On Trichohippopsis Breuning and Aprosopus Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Agapanthiini): Notes, Transfers, Synonymy, and New Species

The differences between TrichohippopsisBreuning, 1958 and Aprosopus Guérin-Méneville, 1844 are discussed, and a redescription of the former is provided. Previously published figures of Trichohippopsis rufulaBreuning, 1958 and Aprosopus gilmouriBreuning, 1962 are discussed. Trichohippopsis barbatulus...

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Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 2016-06, Vol.70 (2), p.361-367
Main Authors: Galileo, Maria Helena M, Santos-Silva, Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amazonia
longhorn beetles
Neotropical region
taxonomy
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Summary:The differences between TrichohippopsisBreuning, 1958 and Aprosopus Guérin-Méneville, 1844 are discussed, and a redescription of the former is provided. Previously published figures of Trichohippopsis rufulaBreuning, 1958 and Aprosopus gilmouriBreuning, 1962 are discussed. Trichohippopsis barbatulus Martins and Galileo, 2013 is transferred to Aprosopus, Aprosopus gilmouriBreuning, 1962 is transferred to Trichohippopsis, and T. exilisGalileo and Martins, 2006 is considered a junior synonym of Trichohippopsis gilmouri (Breuning), new combination. Trichohippopsis birai Galileo and Santos-Silva, new species, is described from Brazil (Amazonas), and a key to species of the genus is provided.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394
DOI:10.1649/0010-065X-70.2.361