Four new species of Nyctonympha Thomson, 1868 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)

  • Antonio Santos-Silva Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42.494, 04218-970, São Paulo, SP
  • Juan Pablo Botero Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.332
Keywords: Forsteriini, Neotropical region, South America, taxonomy

Abstract

Four new species of Nyctonympha Thomson, 1868 are described: N. antonkozlovi sp. nov. and N. sinjaevi sp. nov. from Colombia, N. birai sp. nov. from Venezuela and N. mariahelenae sp. nov. from Brazil (Rondônia), Bolivia and Peru. Nyctonympha flavipes Aurivillius, 1990 is formally excluded from the Peruvian and Brazilian fauna. A provisional key to species of Nyctonympha is provided.

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Published
2017-06-27
How to Cite
Santos-Silva, A., & Botero, J. P. (2017). Four new species of Nyctonympha Thomson, 1868 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (332). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.332
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No. 332 (2017): Four new species of Nyctonympha Thomson, 1868 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)
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Entomology
Copyright (c) 2017 Antonio Santos-Silva, Juan Pablo Botero

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