Longhorned woodboring beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Cusuco National Park, Honduras: new species, new records, and revalidation

• Main Authors: Antonio Santos-Silva, Martijn Van Roie, Merlijn Jocqué
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2021-08-01
• Series: European Journal of Taxonomy
• Subjects: Central America; Neotropical Region; taxonomy; Phytophaga; conservation
• Online Access: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1469
• ISSN: 2118-9773

An ongoing study of the longhorned beetle fauna in the cloud forests of Cusuco National Park revealed multiple additions to the Honduran fauna. Four new species are described: Heterachthes caceresae sp. nov. (Cerambycinae, Neoibidionini), Oreodera kawasae sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Acrocinini), Phrynidius guifarroi sp. nov. (Lamiinae, Apomecynini), and Strangalia lunai sp. nov. (Lepturinae, Lepturini). Additionally, Lagocheirus parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lamiinae, Acanthocinini) is revalidated as Lagocheirus araneiformis parvulus Casey, 1913 (Lagochirus [sic]). We recorded Arixiuna varians (Bates, 1881) (Lamiinae, Hemilophini) for the first time for Honduras. These findings confirm how poorly the invertebrate biodiversity of cloud forests is documented and hints at the large number of species we are losing with the ongoing deforestation.