Francesco Vitali & Carlo
Arrigo Casadio , 2007 - Contribution to the Cerambycid
Fauna of the Solomon Islands (Coleoptera Cerambycidae) - Entomapeiron (N. S.)
1 (1): 1-36. ISBN 978-88-87400-11-3 This
paper is mainly based on the field research done by Carlo
Arrigo Casadio in the Solomon Islands during several
travels in Vangunu, Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Bellona
and Owaraha between 1998 and 1999. Twenty-three species of longhorn-beetles are recorded from the Solomon Islands, most of them resulting new for the recorded localities. Acalolepta mixta (Hope, 1841) and Jothocera tomentosa (Buquet, 1859) are new for the Solomons. Pelargoderus stellatus nov.
sp. is described. Dihammus lessoni sericeiceps Kriesche,
1936 is considered as a separated species from the
typical form, as follows: Acalolepta sericeiceps
(Kriesche, 1936) nov. status. The subspecies Periaptodes frater salomonum Kriesche, 1936 nov. syn. is considered as a synonym of the typical form. Batocera una White, 1858 (female) is considered an older synonym of B. porioni Rigout, 1987 (male) nov. syn. The male of Pterolophia (Ale) biplagiaticollis Breuning, 1961 is described. Keys to the Solomon species of the genera Pterolophia, Prosoplus and Acalolepta are provided. (in English with Italian summary) |