Distenia (Distenia), 1828

Botero, Juan Pablo & Almeida, Lúcia M., 2019, New species and new geographical records in Disteniidae (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea) with revised keys to species of Novantinoe and American species of Distenia (Distenia), Zootaxa 4590 (1), pp. 40-58 : 40-58

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3EA9C0A7-98C6-453B-8381-F8AAB5660C1E

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5931841

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2956F274-FFD3-BF07-FF45-C56EFA2F84E7

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Plazi

scientific name

Distenia (Distenia)
status

 

Key to species of American Distenia (Distenia)

(modified and translated from Santos-Silva & Hovore 2007a)

1. Inner and outer apical projections of metafemora equal or subequal in length..................................... 2

- Apical projections of metafemora different: inner projection rounded or triangular and outer projection long and spiniform.................................................................................................... .. 12

2(1). Elytral apex with outer spine............................................................................. 3

- Outer elytral apex rounded or just slightly projected........................................................ 10

3(2). Elytra entirely pubescent. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina)................. D. (D.) pilosa Villiers, 1959 View in CoL

- Elytra not entirely pubescent, just with sparse setae and/or some pubescent area.................................... 4

4(3). Antennomeres IV–XI annulated. Colombia (Cundinamarca)......................... D. (D.) annulicornis Villiers, 1959

- Antennomeres IV–XI not annulated...................................................................... 5

5(4). Lateral tubercles of prothorax rounded; apical spine of elytra curved. Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo).................................................................................................. D. (D.) forcipata Villiers, 1959 View in CoL

- Lateral tubercles of prothorax acute; apical spine of elytra straight.............................................. 6

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Distenia

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