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EUGENIO H. NEARNS & ANN M. RAY
A new species of Curius Newman (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
from Venezuela with notes on sexual dimorphism within the genus
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611 USA.
E-mail: gnearns@ufl.edu
Zootaxa 1256: 49-57 (2006). ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition)
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Abstract
A new species, Curius chemsaki (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Curiini), from
Venezuela is described. Features distinguishing the new species from its congeners as well as a key
to the four species are presented. Sexual dimorphism in pronotal and prosternal morphology within
the genus is also discussed.
Key words: Cerambycinae, Curiini, South America, taxonomy, key, long-range attractant,
pheromone gland pores
Introduction
As currently defined, the genus Curius Newman, 1840 contains three species: Curius
dentatus Newman, 1840, known from southeastern United States, Curius panamensis
Bates, 1885, known only from Panama, and Curius punctatus (Fisher, 1932), an endemic
Cuban species (Monne, 2005; Monne & Hovore, 2005; Nearns et al., 2005; Peck, 2005).
LeConte (1873) designated the tribe Curiini (= Curii) with Curius as the type genus and
synonymized Plectromerus concinnatus Haldeman, 1847 with C. dentatus. Linsley (1963)
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