Tk. Philips et Ma. Ivie, THE METHIINI OF THE WEST-INDIES (COLEOPTERA, CERAMBYCIDAE) WITH NOTESON THE CIRCUM-CARIBBEAN SPECIES, Entomologica Scandinavica, 29(1), 1998, pp. 57-87
The Methiini of the West Indies are revised. Cyanomethia pseudothonalm
us, new genus, new species and Methia jamaicensis new species are desc
ribed, Methia pusilla, M. constricticollis, M. impressicollis, M. insu
larum, M. pallida, M. pulchra, M. punctata, and M. rhizophorae are new
synonyms of M. necydalea. Keys to genera of Methiini and species of M
ethia in the West Indies are given and the biology and morphological v
ariation of the genus Methia discussed. A phylogenetic analysis of the
Methiini is conducted to determine relationships among the genera, an
d the zoogeographic patterns of species found in the West Indies is in
cluded.