<strong>New taxa and new records in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from the state of Bahia (Brazil) and notes on <em>Meridiotroctes</em> (Acanthoderini)</strong>

UBIRAJARA R. MARTINS; MARIA HELENA M. GALILEO; ANTONIO SANTOS-SILVA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.4

Issue: Vol. 3973 No. 2: 17 Jun. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-06-17

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.4

Page range: 271–299

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**New taxa and new records in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from the state of Bahia (Brazil) and notes on Meridiotroctes (Acanthoderini)**

UBIRAJARA R. MARTINS⁺⁻
MARIA HELENA M. GALILEO⁺⁻
ANTONIO SANTOS-SILVA⁺⁻

Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42594, 04218-970, São Paulo - SP, Brazil. Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Fellow of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 42594, 04218-970, São Paulo - SP, Brazil.

Neotropical New genera new records new species taxonomy

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Abstract

Twelve new species and two new genera are described from Bahia (Brazil): Ectenessa aurantiaca (Ectenessini); Stizocera lingafelteri (Elaphidiini); Raglicia monnei (Graciliini), new genus and species; Tobipuranga aspera (Heteropsini); Cicatrion unicolor, and Pygmodeon obscurum (Neoibidionini); Neophygopoda agdae (Rhinotragini); Arapari bellus (Trachyderini), new genus and species; Meridiotroctes obliquus (Acanthoderini); Melzerella inopinata (Aerenicini); Ceiupaba poranga, and Desmiphora (Desmiphora) nascimentoi (Desmiphorini). Notes on Meridiotroctes Martins & Galileo, 2007 and Cosmisoma brullei (Mulsant, 1862) are provided. Forty-eight species are recorded for the first time for Bahia (Brazil) including four species which are recorded for the first time for Brazil.