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Novos táxons e notas sobre Cerambycinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) da Região Neotropical Ubirajara R. Martins 1, 3 & Maria Helena M. Galileo 2, 3 ¹ Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Caixa Postal 42494, 04218-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. ² Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul. Caixa Postal 1188, 90001-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. ³ Bolsista do CNPq. ABSTRACT. New taxa and notes on Neotropical Cerambycinae (Coleopteraa, Cerambycidae). New taxa described in Oemini: Paramartinsia gen. nov.., type species, P. quadrimaculata sp. nov. and Sepaicutea costata sp. nov. both from Bolivia; in Ectenessini: Ectenesseca gen. nov.., type species, E. clavula sp. nov. from Brazil (Rondônia); in Piezocerini: Haruspex insulsus sp. nov. from Panama; in Eburiini: Pantomallus rugosus sp. nov..; Eburodacrys apua sp. nov.., E. xirica sp. nov. all from Bolívia; in Oxycoleini: Oxycoleus cyaneus sp. nov. from Bolivia. New records: Bomarion achrostum Napp & Martins, 1982; Pantomallus proletarius (Erichson, 1847). A key to the species of Pantomallus is added. KEY WORDS. Eburiini, Ectenessini, Oemini, Oxycoleini, Piezocerini. RESUMO. São descritos novos táxons em Oemini: Paramartinsia gen. novnov., espécie-tipo, P. quadrimaculata sp. nov. e Sepaicutea costata sp. nov. ambas da Bolívia; em Ectenessini: Ectenesseca gen. nov.., espécie-tipo, E. clavula sp. nov. do Brasil (Rondônia); em Piezocerini: Haruspex insulsus sp. nov. do Panamá; em Eburiini: Pantomallus rugosus sp. nov..; Eburodacrys apua sp. nov.., E. xirica sp. nov.., todas da Bolívia; em Oxycoleini: Oxycoleus cyaneus sp. nov. da Bolívia. Novos registros: Bomarion achrostum Napp & Martins, 1982 e Pantomallus proletarius (Erichson, 1847). Acrescenta-se chave para as espécies de Pantomallus. -
The Beetle Fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): Diversity and Distribution
INSECTA MUNDI, Vol. 20, No. 3-4, September-December, 2006 165 The beetle fauna of Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): Diversity and distribution Stewart B. Peck Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada stewart_peck@carleton. ca Abstract. The beetle fauna of the island of Dominica is summarized. It is presently known to contain 269 genera, and 361 species (in 42 families), of which 347 are named at a species level. Of these, 62 species are endemic to the island. The other naturally occurring species number 262, and another 23 species are of such wide distribution that they have probably been accidentally introduced and distributed, at least in part, by human activities. Undoubtedly, the actual numbers of species on Dominica are many times higher than now reported. This highlights the poor level of knowledge of the beetles of Dominica and the Lesser Antilles in general. Of the species known to occur elsewhere, the largest numbers are shared with neighboring Guadeloupe (201), and then with South America (126), Puerto Rico (113), Cuba (107), and Mexico-Central America (108). The Antillean island chain probably represents the main avenue of natural overwater dispersal via intermediate stepping-stone islands. The distributional patterns of the species shared with Dominica and elsewhere in the Caribbean suggest stages in a dynamic taxon cycle of species origin, range expansion, distribution contraction, and re-speciation. Introduction windward (eastern) side (with an average of 250 mm of rain annually). Rainfall is heavy and varies season- The islands of the West Indies are increasingly ally, with the dry season from mid-January to mid- recognized as a hotspot for species biodiversity June and the rainy season from mid-June to mid- (Myers et al. -
(Coleoptera) of Peru Miguel A
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 2-29-2012 Preliminary checklist of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of Peru Miguel A. Monné Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, [email protected] Eugenio H. Nearns University of New Mexico, [email protected] Sarah C. Carbonel Carril Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, [email protected] Ian P. Swift California State Collection of Arthropods, [email protected] Marcela L. Monné Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Part of the Entomology Commons Monné, Miguel A.; Nearns, Eugenio H.; Carbonel Carril, Sarah C.; Swift, Ian P.; and Monné, Marcela L., "Preliminary checklist of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of Peru" (2012). Insecta Mundi. Paper 717. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/717 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0213 Preliminary checklist of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of Peru Miguel A. Monné Museu Nacional Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Quinta da Boa Vista São Cristóvão, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Eugenio H. Nearns Department of Biology Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA Sarah C. Carbonel Carril Departamento de Entomología Museo de Historia Natural Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Avenida Arenales 1256, Lima, Peru Ian P. -
Plantas Hospedadoras De Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) En El Noreste De Argentina
Rev. Bio!. Trop., 44(3)145(1): 167-175, 1996-1997 Plantas hospedadoras de Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) en el noreste de Argentina Oscar E. Gonzalez' y Osvaldo R. Di Iori02 1 Museo Regional Municipal Sudoeste Chaqueño, (3730) Charata, Chaco, Argentina. Entomología, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, (1428) Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mai!: Dü[email protected] (Ree. 4-1-1996. Rev. 24-IV-1996. Acep. 8-VIII-1996) Abstraet: New host p1ants and loealities are recorded for 84 species of Cerambycidae of Chaco Province (Chaquenian Dominion) and Paranaense Province (Amazonian Dominion) in northeastem Argentina and Brazil. Host p1ants belong to Anacardiaceae, Asc1epiadaceae, Apocynaceae, Bignoniaceae, Bombacaceae, Cactaceae, Caesalpinaceae, Capparidaceae, Casuarinaceae, Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, Moraceae, Nyctaginaceae, Polygonaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae and Ulmaceae.First records for Argentinaand host plants: Compsocerus barbicor nis Serville 1834, Desmiphora lenkoi (Lane 1959), Neocompsa serrana (Martins 1962) and Trachysomus dromedarius (Voet 1778). Fírst host plants records of rare or uncornrnon Argentine specíes of Cerambycidae are Methia tubuliven tris GounelIe 1913, Paraleptidea femorata GounelIe1913 and Oncideres pepotinga Martíns 1981. Key words: Cerambycidae, host plants, north-eastem Argentina. La presente contribución continúa con la in Cuando una localidad se visitó en más de vestigación de plantas hospedadoras de Ce una oportunidad, se agrega al lado del nombre rambycidae del noreste de Argentina (Di lorio el año correspondiente al de recolección de la 1994 a): se presentan nuevos registros de loca planta de donde emergieron los ejemplares lidades, plantas hospedadoras y correcciones a mencionados; en el caso de plantas taladas más dicha publicación. de una vez, la fecha también se incluye entre paréntesis luego de la abreviatura relativa a la planta. -
Ethnoentomological and Distributional Notes on Cerambycidae and Other Coleoptera of Guerrero and Puebla,Mexico
The Coleopterists Bulletin, 71(2): 301–314. 2017. ETHNOENTOMOLOGICAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL NOTES ON CERAMBYCIDAE AND OTHER COLEOPTERA OF GUERRERO AND PUEBLA,MEXICO JONATHAN D. AMITH Research Affiliate, Department of Anthropology, Gettysburg College, Campus Box 2895, Gettysburg, PA 17325, U.S.A. and Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. AND STEVEN W. LINGAFELTER Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC 20013-7012, U.S.A. Current address: 8920 South Bryerly Ct., Hereford, AZ 85615, U.S.A. ABSTRACT This article presents both ethnoentomological notes on Nahuatl and Mixtec language terms as they are applied to Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) and distributional records for species collected during three projects carried out in the states of Guerrero and Puebla, Mexico. Some comparative data from other Mesoamerican and Native American languages are discussed. Indigenous common names are mapped onto current taxonomic nomenclature, and an analysis is offered of the logical basis for Indigenous classification: the exclusion of some cerambycids and the inclusion of other beetles in the nominal native “cerambycid” category. New state distributional records for the Cerambycidae collected in this study are offered for Guerrero: Bebelis picta Pascoe, Callipogon senex Dupont, Neocompsa macrotricha Martins, Olenosus ser- rimanus Bates, Ornithia mexicana zapotensis Tippmann, Stenygra histrio Audinet-Serville, Strongylaspis championi Bates, Lissonotus flavocinctus puncticollis Bates, and Nothopleurus lobigenis Bates; and Puebla: Juiaparus mexicanus (Thomson), Ptychodes guttulatus Dillon and Dillon, and Steirastoma senex White. Key Words: linguistics, etymology, Nahuatl, Mixtec, longhorned beetle, wood-borer DOI.org/10.1649/0010-065X-71.2.301 The present article emerges from two language shapes. -
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e-ISSN 1983-0572 Publicação do Projeto Entomologistas do Brasil www.ebras.bio.br Distribuído através da Creative Commons Licence v3.0 (BY-NC-ND) Copyright © EntomoBrasilis Lista dos Cerambycidae, incluindo 12 Holótipos, Presentes no Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana e o Primeiro Registro da espécie Chrysoprasis airi Napp & Martins para o Brasil Eliomar Cruz Menezes, Alberto Moreira Silva-Neto, Francisco Eriberto Lima Nascimento, Freddy Ruben Bravo Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, e-mail: [email protected] (Autor para correspondência), [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. _____________________________________ EntomoBrasilis 5 (1): 49-58 (2012) Resumo. O Brasil é considerado uma das nações mais ricas em biodiversidade de insetos, porém possui uma grande desigualdade de estudos na área de zoologia ao longo de suas regiões geográficas, devido a desigual divisão de recursos e de mão de obra especializada. A falta de coleções zoológicas importantes na região nordeste, as dificuldades em obter os recursos necessários para arcar com os altos custos de manutenção destas coleções e a falta de divulgação de suas bases de dados são pontos chaves das causas dessa desigualdade. O objetivo deste trabalho é divulgar a lista das espécies da família Cerambicydae, incluindo 12 holótipos, presentes na coleção entomológica Professor Johann Becker do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (MZFS) e fazer o primeiro registro da espécie Chrysoprasis airi Napp & Martins para o Brasil. Foram contabilizados mil e sessenta e quatro espécimes de Cerambycidae distribuídas em cento e cinqüenta e quatro espécies, cento e nove gêneros, quarenta e cinco tribos e três subfamílias, depositadas no MZFS. -
THE IMMATURE STAGES of Eurymerus Eburioides AUDINET-SERVILLE, 1833 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE: ECTENESSINI)
IMMATURE STAGES OF Eurymerus eburioides AUDINET-SERVILLE, 1833 97 THE IMMATURE STAGES OF Eurymerus eburioides AUDINET-SERVILLE, 1833 (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE: ECTENESSINI) MORELLI, E.,1 SANCHEZ, A.2 and BIANCHI, M.2 1Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Iguá, 4225, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay 2Protección Forestal, Facultad de Agronomía, Avda. Garzón, 780, Montevideo 12900, Uruguay Correspondence to: Enrique Morelli, Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Iguá, 4225, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay, e-mail: [email protected] Received October 28, 2003 – Accepted July 16, 2004 – Distributed February 28, 2005 (With 13 figures) ABSTRACT Last instar larva and pupa of Eurymerus eburioides Audinet-Serville, 1833, are described and illus- trated based on specimens reared from neonate larvae on Eucalyptus globulus globulus logs in the laboratory. Characters of possible diagnostic value are presented in this work. Key words: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Eurymerus, larva, pupa. RESUMO Estágios imaturos de Eurymerus eburioides Audinet-serville, 1833 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Ectenessini) Neste trabalho são descritas a larva do último instar e a pupa de Eurymerus eburioides Audinet-Serville, 1833, com base em espécimes criados em laboratório a partir de larvas neonatas de Eucalyptus globulus globulus. Apresentam-se, também, características com possível valor diagnóstico. Palavras-chave: Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Eurymerus, larva, pupa. INTRODUCTION MATERIAL AND METHODS Eurymerus eburioides Audinet-Serville is a E. eburioides beetles were reared in the labo- native cerambicid often found attacking Eucalipt in ratory on one of their hosts (Eucalyptus globulus South America (Bosq, 1934; Costa, 1943; Hayward, globulus). Neonate larvae were manually transferred 1960; Bienzanko & Bosq, 1956; Berti Filho, 1985; to logs kept in a controlled-environment chamber Moraes & Berti-Filho, 1974; Monné et al., 2002). -
New Taxa and New Records of Oemini Lacordaire, 1868 And
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Insecta Mundi Florida 4-25-2014 New taxa and new records of Oemini Lacordaire, 1868 and Ectenessini Martins, 1998 from French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) Pierre-Henri Dalens Société entomologique Antilles Guyane, [email protected] Julien Touroult Société entomologique Antilles Guyane, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi Dalens, Pierre-Henri and Touroult, Julien, "New taxa and new records of Oemini Lacordaire, 1868 and Ectenessini Martins, 1998 from French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae)" (2014). Insecta Mundi. 867. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/867 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Gainesville, Florida at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Insecta Mundi by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. INSECTA MUNDI A Journal of World Insect Systematics 0359 New taxa and new records of Oemini Lacordaire, 1868 and Ectenessini Martins, 1998 from French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) Pierre-Henri Dalens Société entomologique Antilles Guyane 18 lotissement Amaryllis 97354 Rémire-Montjoly, French Guiana Julien Touroult Société entomologique Antilles Guyane 15 avenue Christophe Colomb 16800 Soyaux, France Date of Issue: April 25, 2014 CENTER FOR SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY, INC., Gainesville, FL Pierre-Henri Dalens and Julien Touroult New taxa and new records of Oemini Lacordaire, 1868 and Ectenessini Martins, 1998 from French Guiana (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae) Insecta Mundi 0359: 1–12 ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:828F7166-9E64-4DD9-BD69-1515D461A170 Published in 2014 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. -
De Vila Dois Rios (Ilha Grande, Angra Dos Reis, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil) Biota Neotropica, Vol
Redalyc Sistema de Información Científica Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, Juliana; Monné, Miguel Angel; Miras Mermudes, José Ricardo Inventário das espécies de Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) de Vila Dois Rios (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) Biota Neotropica, vol. 10, núm. 3, septiembre, 2010, pp. 311-321 Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Campinas, Brasil Disponible en: http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/src/inicio/ArtPdfRed.jsp?iCve=199115792028 Biota Neotropica [email protected]; [email protected] Instituto Virtual da Biodiversidade Brasil ¿Cómo citar? Número completo Más información del artículo Página de la revista www.redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Biota Neotrop., vol. 10, no. 3 Inventário das espécies de Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) de Vila Dois Rios (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues1,4, Miguel Angel Monné2,3 & José Ricardo Miras Mermudes1 1Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, CP 68044, CEP 21941-971, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil 2Museu Nacional, Departamento de Entomologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, CEP 20940-040, São Cristóvão, RJ, Brasil 3Bolsista, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq 4Autor para correspondência: Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, e-mail: [email protected] RODRIGUES, J.M.S, MONNÉ, M.A. & MERMUDES, J.R.M. Inventory of the Cerambycidae species (Coleoptera) from Vila Dois Rios (Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Biota Neotrop., 10(3): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v10n3/en/abstract?inventory+bn00310032010. -
Zootaxa, Catalogue of Family-Group Names in Cerambycidae
Zootaxa 2321: 1–80 (2009) ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Monograph ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2009 · Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) ZOOTAXA 2321 Catalogue of family-group names in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) YVES BOUSQUET1, DANIEL J. HEFFERN2, PATRICE BOUCHARD1 & EUGENIO H. NEARNS3 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 2 10531 Goldfield Lane, Houston, TX 77064, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Department of Biology, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Corresponding author: [email protected] Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Q. Wang: 2 Dec. 2009; published: 22 Dec. 2009 Yves Bousquet, Daniel J. Heffern, Patrice Bouchard & Eugenio H. Nearns CATALOGUE OF FAMILY-GROUP NAMES IN CERAMBYCIDAE (COLEOPTERA) (Zootaxa 2321) 80 pp.; 30 cm. 22 Dec. 2009 ISBN 978-1-86977-449-3 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-86977-450-9 (Online edition) FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2009 BY Magnolia Press P.O. Box 41-383 Auckland 1346 New Zealand e-mail: [email protected] http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ © 2009 Magnolia Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or disseminated, in any form, or by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher, to whom all requests to reproduce copyright material should be directed in writing. This authorization does not extend to any other kind of copying, by any means, in any form, and for any purpose other than private research use. -
Boletín De Sanidad Vegetal Plagas, ISSN: 0213-6910
BOLETÍ N DE SAN I DAD VEG ETAL VOLUMEN 32 - NÚMERO 4.2 - 2006 - 4° Trimestre SECRETARIA GHJERAL DE AGRICUITUM V ALIMENTAC16N MINISfERlO DE AGRICULTURA, PESCA Y ALIMENTACIÓN DIRECCION GENERAL DE AGRICUITURA ROLETIN PLAGAS INSTRUCCIONES A LOS AUTORES Este Boletín publica bajo la forma de artículos Te.rto: Los manuscritos deben ser redactados de los resultados de investigación científica o aplica- manera concisa y dactilogratiada de forma clara, con da en los campos de la sanidad vegetal y ciencias amplios márgenes, párrafos separados y a doble espacio, afines. Los trabajos no podrán presentarse al mis- incluidos el resumen, leyendas a las figuras y cuadros. mo tiempo para su publicación en otra revista, sin referencias y notas al pie. De forma general se tendrá en autorización del Consejo de Redacción. Esta au- cuenta eI esquema usual de presentación: Introducción. torización comportará la obligación de mencionar Material y métodos. Resultados. Discusión. Resumen en el origen del artículo y nombre del autor. Los tra- español e inglés y, en su caso, en el idioma del texto. bajos publicados en el Boletín retlejan únicamen- Referencias bibliográficas. EI título deberá estar seguido te los criterios de sus autores. por el nombre del autor o autores, la afiliación institucional, la dirección postal completa y Ia dirección de correo electrónico cuando proceda, indicando a la redacción cuál es la persona de contacto. Los resúmenes SUSCRIPCIONES en español deberán estar seguidos de listado de palabras clave. EI resumen en los idiomas distintos al del texto, Las suscripciones al Boletín de Sanidad o"abstract", deberá ir precedido de la referencia Vegetal Plagas, de publicación trimestral, así co- bibliográfica correspondiente. -
Redalyc.Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)De Colombia
Biota Colombiana ISSN: 0124-5376 [email protected] Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos "Alexander von Humboldt" Colombia Martínez, Claudia Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)de Colombia Biota Colombiana, vol. 1, núm. 1, 2000, pp. 76-105 Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos "Alexander von Humboldt" Bogotá, Colombia Disponible en: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=49110104 Cómo citar el artículo Número completo Sistema de Información Científica Más información del artículo Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal Página de la revista en redalyc.org Proyecto académico sin fines de lucro, desarrollado bajo la iniciativa de acceso abierto Biota Colombiana 1 (1) 76 - 105, 2000 Escarabajos Longicornios (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) de Colombia Claudia Martínez A.A.: 77038 Santafé de Bogotá 2 D.C.- Colombia. [email protected] Palabras clave: Cerambycidae, Coleoptera, Colombia. Los escarabajos longicornios de la familia ralmente a ciertos grupos de géneros), y por lo tanto, pue- Cerambycidae (Polyphaga: Chrysomeloidea) constituyen den ser excelentes indicadores del estado de conservación uno de los grupos más grandes de Coleoptera, con aproxi- de un ecosistema (Hovore 1998). madamente 35.000 especies en el mundo (Minelli 1993). En general, los cerambícidos se reconocen por sus tarsos Importancia económica pseudopentámeros, presencia de tubérculos antenales y antenas con una longitud que va desde un cuarto hasta 2 y Ecológicamente los cerambícidos son muy importantes en 3 veces el largo del cuerpo. La familia más cercana es la de el proceso de la circulación de los minerales hacia el suelo, los escarabajos de las hojas, Chrysomelidae, que carecen dado que, al igual que la mayoría de escarabajos de tubérculos antenales y antenas largas.