On Amillarus Thomson, 1857 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): Types, Variation, and a New Synonym

A short history of AmillarusThomson, 1857 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Agapanthiini) is provided. AphiesDejean, 1835 is considered as an unavailable genus name. A lectotype is designated for Amillarus erythroderusChevrolat, 1861. A short comment on Amillarus secundus (Tippmann, 1951) is provided. Tricho...

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Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 2016-12, Vol.70 (4), p.805-811
Main Authors: Santos-Silva, Antonio, Galileo, Maria Helena M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
longhorn beetles
Neotropical Region
nomenclature
taxonomy
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Summary:A short history of AmillarusThomson, 1857 (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Agapanthiini) is provided. AphiesDejean, 1835 is considered as an unavailable genus name. A lectotype is designated for Amillarus erythroderusChevrolat, 1861. A short comment on Amillarus secundus (Tippmann, 1951) is provided. Trichogrammopsis ruficollisBreuning, 1948 is considered as a new junior synonym of Amillarus singularisAurivillius, 1922. Amillarus apicalis nigroampliatus Breuning, 1974 is provisionally kept as distinct from A. apicalis apicalisThomson, 1857.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394
DOI:10.1649/0010-065X-70.4.805