Novas espécies de Cometes Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

• Main Authors: Frank T. Hovore, Antonio Santos-Silva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-01-01
• Series: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
• Subjects: Disteniinae; Neotropical; newspecies; taxonomy
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492007000500001

Novas espécies de Cometes Audinet-Serville, 1828 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Disteniinae). São descritas treze novas espécies de Cometes Audinet-Serville, 1828, provenientes do México, América Central e do Sul: C. riley (Mexico), C. solis, C. morrisi e C. nearnsi (Costa Rica), C. turnbowi e C. giesberti (Panamá), C. lingafelteri, C. marcelae (Colômbia), C. hovorei e C. thomasi (Peru), C. solangeae (Bolívia e Brasil), C. monnei e C. mariahelenae (Brasil).<br>Thirteen new species of Cometes Audinet-Serville, 1828 from Mexico, Central and South America are described and illustrated: C. rileyi from Mexico, C. solisi, C. nearnsi, and C. morrisifrom Costa Rica, C. turnbowi and C. giesberti from Panama, C. lingafelteri and C. marcelae from Colombia, C. hovorei and C. thomasi from Peru, C. solangeae from Bolivia and Brazil, and C. monnei and C. mariahelenae from Brazil.