Bolivian anthophilous Cerambycinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) host flower records

Authors

Robin O. S. Clarke, Hotel Flora & FaunaFollow
Sonia Zamalloa, Santa Cruz de la SierraFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0640: 1–35

Comments

Published in 2018 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

ZooBank Registered: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:59B21C26-B840-4C05-BCC9-F9D13CBBCE3E

Abstract

Host flower records for 111 species of Cerambycinae, collected from 40 plant species (21 families) in three Bolivian Departments during the period 2002–2011 are presented for the following tribes: Basipterini, Callichromatini, Clytini, Compsocerini, Eburiini, Ectenessini, Heteropsini, Hexoplonini, Molorchini, Oxycoleini, Pteroplatini, Rhopalophorini, Tillomorphini, and Trachyderini. The importance of anthophilous cerambycids as pollinators, their behavior, and methods used for collecting them are presented, and some preliminary comparisons between the tropical fauna in the north and the temperate fauna in the Chaco forests of the south are outlined.