Two new species of Parandrinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the genera and from South America.

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University of Arizona Insect Collection, Department of Entomology, 1140 E. South Campus Dr., University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA..

Published: May 2017

Two new species of high-elevation Parandrinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) are described from Bolivia and Ecuador, South America. Both species are unusual in having piceous coloration over most of the dorsal surface. Parandra (Tavandra) santossilvai Lingafelter & Tishechkin, new species, is described from Achira, Santa Cruz Province, Bolivia, a site at 2,000 meters elevation. Acutandra caterinoi Lingafelter & Tishechkin, new species, is described from Pichincha Province, Ecuador, from sites between 1,900-2,500 meters. Illustrations, descriptions, diagnoses, and discussion of their generic and subgeneric placements are included.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4272.3.5DOI Listing

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