Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records
Abstract Two new species of Elaphidiini from Colombia are described: Sphaerion costae sp. nov., and Mephritus costae sp. nov. The keys to species of Sphaerion Audinet-Serville, 1834 and Mephritus Pascoe, 1866 are translated and modified to include the new species. Chromatic variations of Mephritus a...
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| description | Abstract Two new species of Elaphidiini from Colombia are described: Sphaerion costae sp. nov., and Mephritus costae sp. nov. The keys to species of Sphaerion Audinet-Serville, 1834 and Mephritus Pascoe, 1866 are translated and modified to include the new species. Chromatic variations of Mephritus apicatus (Linsley, 1935) are reported. Moreover, the geographical distribution is expanded for 12 species of Elaphidiini. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-741c8ebf65a2423abad2da2a3fefd8d32022-12-21T18:57:52ZengUniversidade de São PauloPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia0031-10491807-020560spe10.11606/1807-0205/2020.60.special-issue.23S0031-10492020000200223Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical recordsKimberly GarcíaFrancisco Eriberto de Lima NascimentoAbstract Two new species of Elaphidiini from Colombia are described: Sphaerion costae sp. nov., and Mephritus costae sp. nov. The keys to species of Sphaerion Audinet-Serville, 1834 and Mephritus Pascoe, 1866 are translated and modified to include the new species. Chromatic variations of Mephritus apicatus (Linsley, 1935) are reported. Moreover, the geographical distribution is expanded for 12 species of Elaphidiini.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492020000200223&lng=en&tlng=ensphaerionmephritustropical dry forestlonghorned beetlestaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Kimberly García Francisco Eriberto de Lima Nascimento Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia sphaerion mephritus tropical dry forest longhorned beetles taxonomy |
| title | Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| title_full | Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| title_fullStr | Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| title_short | Elaphidiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Caribbean region of Colombia: New species, taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| title_sort | elaphidiini coleoptera cerambycidae from the caribbean region of colombia new species taxonomic notes and new geographical records |
| topic | sphaerion mephritus tropical dry forest longhorned beetles taxonomy |
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