Longhorned woodboring beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Cusuco National Park, Honduras: new species, new records, and revalidation

September 3, 2023

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by Santos-Silva A, Van Roie M & Jocqué M

Abstract:

An ongoing study of the longhorned beetle fauna in the cloud forests of Cusuco National Park revealed multiple additions to the Honduran fauna. Four new species are described: Heterachthes caceresae sp. nov. (Cerambycinae, Neoibidionini), Oreodera kawasae sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Acrocinini), Phrynidius guifarroi sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Apomecynini), and Strangalia lunai sp. nov. (Lepturinae, Lepturini). Additionally, Lagocheirus parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lamiinae, Acanthocinini) is revalidated as Lagocheirus araneiformis parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lagochirus [sic]). We recorded Arixiuna varians (Bates, 1881) (Lamiinae, Hemilophini) for the first time for Honduras. These findings confirm how poorly the invertebrate biodiversity of cloud forests is documented and hints at the large number of species we are losing with the ongoing deforestation.

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Reference:

Santos-Silva A, Van Roie M & Jocqué M 2021. Longhorned woodboring beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Cusuco National Park, Honduras: new species, new records, and revalidation. European Journal of Taxonomy, vol. 764, doi: 10.5852/ejt.2021.764.1469.

Bibtex Entry:

@article{santos-silva_longhorned_2021,
	title = {Longhorned woodboring beetles ({Coleoptera}, {Cerambycidae}) from {Cusuco} {National} {Park}, {Honduras}: new species, new records, and revalidation},
	volume = {764},
	issn = {2118-9773},
	shorttitle = {Longhorned woodboring beetles ({Coleoptera}, {Cerambycidae}) from {Cusuco} {National} {Park}, {Honduras}},
	url = {https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1469},
	doi = {10.5852/ejt.2021.764.1469},
	abstract = {An ongoing study of the longhorned beetle fauna in the cloud forests of Cusuco National Park revealed multiple additions to the Honduran fauna. Four new species are described: Heterachthes caceresae sp. nov. (Cerambycinae, Neoibidionini), Oreodera kawasae sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Acrocinini), Phrynidius guifarroi sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Apomecynini), and Strangalia lunai sp. nov. (Lepturinae, Lepturini). Additionally, Lagocheirus parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lamiinae, Acanthocinini) is revalidated as Lagocheirus araneiformis parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lagochirus [sic]). We recorded Arixiuna varians (Bates, 1881) (Lamiinae, Hemilophini) for the first time for Honduras. These findings confirm how poorly the invertebrate biodiversity of cloud forests is documented and hints at the large number of species we are losing with the ongoing deforestation.},
	urldate = {2023-08-14},
	journal = {European Journal of Taxonomy},
	author = {Santos-Silva, Antonio and Van Roie, Martijn and Jocqué, Merlijn},
	month = aug,
	year = {2021},
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