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Title: Two new species of Compsosoma Lacordaire from South America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Compsosomatini)

Author
item Lingafelter, Steven
item WAPPES, J. - American Coleoptera Museum

Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/1/2014
Publication Date: 9/30/2014
Citation: Lingafelter, S.W., Wappes, J.E. 2014. Two new species of Compsosoma Lacordaire from South America (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Compsosomatini). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 116(3):283-293.

Interpretive Summary: Longhorned beetles are very important to agriculture and the economy due to their destruction of wood during their development. Many exotic pests or potential pest species of woodboring beetles are intercepted at ports-of-entry in the United States and preventing their introduction is a major concern. This study focusses on a group of species that are known girdlers of the invasive Eucalyptus trees in South America. Two new species from Bolivia and Peru are described and and an identification key to all known 13 species is presented. This study will be important to port identifiers, regulatory personnel associated with APHIS-PPQ, and scientists and laypersons concerned both with invasive species and control of invasive plants.

Technical Abstract: Two new species of Compsosoma Lacordaire are described from South America: Compsosoma oculata from Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Refugio Los Volcanes and Compsosoma marcelae from Peru, Amazonas Department, 3 km east of Bagua Grande. Compsosoma alboapicalis Breuning is synonymized with Desmiphoropsis variegata (Audinet-Serville). A key to the 13 known species of Compsosoma is presented.