A review of the tribe Teledapini Pascoe, 1871, with descriptions of new species from China and notes on the tribe Xylosteini Reitter, 1913 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae)

Abstract

A review of the tribe Teledapini Pascoe, 1871, including the genera Teledapus Pascoe, 1871, Teledapalpus Miroshnikov, 2000 and Parateledapus Miroshnikov, 2000, is provided. The morphological differences between the very similar and taxonomically complex genera Teledapus and Teledapalpus, which include some transitional forms, are discussed. The particularities of the distribution area of these genera are assessed. The following new species from China are described: Teledapalpus lobanovi Miroshnikov, sp. n. (Sichuan), Teledapalpus daliensis sp. n. (Yunnan) and Teledapalpus transitivus Miroshnikov, sp. n. (Yunnan). The following new combinations are established (all from Teledapus): Teledapalpus aranea (Holzschuh, 2003), comb. n., Teledapalpus picatus (Holzschuh, 2003), comb. n., Teledapalpus pilosellus (Holzschuh, 2007), comb. n., and Teledapalpus linyejiei (Huang, Li et Zhang, 2021), comb. n. The keys to species of Teledapus and Teledapalpus are given. The morphological differences between the tribes Teledapini and Xylosteini Reitter, 1913 are presented. The composition of the latter tribe and the systematic position of some genera characterized by coarsely facetted eyes are discussed. Abundant pictures of the taxa studied, including all holotypes and other type specimens, are provided.

Keywords

• coleoptera
• cerambycidae
• teledapini
• xylosteini
• review
• new species
• new records