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Notes on Oriental Lamiini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Dr. Karl-Ernst Hiidepohl Marktresidenz, Schillerstr. 8, 83209 Prien am Chiemsee, Germany

Daniel J. Heffern 10531 Goldfield Ln. Houston. TX 77064 USA

Longhorned beetles of the Tribe Lamiini have Vitticereopsius Breuning, 1961a:143 (type spe- evolved into approximately 180 genera in South cies: Epepeotes vittipennis Fisher) is a synonym of East Asia and nearby regions. Many genera and Cereopsius Pascoe, 1862:344 (type species: Cere- species are poorly-known and some taxa are still opsius exoletus Pascoe), new synonymy. Cereop- undescribed. As a prelude to a checklist and further sius vittipennis (Fisher, 1935:599)becomes a new studies of this group, the authors propose some combination. taxonomic changes and provide corrections to previ- Cereopsius sexmaculatus immaculithorax Bre- ous literature. uning, 1974:238 is not considered a valid subspecies The private collection and literature of the se- of Cereopsius sexmaculatusAurivillius, 1907:108, nior author are deposited in Zoologische Staatssam- since it is just a species with variable markings, mlung Munchen, MunchhausenstraBe 21, D-8000, new synonymy. Munchen, Germany. Breuning (1968) placed Cyriepepeotes Breun- ing, 1963:17 (type species: Cyriepepeotesgrossepunc- Elongatorsidis Breuning, 1967a:183 (type spe- tatus Breuning) as a synonym of Crucihammus cies: Elongatorsidis brunneus Breuning) is a syn- Breuning, 1936:295 (type species: Crucihammus onym of Agniohammus Breuning, 1936:303 (type subcruciatus Breuning). Subsequently, in the mono- species: Agniohammus olivaceus Breuning), new graph on Laotian Lamiinae (Rondon and Breuning, synonymy.Agniohamrnus brunneus (Breuning, 1970), this generic synonymy is not listed, but the 1967a:183) becomes a new combination. appropriate combination of Crucihammus Perihammus Aurivillius, 1923:457 (type spe- grossepunctatus Breuning as a Laotian species is cies: Perihammus bifasciatus Aurivillius) and Par- given. Later (1975), the description of Cyriepepeotes ablepephaeus Breuning, 1980:171 (type species: wittmeri Breuning, 1975:342 appears ("Cyriepep- Pharsalia mindanaonis Schultze) are synonyms of eotes" is used in the paper's abstract, and "Cypriepe- Blepephaeus Pascoe, 1866:291 (type species: Mono- peotes" appears before the actual description). First, hammus succinctor Chevrolat), new synonymies. Cypriepepeotes Breuning, 1975:342 is an incorrrect Blepephaeus nepalensis (Hayashi, 1981:13), subsequent spelling of Cyriepepeotes. Second, Blepephaeus fuscomaculatus (Breuning, Cyriepepeotes must remain a synonym of Cruci- 1948:11), Blepephaeus mausoni (Breuning, hamus,as Breuning proposed in 1968. However, 1947:10), Blepephaeus multinotatus (Pic, according to C. Holzschuh (pers. comm.), who exam- 1925:18), Blepephaeus infelix (Pascoe, 1856:48), ined the type of Cyriepepeotes wittmeri Breuning Blepephaeus lemoulti (Breuning, 1938:33) and (Base1 Museum), it is the same species as Blepep- Blepephaeus mindanaonis (Schultze, 1920:197) haeus ocellatus (Gahan, 1888:262), new synony- become new combinations. my. According to C. Holzschuh (pers. comm.), the Paraleprodera corrugatoides Breuning, 1948:6 type of Perihammus fuscumaculatus Breuning, is a synonym of Paraleprodera corrugata Breun- 1948:ll in the Bruxelles Museum is the same spe- ing, 1935254, new synonymy. cies as Blepephaeus succinctor (Chevrolet, Epepeotes lateralis (GuQrin-MGneville, 1852:417), new synonymy. 1831:68) is revalidated. Epepeotes spinosus (Th- omson, 1857:179) is a synonym of this species. 248 Volume 16, No. 4, December. 2002. INSECTA MUNDI

In Lingafelter and Hoebeke (2002), Plate 19 (h, Breuning, S. 1935. Novae species Cerambycidarum i) are both variants of Dolichoprosopus lethalis IV. Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica. 8:251- maculatus Ritsema (S. Lingafelter, pers. comm.). 276. However, the status of D. lethalis Pascoe and the Breuning, S. 1936. Novae species Cerambycidarum validity of its two described subspecies should be V. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Profes- reviewed after more material is studied from the sor Dr. Embrik Strand. 1:274-326. islands around Halmahera and eastern New Guin- Breuning, S. 1938. Nouveaux Cerambycides (1"'" ea. note). Novitates Entomologicae. 9:30-64. C. Holzschuh (pers. comm.) states that the holo- Breuning, S. 1947. Nouvelles formes de Longi- type of Melanauster granulipennis Breuning, cornes du Musee de Stockholm. Arkiv for Zoolo- 1938:52, was examined in the British Museum, gi, Uppsala. 39A(6):1-68. London, and is synonymous with Monochamus Breuning, S. 1948. Nouvelles formes de Lamiaires guerryi Pic, 1903:121, new synonymy. Therefore (1"'" partie). Bulletin du Musee Royal d'Histoire it was incorrectly synonymized with Anoplophora Naturelle de Belgique, Bruxelles. 24(38):1-44. beryllina (Hope, 1840:79) in Lingafelter and Hoe- Breuning, S. 1961a. Neue oder schlecht bekannte beke (2002). Cerambyciden. Entomologische Arbeiten aus Lingafelter and Hoebeke (2002) transferredAn- dem Museum G. Frey. 12:140-160. oplophora rondoniana Breuning, 1964:46 into Breuning, S. 1961b. Catalogue des Lamiaires du Pharsalia Thomson, 1864:85 (type species: Pharsa- monde (Col. CBramb.). 5 Lieferung. Im Verlag lia nzalasiaca Thomson), however Breuning (1968) des Museums G. Frey. Tutzing bei Munchen. p. had already placed this species into synonymy with 285-382. Pharsalia subgernrnata (Thomson, 1857:294). This Breuning, S. 1963. Contribution A la connaissance synonymy was not recorded in Rondon and Breun- des Lamiens du Laos (Col. Ceramb), Sixihme ing (1970). partie. Bulletin de la Soci6t6 Royale des Scienc- Numerous errors exist in Breuning's Catalogues es Naturelles du Laos. 75-22. of Lamiinae, including misspellings, incorrect years Breuning, S. 1964. Contribution A la connaissance and page citations. One error is in the 5th part of the des Lamiens du Laos (Col. Ceramb), 12 partie. catalogue (Breuning, 1961b, pg. 347), where the Bulletin de la SociBt6 Royale des Sciences Na- genus name Triammatus was omitted. It appears turelles du Laos. 11: 41-62. that the six species in this genus (T. saundersi Breuning, S. 1967a. Nouveaux Cerambycides Lami- Chevrolat, T. chevrolati Pascoe, T. tristis Pascoe, inae des collections du Museum National T. subinermis Breuning, T. waigeuensis Gilmour d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Bulletin de la and T. brunneus Breuning) belong to the genus SociBt6 Entomologique de France. 72:183-189. Combe Thomson. Makihara (1999) followed Bre- Breuning, S. 1967b. Catalogue des Lamiaires du uning's catalogue andincorrectly listed Combe cheu- Monde (Col. CBramb.). 10 Lieferung. Im Verlag rolati (Pascoe) in his survey of Cerambycidae from des Museums G. Frey. Tutzing bei Munchen. p. East Kalimantan. Breuning (1967b) did list Triam- 771-864. matus in the generic index for his catalogues, how- Breuning, S. 1968. Contribution A la connaissance ever. des Lamiens du Laos (15hme partie et fin). The authors wish to express their appreciation Bulletin de la Socibte Royale des Sciences Na- to Mr. C. Holzschuh, Spitzeckweg, Austria, and Dr. turelles du Laos. 16:l-44, 63. S. Lingafelter, USNM, Washington, DC, for their Breuning, S. 1974. Neue Lamiinae (Coleoptera, collaboration and assistance. Cerambycidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoolo- gischen Museum in Berlin. 50:237-241 References cited Breuning, S. 1975. Ergebnisse der Bhutan-Expe- dition 1972 des Naturhistorischen Museums in Aurivillius, 6. 1907. Neue oder wenig bekannte Basel, Coleoptera: Fam. Cerambycidae - Lami- Coleoptera Longicornia. 9. Arlciv for Zoologi, inae. Entomologica Basiliensa 1:335-365. Uppsala. 3(18):93-131. 9 fig. Breuning, S. 1980. Description de nouvelles espe- Aurivillius, C. 1923. Neue oder wenig bekannte ces de Lamiaires des Philippines (Coleoptera, Coleoptera Longicornia. 19. Arkiv for Zoologi, Cerambycidae). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoolo- Uppsala. 15(25):437-479. gischen Museum in Berlin. 56(2):157-182. INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 16, No. 4, December, 2002 249

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