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Issue: Vol. 2805 No. 1: 30 Mar. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-03-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2805.1.3
Page range: 31–35
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of Melzerella Lima from Bolivia (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Aerenicini) with a key to known species

American Coleoptera Museum, 8734 Paisano Pass, San Antonio, TX, 78255-3523, USA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Plant Sciences Institute, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012, USA
Coleoptera clave biodiversidad distribución longicorneos neotrópicos

Abstract

A new species of Melzerella Lima is described from Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia. A key to the four known species is provided, along with color photographs documenting their vibrant patterns.

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