Review of the genus Cupecuara (Coleoptera: Disteniidae)
Botero Juan Pablo, Santos-Silva Antonio
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(2): 639-650, 2020
Published online: 4th December 2020
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Abstract: The genus Cupecuara Santos-Silva & Tavakilian, 2009 is reviewed and
redescribed, and C. erwini sp. nov. from Ecuador is described. The genus is now
composed of six species distributed in Central and South America. Photographs of
Cupecuara species are included and a key is provided to differentiate them.
Furthermore, the male terminalia are illustrated and described for the first
time in the genus.
Key words: Coleoptera, Disteniidae, Disteniini, key, new species, taxonomy, Ecuador, Neotropical Region