Ectinogonia Spinola, 1837

Bellamy, C. L., 2006, The Systematic Position of Certain South American Buprestid Genera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 60 (2), pp. 192-196 : 194

Genus Ectinogonia Spinola, 1837

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Ectinogonia Spinola, 1837:112 .

Type species: Ectinogonia buqueti Spinola, 1837 (by monotypy).

Latipalpis Solier, 1849:499 , not Latipalpis Solier, 1833 .

Latipalpis Auctorum : Obenberger 1930:311.

Kheilia Obeneberger, 1926:96 (preoccupied by Kheilia Bolivar, 1898 , Orthoptera ). Type species: Ectinogonia melichari Obenberger (original designation).

Kheiliella Obenberger, 1940:76 (nom. nov. for Kheilia Obenberger, 1926 ).

Under this definition, Ectinogonia contains 20 species and 2 subspecies, mostly from more arid central and northern habitats of Chile (17 species), but with one species each from Argentina ( auroguttata Burmeister, 1872 ), Brasil ( cariosa Nonfried, 1894 ), and Bolivia ( melichari Obenberger, 1923 ), and two subspecies from Peru. Psiloptera auroguttata Burmeister, 1872 (¼ P. impressa Fairmaire , ms name) was recorded from ‘‘Pampas’’, assumed to be the Mendoza province in Argentina. It was placed in Ectinogonia with a question mark in Obenberger’s catalogue (1930) and until the type is examined the placement remains questionable. In addition, E. cariosa should be studied to confirm its correct placement.

Moore (1994) provided generalized distribution maps showing the distribution of all Chilean species of Ectinogonia . Species range from the most arid habitats of the Atacama desert in the north to temperate forests of the western Andes. Specific provincial records exist for Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo south to Chillán. Considering that several species are recorded with wide ranges along the eastern border of Chile , these species possibly extend into western Argentina.

Cobos (1953) recorded species of Ectinogonia associated with Adesmia DC (Fabaceae) , Flourensia DC , Proustia Lag. , Tessaria Ruiz & Pav. (Asteraceae) , Atriplex Linnaeus (Chenopodiaceae) , Nolana Linnaeus (Nolanaceae) Colletia Comm. ex Juss. and Talguenea Miers. (Rhamnaceae) . Moore (1994) recorded additional plant associations with Cristaria Sonner. (Combretaceae) and Fagonia Linnaeus (Zygophyllaceae) . Arias (2000) added a note about E. buqueti adults frequenting species of Colliguaja Molina (Euphorbiaceae) .

Figures

Figs. 1–6. Fig. 1. Ectinogonia darwini Waterhouse, 1913; Fig. 2. Achardella denticollis (Fairmaire, 1864); Fig. 3. Chalcopoecila ornata (Gory, 1840); Fig. 4. Pseudolampetis camposi (Théry, 1907); Fig. 5. Lampetis tucumana (Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1835); Fig. 6. Cordillerita bruchi Obenberger, 1926.