New species of Desmiphorini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from the Reserva Biológica Alberto Manuel Brenes, Alajuela, San Ramón, Costa Rica

Abstract

A new species of the genus Esaguasu Galileo and Martins, 2007, Esaguasu brenensis sp. nov. is described from the unique specimen collected during 2007 in the Reserva Biológica Alberto Manuel Brenes, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica.Additional key words: description; neotropical; taxonomy. Resumen

Patterns of Tree Species Usage by Long-Horned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Fiji

“…With >35,000 described species (e.g., Lawrence and Britton 1982, Galileo and Estaban-Duran 2010, Botero and Monne 2011, the coleopteran family Cerambycidae is among the most important components of xylophagous insect diversity because most species feed on wood of live or dead trees and/or associated fungi. Studies on the ecology of cerambycids fall into two main areas: understanding the ecology of pest species important to forestry and agriculture (e.g., Nair 2007, Haavik et al 2010) and conservation of rare and/or endemic species.…”