Beloesthes Thomson, 1864

Monné, Miguel A., Santos-Silva, Antonio & Monné, Marcela L., 2020, Key to South American genera of Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) without erect setae on elytra; synonymies, transferences, revalidation, and notes on genera with erect setae on elytra, Zootaxa 4863 (1), pp. 1-65 : 26-27

Beloesthes Thomson, 1864

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Beloesthes Thomson, 1864: 23 . Type species — Beloesthes megabasoides Thomson, 1864 (original designation).

Diagnosis. Prothorax with large central rhomboid tubercle; pronotum with protuberant tubercle on each side of middle; elytra flattened, centrobasal crest protuberant; each elytron with two postmedian acute spiniform tubercles. Number of species currently included: 1.

Figures

FIGURES 1–15. 1) Megamiros muzoensis, holotype male, dorsal habitus (from Audureau 2013). 2) Nealcidion latum, holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 3–4) Nealcidion kayi, holotype (from Nascimento et al. 2020): 3) dorsal habitus; 4) ventral habitus. 5) Nealcidion humerosum, holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure); 6) Nealcidion nebulosum, male, dorsal habitus (from Nascimento et al. 2020). 7) Tropidocoleus bicarinatus, holotype female, dorsal habitus (by Larry G. Bezark). 8–9) Xylergatoides asper: 8) Syntype female, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure); 9) female, lateral habitus. 10) Lagocheirus araneiformis flavolineatus, dorsal habitus (from Monné et al. 2019). 11) Lagocheirus plantaris plantaris, male, dorsal habitus (from Santos-Silva et al. 2019). 12) Lagocheirus wenzeli, holotype male, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure). 13–14) Beloesthes megabasoides, holotype (by Jesus Santiago Moure): 13) Dorsal habitus; 14) Oblique view. 15) Lathroeus oreoderoides, holotype, dorsal habitus (by Jesus Santiago Moure).