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Issue: Vol. 1256 No. 1: 10 Jul. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-07-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1256.1.4
Page range: 49–57
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 7

A new species of Curius Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Venezuela with notes on sexual dimorphism within the genus

Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611 USA
Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 320 Morrill Hall, 505 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801 USA
Coleoptera Cerambycinae Curiini South America taxonomy key long-range attractant pheromone gland pores

Abstract

A new species, Curius chemsaki (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Curiini), from Venezuela is described. Features distinguishing the new species from its congeners as well as a key to the four species are presented. Sexual dimorphism in pronotal and prosternal morphology within the genus is also discussed.

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