New species, new records and synonymy of Brazilian species of Hypothenemus Westwood, 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Authors

Thomas H. Atkinson, University of Texas at AustinFollow
Carlos A.H. Flechtmann, FEIS/UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, BrazilFollow

Date of this Version

1-29-2021

Citation

Atkinson TH, Flechtmann CAH. 2021. New species, new records and synonymy of Brazilian species of Hypothenemus Westwood, 1834 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae). Insecta Mundi 0846: 1–33.

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Published on January 29, 2021 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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Abstract

Eight new species of Hypothenemus Westwood (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) are de­scribed from Brazil and Peru: H. subsulcatus Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. wilsoni Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. murariae Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. lunzi Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. cordeiroi Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. concavodeclivis Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. foelkelae Atkinson and Flechtmann new species, H. olzenoi Atkinson and Flechtmann new species. Fifteen species are recorded from Brazil for the first time, including H. aulmanni, a new record from the Western Hemisphere. New synonymies affecting Brazilian species include H. ebenus Wood 2007 = H. crudiae (Panzer, 1791) and Stephanoderes parallelus Hopkins 1915 = H. plumeriae (Nor­dlinger, 1856).