Gory, 1836), and Plagionotus latreillei (Laporte & Gory, 1836) are transferred to Megacyllene (sensu stricto), excluding Dexithea, and Plagionotus from the South American fauna of Clytini. Neoclytus famelicus (Burmeister, 1865) is synonymized with N. ypsilon Chevrolat, 1861. Additional new records of Clytini from Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador are also presented here. A key for subgenera and species of Megacyllene is included, with distribution maps for Argentina and nearby countries.
In our checklist of the Alticinae of Central America and Mexico (Furth and Savini, 1996), there were some species whose status or generic combination needs clarification. In preparing the
1996 checklist the authors referred to some unpublished notes of Jan Bechyne in order to understand his system of alticine names and to clarify to which genera he considered various species to belong.