Bothriospilini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing 11 genera which have a primarily neotropical distribution.[1] [2] The tribe was proposed in 1950 by Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane as a member of the new subfamily Bothriospilinae, and with Bothriospila assigned as the type genus. The tribe is morphologically close to the tribe Torneutini, with which it has in common the same shape of the last abdominal segment, which is wide and largely braided in the female, as well as the anterior thigh cavities that are open from behind and the laterally open medial cavity.[3]
The compound (6E,8Z)-6,8-pentadecadienal, produced by adult males of Chlorida festiva and Chlorida costata, was the first pheromone identified from species in Bothriospilini.[4] The sex pheromone methionol (3-methylthiopropan-1-ol), as well as the corresponding sulfoxide, 3-methylsulfinylpropan-1-ol, produced by Knulliana cincta, was identified in 2022.[5] In 2005, Monné and Napp transferred the genera Ranqueles and Scapanopygus to the tribe based on cladistic analysis.[6]
See main article: Bothriospila. The only species in the genus Bothriospila is Bothriospila elegans. It was described by Aurivillius in 1923.
See main article: Chlorida. The genus Chlorida contains the following species:
| Image | Species ! | First described | Range | Synonyms | |
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| Chlorida cincta | Guérin-Méneville, 1844 | ||||
| Chlorida costata | Audinet-Serville, 1834 | ||||
| Chlorida curta | Thomson, 1857 | French Guiana, northern central Brazil, Ecuador |
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| Chlorida denticulata | Buquet, 1860 | ||||
| Chlorida fasciata | Bates, 1870 | North western Brazil, Ecuador | |||
| Chlorida festiva | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Chlorida inexpectata | Martins, Galileo & Oliveira, 2011 | Brazil | |||
| Chlorida obliqua | Buquet, 1852 | Colombia | |||
| Chlorida spinosa | Aurivillius, 1887 | Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador | |||
| Chlorida transversalis | Buquet in Guérin-Méneville, 1844 | Colombia |
See main article: Chrotoma. The only species in the genus Chrotoma is Chrotoma dunniana. It was described by Casey in 1891.[7] [8] [9] [10]
See main article: Delemodacrys. The only species in the genus Delemodacrys is Delemodacrys mourei. It was described by Martins & Napp in 1979.
See main article: Gnaphalodes. The only species in the genus Gnaphalodes is Gnaphalodes trachyderoides. It was described by Thomson in 1860.
See main article: Knulliana. The only species in the genus Knulliana is Knulliana cincta, commonly known as the banded hickory borer. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is about 15–30 mm in length and occurs throughout the eastern half of North America, including Mexico and the Bahamas. If roughly handled it may start to squeak furiously. They are usually found on hickory trees and oak trees, where they lay their eggs; the larvae bore into the trees, sometimes doing significant damage. It has three described subspecies:[11]
See main article: Ranqueles (beetle). The genus Ranqueles was circumscribed by French entomologist Pierre-Émile Gounelle in 1906, with the South American R. mus assigned as the type, and at that time, only species.[12] It now contains the following species:[13]
| Species | First described | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranqueles gounellei | Bosq, 1947 | Northern central Argentina | |
| Ranqueles mus | Gounelle, 1906 | North western Argentina | |
| Ranqueles steparius | Di Iorio, 1996 | Neuquén Province in Argentina |
See main article: Scapanopygus. The only species in the genus Scapanopygus is Scapanopygus cinereus. Both the genus and species were described in 1913 by French entomologist Pierre-Émile Gounelle. The type specimen was collected from Averías, a municipality in Argentina, on the banks of the Salado River.[14]
See main article: Taygayba. The only species in the genus Taygayba is Taygayba venezuelensis. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1998. It is found in Venezuela.[15]
See main article: Timbaraba. The only species in the genus Timbaraba is Timbaraba dispar. It was described by Monne and Napp in 2004. It occurs in Venezuela and has filiform (threadlike) antennae with 11 segments, and a trapezoidal mentum.[16]