Andraegoidus Aurivillius

R, Juan Pablo Botero & Monné, Marcela L., 2011, Andraegoidus Aurivillius: new species, synonymies and key to the species (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Zootaxa 2780, pp. 57-62 : 58

Key to the males of the species of Andraegoidus Aurivillius (modified from Hüdepohl (1985))

1. Prothorax strongly swollen, mostly covered with sexual punctuation; antemedian tubercles slightly evident or absent...... 2

- Prothorax slightly swollen, sexual punctuation less extensive; antemedian tubercles generally evident. Brazil (widely distrib- uted), Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina.................................................. A. rufipes ( Fabricius, 1787)

2(1). Prothorax with postmedian elevations of the carina densely and coarsely punctuate................................. 3

- Prothorax with postmedian elevations of the carina not punctuate................................................ 7

3(2). Antennae exceeding elytral apices at segment X............................................................. 4

- Antennae exceeding elytral apices, maximum at segment VIII.................................................. 6

4(3). Pronotum and scutellum with evident and dense pilosity. Brazil (Minas Gerais).......... A. distinguendus Hüdepohl, 1985

- Pronotum with sparse hairs, scutellum glabrous.............................................................. 5

5(4). Elytra brownish yellow, semi-transparent, smooth. Bolivia ( Figs 1–2 ).......................... A. translucidus sp. nov.

- Elytra black and with dense punctures. Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay..................... A. cruentatus ( Dupont, 1838)

6(3). Prothorax without lateral tubercles evident; elytra black. Colombia......................... A. laticollis Tippman, 1953

- Prothorax with postmedian tubercles evident; elytra black with red at the base to completely brown. Brazil (Paraíba, Bahía, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais), Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay ( Figs 3–4 )................. A. homoplatus ( Dupont, 1838)

7(2). Pronotum with transverse carina flattened, prosternal process with a distinct tubercle directed anteriorly. Brazil (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul Goiás, Ceará to Rio Grande do Sul), Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay.. A. variegatus ( Perty, 1832)

- Pronotum with transverse carina elevated; prosternal process without distinct tubercle. Venezuela, Brazil (Pará), Trinidad and Tobago ( Figs 5–6 ).............................................................. A. lacordairei ( Dupont, 1838)

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 6. 1, Andraegoidus translucidus sp. nov. male (dorsal view, holotype); 2, Andraegoidus translucidus sp. nov. male (lateral view, holotype); 3, Andraegoidus homoplatus male (holotype of T. homoplatus); 4, Andraegoidus homoplatus male (holotype of A. hassenteufeli); 5, Andraegoidus lacordairei male; 6, Andraegoidus lacordairei male (holotype of A. lacordairei punctipennis).