Systematics of the andean genera Falsopraocis kulzer and Antofagapraocis new genus (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae), with descriptions of two new species

Authors
Citation
Ge. Flores, Systematics of the andean genera Falsopraocis kulzer and Antofagapraocis new genus (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae), with descriptions of two new species, J NY ENT SO, 108(1-2), 2000, pp. 52-75
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE NEW YORK ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00287199 → ACNP
Volume
108
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
52 - 75
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-7199(200021)108:1-2<52:SOTAGF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The genera Falsopraocis Kulzer and Antofagapraocis n. gen. (Pimeliinae: Pra ocini), distributed in the high Andes of central and northern Argentina and Chile, are revised. A cladistic analysis of five species is presented. Cla distic analysis reveals that Falsopraocis is not monophyletic: one species formerly assigned to Falsopraocis together with a new species constitute th e new genus, Antofagapraocis. Falsopraocis consists of three species: F. ri cardae (Solier), F. weiseri Kulzer, and F. australis n. sp.; Antofagapraoci s includes two species: A. subnudus (Kulzer) n. comb. (type species) and A. brevipilis n. sp. A cladogram, redescriptions or descriptions of the gener a and their five species, keys, illustrations of body and genitalic feature s, and a distribution map an included.