Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini)
The Neotropical <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 is one of the largest and most widespread genera of the Erotylidae, encompassing more than 200 described species. Among the species with a similar body coloration, there is a “group„ of six valid species—cal...
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| description | The Neotropical <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 is one of the largest and most widespread genera of the Erotylidae, encompassing more than 200 described species. Among the species with a similar body coloration, there is a “group„ of six valid species—called here the “tiger„ <i>Mycotretus</i>—that possess several pronotal and elytral black spots, as follows: <i>M. tigrinus</i> (Olivier, 1792); <i>M. multimaculatus</i> Taschenberg, 1870; <i>M. centralis</i> Arrow, 1909; <i>M. tigrinoides</i> Mader, 1942; <i>M. tigripennis</i> Mader, 1942; and <i>M. prioteloides</i> Mader, 1942. Different from any other <i>Mycotretus</i> with spots, the spots of the “tiger„ <i>Mycotretus</i> are numerous and are not bilaterally symmetrical in pattern. Here, new geographical records, diagnoses and redescriptions are provided for <i>M. tigrinus</i>, <i>M. centralis</i>, <i>M. tigrinoides</i>, <i>M. tigripennis</i> and <i>M. prioteloides</i>, including the first descriptions of their male and female terminalia. Lectotypes are designated for <i>M. multimaculatus</i>, <i>M. centralis</i>, and <i>M.</i> <i>leopardus</i>. <i>Mycotretus multimaculatus</i> and <i>M. tigrinus pardalis</i> Crotch, 1876 are proposed as new junior synonyms of <i>M. tigrinus</i>. Additionally, the authorship of the name <i>M. leopardus</i> is attributed to Crotch, 1876, because he was the first author to provide a description for that taxon, and the synonymy of <i>M. leopardus</i> and <i>M. conspersus</i> (Germar, 1824) with <i>M. tigrinus</i> (Olivier, 1792) is confirmed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8909d7a2a90c4e9db82710bb6de48e172022-12-21T22:07:38ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502018-11-019416810.3390/insects9040168insects9040168Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini)Italo S. C. Pecci-Maddalena0Cristiano Lopes-Andrade1Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, BrazilLaboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Coleoptera, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais 36570-900, BrazilThe Neotropical <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 is one of the largest and most widespread genera of the Erotylidae, encompassing more than 200 described species. Among the species with a similar body coloration, there is a “group„ of six valid species—called here the “tiger„ <i>Mycotretus</i>—that possess several pronotal and elytral black spots, as follows: <i>M. tigrinus</i> (Olivier, 1792); <i>M. multimaculatus</i> Taschenberg, 1870; <i>M. centralis</i> Arrow, 1909; <i>M. tigrinoides</i> Mader, 1942; <i>M. tigripennis</i> Mader, 1942; and <i>M. prioteloides</i> Mader, 1942. Different from any other <i>Mycotretus</i> with spots, the spots of the “tiger„ <i>Mycotretus</i> are numerous and are not bilaterally symmetrical in pattern. Here, new geographical records, diagnoses and redescriptions are provided for <i>M. tigrinus</i>, <i>M. centralis</i>, <i>M. tigrinoides</i>, <i>M. tigripennis</i> and <i>M. prioteloides</i>, including the first descriptions of their male and female terminalia. Lectotypes are designated for <i>M. multimaculatus</i>, <i>M. centralis</i>, and <i>M.</i> <i>leopardus</i>. <i>Mycotretus multimaculatus</i> and <i>M. tigrinus pardalis</i> Crotch, 1876 are proposed as new junior synonyms of <i>M. tigrinus</i>. Additionally, the authorship of the name <i>M. leopardus</i> is attributed to Crotch, 1876, because he was the first author to provide a description for that taxon, and the synonymy of <i>M. leopardus</i> and <i>M. conspersus</i> (Germar, 1824) with <i>M. tigrinus</i> (Olivier, 1792) is confirmed.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/4/168pleasing fungus beetlesNeotropical regiontaxonomyintraspecific variationmorphology |
| spellingShingle | Italo S. C. Pecci-Maddalena Cristiano Lopes-Andrade Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) Insects pleasing fungus beetles Neotropical region taxonomy intraspecific variation morphology |
| title | Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) |
| title_full | Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) |
| title_fullStr | Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) |
| title_short | Redescriptions, Lectotype Designations, New Synonyms and New Geographic Records for the “Tiger” Species of <i>Mycotretus</i> Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini) |
| title_sort | redescriptions lectotype designations new synonyms and new geographic records for the tiger species of i mycotretus i lacordaire 1842 coleoptera erotylidae tritomini |
| topic | pleasing fungus beetles Neotropical region taxonomy intraspecific variation morphology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/4/168 |
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