Valenus Casey, 1891

Monné, Miguel A., Santos-Silva, Antonio & Monné, Marcela L., 2020, Key to Mexican and Central American genera of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) with erect setae on elytral surface, excluding the Caribbean Islands, Zootaxa 4885 (1), pp. 1-26 : 23

Valenus Casey, 1891

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Valenus Casey, 1891: 49 .

Type species — Valenus inornatus Casey, 1891 (monotypy).

Diagnosis. Antennae extending about five antennomeres beyond elytra; prothorax broader than long, sides abruptly arcuate toward acute spines placed beyond middle, then abruptly constricted; pronotum with a feeble callus at middle and one on each side beyond apical margin; elytra about twice as long as broad, with long erect setae; femora clavate, tarsi short; antennae and legs without setae. Number of species currently included: 1 ( Mexico).

Figures

FIGURES 33–47. 33) Pentheochaetes mystica Melzer, 1932, syntype male, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), dorsal habitus (from Monné et al. 2020). 34) Phrissolaus inspersus Bates, 1881, lectotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 35) Pseudocobelura prolixa (Bates, 1864), male, dorsal habitus, Brazil (Pará) (from Monné et al. 2020). 36) Tenthras obliteratus Thomson, 1864, female, dorsal habitus, Brazil (Goiás) (from Monné et al. 2020). 37) Trichalphus pilosus Bates, 1881, lectotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 38) Trichastylopsis albidus (LeConte, 1852), holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 39) Trichocanonura linearis (Skinner, 1905), dorsal habitus (from Bezark 2020). 40–42) Trichotithonus curvatus (Bates, 1885), holotype male of Pentheochaetes nitidus Monné & Martins, 1976 (= Trichotithonus curvatus), Brazil (Santa Catarina) (from Monné et al. 2020): 40) Dorsal habitus; 41) Ventral habitus; 42) Lateral habitus. 43) Tuberastyochus tenebrosus (Bates, 1881), holotype female, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 44) Valenus inornatus Casey, 1891, holotype, dorsal habitus (from Lingafelter et al. 2020). 45–46) Catharesthes elegans Bates, 1881, holotype (by Jesus Santiago Moure): 45) Dorsal habitus; 46) Elytra, detail of posterior half. 47) Pentheochaetes apicalis Melzer, 1934, holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure).