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Paraphygopoda Clarke 2014

Description

Key to the species of Paraphygopoda

1. Apex of metafemoral clave just passing apex of abdomen. Translucent panels of elytra occupying about half of surface area.........................................................................................................................................2

— Base of metafemoral clave just passing apex of abdomen. Translucent panels of elytra reduced to small, narrow fascia. Bolivia. Figs. 5A, 5B..................................................................................... P. nappae sp. nov.

2. Metatarsi white or creamy-white in colour. Apex of antenna reach middle of urosternite III. Translucent panels of elytra reach base of elytra..........................................................................................................3

— Metatarsi dark chestnut in colour. Apex of antenna reach apex of urosternite III. Translucent panels of elytra do not reach base of elytra. Brazil (RJ). Fig. 9............................. P. longipennis (Zajciw, 1963) comb. nov.

3. Elytra about 2.0 longer than width of humeri; apical lobes relatively broad and short, with broad, impunctate carina at midline. Metafemora entirely black. Vertex of head and pronotal disc without metallic reflection. Brazil (PA, RO), Peru. Figs. 3, 11............................................. P. albitarsis (Klug, 1825) comb. nov.

— Elytra about 2.3 longer than width of humeri; apical lobes relatively long and narrow, with narrow, punctate carina at midline. Metafemora chestnut with base of peduncle yellow. Vertex of head and pronotal disc with metallic blue reflection. Brazil (ES-PR). Figs. 4, 13............ P. viridimicans (Fisher, 1952) comb. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Clarke, Robin O. S., 2014, Bolivian Rhinotragini VIII: new genera and species related to Pseudophygopoda Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2007 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), pp. 341-362 in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) (São Paulo) 54 (24) on page 354, DOI: 10.1590/0031-1049.2014.54.24, http://zenodo.org/record/4674675

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Cerambycidae
Genus
Paraphygopoda
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Clarke
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Paraphygopoda Clarke, 2014 sec. Clarke, 2014

References

  • ZAJCIW, D. 1963. Novos Longicorneos neotropicos. IX. Revista Brasileira de Biologia, 23 (4): 421 - 428.
  • KLUG, F. 1825. Entomologiae Brasilianae specimen alterum, sistens insectorum coleopterorum nondum descriptorum centuriam. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae-Leopoldino- - Carolinae, Naturae Curiosorum, 12 (2): 421 - 476.
  • FISHER, W. S. 1952. New cerambycid beetles belonging to the tribe Rhinotragini from South America. American Museum Novitates, 1552: 1 - 17.