A New Species ofCymatoderaGray (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae) from Southern Mexico

Four new species of the genusCymatodera(Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae) from the Neotropics, with some taxonomic and biogeographic remarks

“…From C. sinuosa, it can be separated by the presence of fully developed wings and the metatergite longer than wide (in females of C. sinuosa the posterior wings are reduced and the metatergite is as long as wide); in addition, the anterior margin of the elytra is not constricted (females of C. sinuosa have the anterior margin constricted). From C. bellamyi, C. lorenae, and C. tortuosa, it can be separable by the more robust body shape (see Rifkind 2014;Burke et al 2015b;.…”

“…This paper is part of an ongoing effort to describe and catalogue the Tillinae fauna of the New World. Recent descriptive works have been published by Rifkind (1993Rifkind ( , 2014Rifkind ( , 2015, Rifkind et al (2010), Burke (2013), Burke and Zolnerowich (2014), and Burke et al (2015b; however, several species remain undescribed. Here, we describe four new Cymatodera species from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, and Colombia.…”

Four new species of Cymatodera Gray from central and southern Mexico (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Tillinae)

“…As previously discussed (Rifkind 2014, 2015), the diversity of the clerid genus Cymatodera in Mexico is extensive, but our knowledge of the group remains rudimentary. Many dozens of species await description and many more are likely to be discovered, particularly in areas distant from paved roads.…”

“…Many dozens of species await description and many more are likely to be discovered, particularly in areas distant from paved roads. Recent descriptions of species belonging to this genus include many endemics (Burke 2013; Burke and Zolnerowich 2014; Rifkind et al 2010; Rifkind 2014, 2015), and here again, it is quite likely that the tally will increase as collecting efforts reach further into habitats such as relictual cloud forest and isolated mountain ranges that are known centers of endemism. Much attention has been focused on the rapid destruction or degradation of natural habitat in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and the insufficiency of current resources dedicated to cataloguing disappearing biodiversity (Blackman et al 2014; Armesto et al 2007; Santibañez and Santibañez 2007; Trejo and Dirzo 2000).…”

New species of Cymatodera Gray (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Tillinae) from México and Central America, with notes on others

“…As I previously noted (Rifkind 2014), Cymatodera is one of the most speciose of the clerid genera in México and Central America (approximately 83 described species), but also among the most poorly studied. Recent descriptions of species belonging to this fauna appear in Rifkind 1993, Rifkind, Toledo & Corona 2010, Burke 2013, Burke & Zolnerowich 2014, and Rifkind 2014, but many more species remain undescribed in collections. The area encompassing the southwest U.S. southward through Isthmian Panamá is a locus of Cymatodera evolution.…”