Pseudolampetis Obenberger, 1926

Bellamy, C. L., 2006, The Systematic Position of Certain South American Buprestid Genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 60 (2), pp. 192-196 : 194-196

Genus Pseudolampetis Obenberger, 1926

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Pseudolampetis Obenberger, 1926:99 . Type species: Ectinogonia aequatoris Obenberger, 1924 (original designation).

Pseudolampetis contains 13 species recorded from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Since it was not discussed by Kurosawa (1993), yet recognized at the generic rank by Volkovitsh (2001) and therein related to Ectinogonia and Achardella , rather than Psiloptera or Lampetis , I concur that it should be kept as a valid genus rather than a subgenus of Lampetis .

The species of Pseudolampetis have no published biological data. Frank Hovore (pers. comm.) reported that for the two species of this group he has collected in Ecuador, those from coastal sites in Manabi and Guayas provinces were almost invariably beaten from leguminous trees (probably Mimosaceae : Acacia or Prosopis spp. ), mostly from foliage of trees in bloom (small, round yellow blossoms), but also from foliage without flowers and from dead twigs. Larger specimens, and all material from montane sites (1,500 –2,000 m) in Loja Province came from herbaceous vegetation, but not necessarily legumes (although a few were taken beating dead Acacia crowns). They seem to sit on foliage of a variety of shrubs and trees, and where an area had been scarred by heavy equipment, leaving only ripped stems and roots exposed in the muddy soils, they often were common on the ripped bits and stems, sometimes sitting on twigs smaller in diameter than themselves. Even when out in the full sun in mid-day they are sluggish and make little attempt to fly away when disturbed.

Conclusion

The placement of the genera discussed herein in the current higher classification scheme of Buprestidae is summarized in the following list adapted from Bellamy (2003). These taxa are the complete component of South American genera in what was formerly referred to as Chalcophorinae : Chalcophorini .

Subfamily CHRYSOCHROINAE Laporte, 1835

Tribe PARALEPTODEMINI Cobos, 1975

Subtribe EUCHROMATINA Ho 1 yński, 1993

Genus EUCHROMA Dejean, 1833

Subtribe HYPOPRASINA Ho 1 yński, 1993

Genus HYPOPRASIS Fairmaire & Germain, 1864

Genus CORDILLERITA Obenberger, 1926

Genus BAUDONISIA Cobos, 1963

Subtribe PRISTIPTERINA Ho 1 yński, 1993

Genus HALECIA Laporte & Gory, 1837

Genus EUPODALECIA Obenberger, 1958

Genus PSEUDALECIA Théry, 1923

Genus PELECOPSELAPHUS Solier, 1833

Genus CHRYSESTHES Dejean, 1833

Subtribe EUPLECTALECIINA Ho 1 yński, 1993

Genus EUPLECTALECIA Obenberger, 1924

Subtribe PARALEPTODEMINA Cobos, 1975

Genus CINYRA Laporte & Gory, 1837

Genus SAUNDERSINA Cobos, 1978

Tribe DICERCINI Gistel, 1848

Subtribe DICERCINA Gistel, 1848

Genus CHALCOPOECILA Saunders, 1871

Genus ACHARDELLA Obenberger, 1926

Genus ECTINOGONIA Spinola, 1837

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Figures

Figs. 1–6. Fig. 1. Ectinogonia darwini Waterhouse, 1913; Fig. 2. Achardella denticollis (Fairmaire, 1864); Fig. 3. Chalcopoecila ornata (Gory, 1840); Fig. 4. Pseudolampetis camposi (Théry, 1907); Fig. 5. Lampetis tucumana (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835); Fig. 6. Cordillerita bruchi Obenberger, 1926.