Description of a new species of Crossidius LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Trachyderini) from Texas

Authors

Frederick W. Skillman Jr., Phoenix, AZFollow

Date of this Version

3-3-2023

Citation

Skillman FW, Jr. 2023. Description of a new species of Crossidius LeConte (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Trachyderini) from Texas. Insecta Mundi 0977: 1–4.

Comments

Published on March 3, 2023 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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Abstract

Crossidius wappesi Skillman, new species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is described from Presidio County, Texas, USA.

I discovered a new species of Crossidius LeConte (Cerambycinae) in the fall of 2018 while collecting with Jim Wappes in Presidio County, Texas. Additional specimens were collected at the same location in 2019 by Jim Wappes and Kenneth Kuckartz.

This large, predominately western trachyderine genus presently contains 17 species and 37 subspecies (Bezark 2022). It should be noted that in the study of the genus by Linsley and Chemsak (1961), numerous popu­lations, known from short series, were mentioned, given short descriptions and left nameless. It is possible that a study utilizing DNA could result in a better understanding of the genus.