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Issue: Vol. 5777 No. 1: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.1
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Taxonomic revision of the southamerican genus Picnoseus Solier (Coleoptera: Meloidae), including Pyrotini biogeographical considerations

Laboratorio de Entomología FCyT-UADER/CICyTTP-CONICET; Matteri y España; CP: E3105BWA; Diamante; Entre Ríos; Argentina.; Cátedra Sistemática Animal I; Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología; Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos; Argentina.
Laboratorio de Entomología FCyT-UADER/CICyTTP-CONICET; Matteri y España; CP: E3105BWA; Diamante; Entre Ríos; Argentina.
Laboratorio de Entomología; Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de la Zonas Áridas (IADIZA‐CCT CONICET Mendoza); Mendoza; Argentina.; Cátedra de Ecología; Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Universidad Nacional; de Cuyo; Mendoza; Argentina.
Coleoptera Tenebrionoidea blister beetle wing venation biogeography South American transitional Zone

Abstract

The endemic South American genus Picnoseus Solier (Tenebrionoidea: Meloidae: Pyrotini) is revised. Picnoseus is distributed primarily in arid regions of the Andean Region, including Central Chile, and the Andean and Monte provinces. All known species have been comprehensively redescribed, incorporating detailed illustrations of the hindwing and genitalia of both sexes for the first time. Five new species from Chile are described, and an updated identification key is presented. Finally, the first biogeographic analysis of New World Pyrotini genera is conducted, with a focus on South American taxa to elucidate their evolutionary history.

 

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How to Cite

Campos-Soldini, M.P., Safenraiter, M.E. & Roig-Juñent, S.A. (2026) Taxonomic revision of the southamerican genus Picnoseus Solier (Coleoptera: Meloidae), including Pyrotini biogeographical considerations. Zootaxa, 5777 (1), 1–45. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5777.1.1