Pseudosparna, a new Neotropical genus of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with description of three new species

Abstract

Pseudosparna new genus is proposed to include four species: P. luteolineata new species (type species) from Equador, P. amoena new species and P. aragua new species from Venezuela, and P. flavipes (Bates, 1863) new combination, transferred from Lepturtrigona Gilmour, 1957. The four species are illustrated and keyed.

A new Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 from Mitaraka mountains, French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

“…Pseudosparna ubirajara sp. nov., like P. aragua Mermudes & Monné, 2009, has diffuse pilosity on the pronotum without any particular pattern, and dense yellow pilosity on the metepisterna. It differs by the characters given in the key and the base of tibiae light brown.…”

“…It differs by the characters given in the key and the base of tibiae light brown. This requires several modifications of the previous keys (Mermudes & Monné, 2009;Monné & Monné, 2014). from an Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement (APA n° 973-1) delivered by the Région Guyane.…”

“…During a one-month field survey in the southern border of French Guiana, part of the 'Our Planet Reviewed' program, a series of a new Acanthocinini Blanchard, 1845 was obtained with interception traps. This species belongs to the genus Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 and seems to be confined to the southern part of the country. This species is the eighth species of this recently reviewed genus (Mermudes & Monné, 2009;Monné & Monné, 2014).…”

“…This species belongs to the genus Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné, 2009 and seems to be confined to the southern part of the country. This species is the eighth species of this recently reviewed genus (Mermudes & Monné, 2009;Monné & Monné, 2014).…”

Synopsis of the genus Pseudosparna Mermudes & Monné (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), with description of two new species

“…The genus Pseudosparna was originally proposed for four Neotropical species (Mermudes and Monné, 2009). A fifth species, from Bolivia (P. boliviana Monné & Monné, 2010), has since been added.…”