Poeciloxestia lanceolata Fragoso, 1978

Bezark, Larry G., 2025, A new species of Tenthras from Central America and new records of Cerambycinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Belize, Zootaxa 5723 (4), pp. 489-513 : 494

Poeciloxestia lanceolata Fragoso, 1978

Poeciloxestia lanceolata Fragoso, 1978: 153 .

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Remarks.—This species was described from the male holotype and female allotype from Quintana Roo, Mexico, and 19 paratypes from Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama. It is known from Mexico ( Veracruz, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo), Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Material examined.— BELIZE ( new country record), Cayo District: 4 specimens, Las Cuevas Research Station, 15 km E Caracol, 16.733°N, 88°32.985’W, 570’, 29 June–3 July, 2019, small LED blacklight on ground, L. G. Bezark collector ( LGBC); 1 specimen, Las Cuevas Research Station , 15 km E Caracol, 16.733°N, 88°32.985’W, 570’, 15–22 June, 2024, 650 m, E. E. Jochim collector ( UCDC) .

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FIGURES 9–26. 9) Amphelictus hovorei Eya & Chemsak; 10) Xestia nitida Bates; 11) Poeciloxestia lanceolata Fragoso; 12) Jupoata rufipennis (Gory); 13) Megacyllene angulata (Fabricius); 14) Neoclytus acteon (Chevrolat); 15) Pirangoclytus latithorax (Martins & Galileo); 16 Pirangoclytus mundus (Chevrolat); 17) Unaiuba vitellina (Martins & Galileo); 18) Ornithia mexicana (Sturm); 19) Beraba piriana Martins; 20) Eburia aegrota Bates; 21) Eburia cubae Fisher; 22) Eburia hovorei Noguera; 23) Eburia stigma (Olivier); 24) Eburodacrys asperula Bates; 25) Eburia triocellata Stål; 26) Pantomallus fuligineus Bates.