A revision of Cylindromorphoidina: Comparative morphology, genera reassessment and description of new species (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae)

Abstract

The subtribe Cylindromorphoidina Cobos, 1979, the only representative of tribe Aphanisticini in the Neotropical region, is currently composed of two genera, Eurynodes Théry, 1934 and Cylindromorphoides Kerremans, 1903. The genus Taphroceroides Hespenheide, 2007, originally proposed in Cylindromorphoidina, is currently placed in Brachyina (tribe Tracheini). A detailed morphological comparison of Taphroceroides species with members of Eurynodes and Cylindromorphoides shows similarities that strongly support their transference back to Cylindromorphoidina. A new morphological definition and classification of Cylindromorphoidina is presented along with the description of new species in the three genera: Eurynodes gemmatus sp. nov., E. capillatus sp. nov., Cylindromorphoides ferrugifrons sp. nov., Taphroceroides brunneus sp. nov., and T. brasiliensis sp. nov. Photographs and comments on the type series of previously described species are provided. New biological data and possible association of Cylindromorphoidina species with Bromeliaceae are reported. Finally, a distribution map is provided for all species of Cylindromorphoidina.

The Relationship between Genus/Species Richness and Morphological Diversity among Subfamilies of Jewel Beetles

“…This may indicate that most genera of this subfamily have evolved relatively special morphologies to adapt to different plant communities in different biogeographic regions, occupying different niches. At the same time, the larvae of this subfamily exhibit three major feeding habits: xylophagous type, stem-miners and leaf-miners [ 26 , 65 , 67 ]. The different habits of the larvae presumably affect the external morphology of the adults to some extent; for instance, the Tracheini larvae are leaf miners and the adults of this tribe are wide and short.…”

Análisis del estado del conocimiento de los escarabajos joya (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) en Colombia

“…Tanto larvas como adultos son fitófagos, presentando en la mayoría de los casos alta especificidad (Migliore et al 2020a). Muchas larvas de Buprestidae xilófagas prefieren plantas recién muertas o moribundas, mientras otras atacan tejidos vivos y sanos, pudiendo ser consideradas plagas; entre estas se encuentran algunas especies del género Agrilus, Curtis, 1825 , tales como A. planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 y A. auroguttatus Schaeffer, 1905 entre otras, causantes de grandes daños ecológicos y económicos en Europa y Norteamérica, debido a su impacto negativo en la salud de grandes extensiones de bosque (Kelnarova et al 2019), en sur América destacamos a Euchroma gigantea (Linnaeus, 1758) especie que se encuentra entre las principales plagas que atacan a la "Painera" Ceiba speciosa (St. Hil, 1827) (Netto et al 2003).…”

“…, Henry Hespenheide (Hespenheide, 2014), Christian Pineda y Rafael Barros(Pineda y Barros 2017, Pineda et al 2018) y Letizia Migliore(Migliore et al 2020a(Migliore et al , 2020b(Migliore et al , 2022. Además del número de investigadores, la gran diversidad de bupréstidos encontrada en Brasil probablemente también se deba a la extrema diversificación de biomas que van desde vastas selvas tropicales hasta zonas áridas y semiáridas, así como vegetación de montaña (Curletti y Migliore 2014,Migliore et al 2020b), lo que conlleva una gran diversidad de plantas hospederas que ofrecen recursos para la oviposición y el desarrollo larvario(Migliore et al 2020b), un ejemplo de esta mayor diversidad es el género Agrilus,…”

Morphology of the adult and immatures of a striking new species of leaf-mining Brachys Dejean from Brazil (Buprestidae, Agrilinae)

“…The subfamily Agrilinae comprises nearly a half of all known Buprestidae species and is composed of four tribes and 23 subtribes (Bellamy, 2008(Bellamy, , 2013. The larval stages comprise exclusively endophyte species, with three major feeding habits: xylophagous in the majority of members of the tribes Agrilini Laporte, 1835 and Coraebini Bedel, 1821; stem-miners in members of tribe Aphanisiticini Jaquelin du Val, 1863; and leaf-miners in members of tribe Tracheini Gory & Laporte, 1835 (Bellamy, 2008;Migliore et al, 2020). The tribe Tracheini comprises four subtribes with 12 genera and represents one of the most specialized groups within Buprestidae.…”

“…The tribe Tracheini comprises four subtribes with 12 genera and represents one of the most specialized groups within Buprestidae. Within Tracheini, the subtribe Brachyina Cobos, 1979 currently includes three genera (c.f., Migliore et al, 2020): Brachys Dejean, 1833, a considerably speciose genus (140 species; Nearctic and Neotropical regions) with species adapted to live in dicotyledon plants (Waddell & Mousseau, 1996), Taphrocerus Solier, 1833 (173 species; Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical and Patagonian regions) adapted to live in monocotyledons (Story et al, 1979;MacRae, 2004), and Lius Deyrolle, 1864 (126 species; Neotropical region), probably adapted to live in dicotyledons (Lourenço et al, 2017).…”