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  • Panbiogeographic analysis of the species of Epicauta Dejean, 1834 (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from southern South America
    2020
    Co-Authors: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula, Río, María Guadalupe Del, Roig-juñent Sergio
    Abstract:

    Basado sobre los trazos individuales de 37 especies de Epicauta Dejean, 1834 de América del Sur Austral se obtuvieron seis trazos generalizados ubicados en dos áreas bióticas diferentes: cuatro están presentes en la Región Neotropical, uno en la Región Andina, y otro en la Zona de Transición Sudamericana, zona de ecotono entre ambas regiones. Como resultado de la superposición de trazos generalizados se han podido determinar cinco nodos, un nodo ubicado en la subregión Paranaense, tres nodos ubicados en la Subregión Chaqueña, y uno ubicado en la Zona de Transición Sudamericana. La gran cantidad de nodos obtenidos muestra que el área en estudio tiene una compleja historia Biogeográfica. Esta complejidad puede deberse a los numerosos eventos sucedidos en el Cenozoico en América del Sur, los que habrían permitido distintos desplazamientos cíclicos de la biota Neotropical.Based on individual tracks of 37 species of Epicauta Dejean, 1834 from southern South America we found six generalized tracks located in two different biotic areas: four are present in the Neotropical region, one in the Andean Region and the other in the South America Transition Zone. Five nodes have been determined, one of them located in the Paranaense subregion, three in the Chacoan subregion and one in the South American Transition Zone. The large number of nodes obtained shows that the study area has a complex biogeographic history. This complexity may have been due to the many events that occurred in the Cenozoic in South America, which have eluded different cyclic shifts of the Neotropical biota during this period.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Muse

  • Checklist of Epicauta Dejean from America (Meloidae, Meloinae, Epicautini)
    'Pensoft Publishers', 2018
    Co-Authors: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula, Safenraiter, Melania Edith, Wagner, Leandro Sebastian, Fernández, Estrella Natalín, Sequin, Christian Javier
    Abstract:

    This paper presents a comprehensive list of American Epicauta. Two hundred and sixty-four named species were recorded in this checklist based primarily on literature and museum records. Seventy-two species were included in the subgenus Macrobasis and 192 species into the nominotypic subgenus. Nomenclatural modifications are provided for E. langei Borchmann and E. nigripes Borchmann, both junior synonyms of E. pilme (Molina); E. albicincta Borchmann, junior synonym of E. suturalis (Haag-Rutenberg); E. lugubris Denier, junior synonym of E. tristis (Mäklin); and E. wagneri Pict, junior synonym of E. vicina (Haag-Rutenberg). Three hundred and ninety-two new records for South America are provided.Fil: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Safenraiter, Melania Edith. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Wagner, Leandro Sebastian. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Estrella Natalín. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Sequin, Christian Javier. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentin

  • Phylogenetic analysis and redefinition of the maculata species group of Epicauta (Meloidae: Meloinae: Epicautini)
    'Brill', 2015
    Co-Authors: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula, Roig, Sergio Alberto
    Abstract:

    A cladistic analysis based on 81 morphological characters was performed in order to determine the phylogenetic relationships of 11 species of Epicauta from South America. We find that the 11 South American species constitute a monophyletic group together with all the North American species of the Epicauta maculata group. Within this clade, the 11 species from South America conforms an apical monophyletic group within the E. maculata group. We propose to maintain the validity of the Epicauta maculata group, but also to redefine it with new characters. The South American species of the Epicauta maculata group are also described and illustrated. We propose the following nomenclatural changes: Epicauta rosilloi Martínez, junior synonym of Epicauta minutepunctata Borchmann; Epicauta fourcadei Denier, junior synonym of Epicauta fulvicornis (Burmeister), and Epicauta breyeri Denier, junior synonym of Epicauta nigropunctata Blanchard. We provide an identification key, new host plant associations, and updated geographic distribution.Fil: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Roig, Sergio Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentin

  • Track Analysis of the North, Central and South American Species of the Epicauta maculata Group (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
    'Springer Science and Business Media LLC', 2015
    Co-Authors: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula, García Fernandez, Mailen Soledad, Safenraiter, Melania Edith
    Abstract:

    We undertook a panbiogeographic analysis of 23 species of the Epicauta maculata group of America—Epicauta abeona Pinto, Epicauta adspersa (Klug), Epicauta andersoni Werner, Epicauta atomaria (Germar), Epicauta apache Pinto, Epicauta cavernosa (Courbon), Epicauta dilatipennis Pic, Epicauta fulvicornis (Burmeister), Epicauta horni Champion, Epicauta jeffersi Pinto, Epicauta koheleri Denier, Epicauta lizeri Denier, E. maculata (Say), Epicauta magnomaculata Martin, Epicauta minutepunctata Borchmann, Epicauta nigropunctata (Blanchard), Epicauta normalis Werner, Epicauta ocellata (Dugès), Epicauta pardalis LeConte, picauta phoenix Werner, Epicauta pluvialis Borchmann, Epicauta proscripta Werner, Epicauta rubella Denier, and Epicauta ventralis Werner—with the purpose of analyzing the distributional data for taxa, to establish patterns of distribution of an ancestral biota and areas where these groups have interacted. Based on the overlap of 20 individual tracks, four generalized tracks constituted by different numbers of species were identified; two of them are located in the Nearctic region and the Mexican transition zone (tracks “A” and “B”), and the other two are distributed in the Neotropical region and the South America transition zone (“C”, “D”). Six nodes were recognized: Two of them are included in the Nearctic Region, node ‘I’ located in northern USA and node ‘II’ located in southwestern USA, both at the intersection of the tracks “A” and “B”. The other four are included in the Neotropical Region at the intersection of the tracks “C” and “D”: Node ‘III’ is located in Chaco province; node ‘IV’ is located in Parana Forest province; node ‘V’ is located in the northwest of Argentina in Puna province, and node ‘VI’ is located in Monte province.Fil: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: García Fernandez, Mailen Soledad. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; ArgentinaFil: Safenraiter, Melania Edith. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentin

  • Epicauta (Meloinae: Epicautini) de la Argentina, su taxonomía y su biología
    Museo de Ciencias Naturales "Florentino Ameghino", 2012
    Co-Authors: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula, Safenraiter, Melania Edith
    Abstract:

    Se efectuó un relevamiento de las especies pertenecientes al género Epicauta (Meloinae: Epicautini) citadas para la Argen-tina. Las mismas se encuentran depositadas en las diferentes colecciones entomológicas de nuestro país (CICyTTP Centro de Investi-gaciones Científicas y Transferencia de la Tecnología a la Producción, CICyTTP-CONICET. IADIZA Instituto Argentino de Investigacio-nes de las Zonas Áridas, CCT-CONICET, Mendoza. IMLA Instituto Miguel Lillo, San Miguel de Tucumán. MLP Museo de La Plata, La Plata. MFA Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Florentino Ameghino?, Santa Fe. MACN Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires). Los objetivos del presente trabajo fueron los siguientes: realizar la revisión de las especies de Epicauta de Argentina depositadas en los diferentes museos del país con el fin de obtener conocimientos sobre su morfología tanto externa como interna (genitalia femenina y masculina); buscar información acerca de la reseña histórica sobre trabajos publicados con el propósito de brindar datos sobre antecedentes bibliográficos, su biología, importancia económica, conducta defensiva, enemigos naturales y la asociación planta-huésped.Fil: Campos Soldini, Maria Paula. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología; ArgentinaFil: Safenraiter, Melania Edith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentin

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  • taxonomia y sistematicauna especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleop
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • una especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Institute de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity. All Rights Reserved (C) 2016 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Institute de Biologia. This is an open access item distributed under the Creative Commons CC License BY-NC-ND 4.0.

  • descripcion de una especie nueva del genero Epicauta dejean 1834 de mexico y revision del grupo de especies de Epicauta cupraeola coleoptera meloidae
    Graellsia, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz
    Abstract:

    We describe a morphologically remarkable new species of the Epicauta cupraeola species group from the highlands of the State of Nayarit, Mexico. The external appearance of Epicauta cora sp. nov., is similar to that of Epicauta rufipennis and Epicauta diana , but it is distinct from both species based on male antennae structure, shape and pilosity of the head and pronotum, color of pronotal pilosity, and male fore-tarsal structure. The nine species integrating now the E. cupraeola species group have been revised. This study of 323 specimens, including diverse type material, confirms the synonymy of Cantharis rufescens with Epicauta basimacula first proposed by Pinto (1991), and reports new geographic records for Mexican taxa. The species of the E. cupraeola group are included in a key and illustrated photographically, including type specimens of five taxa. A phylogenetic re-analysis of the E. cupraeola species group results in the placement of the new species as sister to E. rufipennis , which together form a sister clade to the remaining species of the E. cupraeola group.

  • description of a new species of Epicauta dejean 1834 from mexico with a review of the Epicauta cupraeola species group coleoptera meloidae
    Graellsia, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz
    Abstract:

    This work was supported by grant CGL2010-15786 from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain).

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  • taxonomia y sistematicauna especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleop
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • una especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Institute de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity. All Rights Reserved (C) 2016 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Institute de Biologia. This is an open access item distributed under the Creative Commons CC License BY-NC-ND 4.0.

  • descripcion de una especie nueva del genero Epicauta dejean 1834 de mexico y revision del grupo de especies de Epicauta cupraeola coleoptera meloidae
    Graellsia, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz
    Abstract:

    We describe a morphologically remarkable new species of the Epicauta cupraeola species group from the highlands of the State of Nayarit, Mexico. The external appearance of Epicauta cora sp. nov., is similar to that of Epicauta rufipennis and Epicauta diana , but it is distinct from both species based on male antennae structure, shape and pilosity of the head and pronotum, color of pronotal pilosity, and male fore-tarsal structure. The nine species integrating now the E. cupraeola species group have been revised. This study of 323 specimens, including diverse type material, confirms the synonymy of Cantharis rufescens with Epicauta basimacula first proposed by Pinto (1991), and reports new geographic records for Mexican taxa. The species of the E. cupraeola group are included in a key and illustrated photographically, including type specimens of five taxa. A phylogenetic re-analysis of the E. cupraeola species group results in the placement of the new species as sister to E. rufipennis , which together form a sister clade to the remaining species of the E. cupraeola group.

  • description of a new species of Epicauta dejean 1834 from mexico with a review of the Epicauta cupraeola species group coleoptera meloidae
    Graellsia, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz
    Abstract:

    This work was supported by grant CGL2010-15786 from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain).

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  • taxonomia y sistematicauna especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleop
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • una especie nueva de Epicauta de venezuela y comentarios sobre el grupo de especies de Epicauta e vittata coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Instituto de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity.

  • a new species of Epicauta from venezuela with comments on the Epicauta e vittata species group coleoptera meloidae
    Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 2016
    Co-Authors: Mario Garciaparis, Jose L Ruiz, Alberto Sanchezvialas, Karen E Lopezestrada
    Abstract:

    The study of specimens of Epicauta held at the collection of the Museo del Institute de Zoologia Aplicada (MIZA, Venezuela) allowed us to discover specimens with singular morphological traits from the states of Lara and Falcon. The characters shown by these specimens do not permit to assign them to any of the known species of the genus, and thus we consider that they represent a new species: Epicauta falcolarandina sp. nov. The new species is included in the Epicauta vittata species group. E. falcolarandina differs at first glance from all other Venezuelan species of the E. vittata species group (Epicauta aragua and Epicauta apure) because it presents the ventral blade of the tarsal claws curved and of similar width and length than the dorsal one. The characteristic coloration pattern of E. falcolarandina, which vaguely resembles the pattern displayed by Epicauta leopardina, differs from all other species of the E. vittata species group. A particular trait of E. falcolarandina, shared with Epicauta abadona, is that the coloration of the pilosity does not match the color of the tegument. Most of the surface of the elytra of E. falcolarandina, including almost all dark zones, is covered by a whitish-yellow pilosity. All Rights Reserved (C) 2016 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Institute de Biologia. This is an open access item distributed under the Creative Commons CC License BY-NC-ND 4.0.