''Ataxia'', described by
Haldeman Haldemann, Haldimann, frenchised Haldimand, anglicised Haldeman or in variants is a Swiss German surname of Emmental origin, derived from „Halde“ and „Mann“ (literally „heap“ in the sense of side, slope, and „man“; i.e. a man living ...
in 1847, is an
American
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genus
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of
longhorn beetle
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by Antenn ...
s of the subfamily
Lamiinae
Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae
Cerambycinae is a s ...
, tribe
Pteropliini
Pteropliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
Taxonomy
* '' Abaraeus'' Jordan, 1903
* '' Abryna'' Newman, 1842
* '' Acanthe ...
.
Distribution
''Ataxia'' is primarily widespread in
South America
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, but several endemic species are present in
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
and in the
Antilles
The Antilles is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north and east.
The Antillean islands are divided into two smaller groupings: the Greater An ...
. Only few species reach the South-western United States.
''Ataxia'' contains the following species:
* ''
Ataxia acutipennis''
(Thomson, 1868)
* ''
Ataxia albisetosa''
Breuning, 1940
* ''
Ataxia alboscutellata''
Fisher, 1926
* ''
Ataxia alpha''
Chemsak & Noguera, 1993
* ''
Ataxia arenaria''
Martins & Galileo, 2013
* ''
Ataxia arizonica''
Fisher, 1920
* ''
Ataxia brunnea''
Champlain & Knull, 1926
* ''
Ataxia camiriensis''
Galileo & Santos-Silva, 2016
* ''
Ataxia canescens
''Ataxia canescens'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1880. It is known from Honduras and Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It i ...
''
(Bates, 1880)
* ''
Ataxia cayennensis''
Breuning, 1940
* ''
Ataxia cayensis''
Chemsak & Feller, 1988
* ''
Ataxia cineracea''
Galileo & Martins, 2007
* ''
Ataxia crassa
''Ataxia crassa'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Vitali in 2007. It is known from Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island†...
''
Vitali, 2007
* ''
Ataxia crypta
''Ataxia crypta'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomas Say in 1831, originally under the genus ''Lamia''. It is known from the United States and Mexico.Ataxia cylindrica
''Ataxia cylindrica'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South ...
''
Breuning, 1940
* ''
Ataxia estoloides
''Ataxia estoloides'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It is known from Brazil. ''
Breuning, 1940
* ''
Ataxia falli
''Ataxia falli'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1961. It is known from the United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or Americ ...
''
Breuning, 1961
* ''
Ataxia fulvifrons
''Ataxia fulvifrons'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1885. It is known from Panama and Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central Ame ...
''
(Bates, 1885)
* ''
Ataxia haitiensis
''Ataxia haitiensis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Warren Samuel Fisher in 1932. It is known from Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribb ...
''
Fisher, 1932
* ''
Ataxia heppneri
Ataxia (from Greek α- negative prefix+ -τάξις rder= "lack of order") is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality, speech changes, and abnormalities in eye m ...
''
Wappes, Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2017
* ''
Ataxia hovorei
''Ataxia hovorei'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lingafelter and Nearns in 2007. It is known from the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in ...
''
Lingafelter & Nearns, 2007
* ''
Ataxia hubbardi
''Ataxia hubbardi'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Warren Samuel Fisher in 1924. It is known from the United States and Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North Amer ...
''
Fisher, 1924
* ''
Ataxia illita''
(Bates, 1885)
* ''
Ataxia luteifrons''
(Bruch, 1926)
* ''
Ataxia mucronata''
(Bates, 1866)
* ''
Ataxia nivisparsa''
(Bates, 1885)
* ''
Ataxia obscura''
(Fabricius, 1801)
* ''
Ataxia obtusa''
(Bates, 1866)
* ''
Ataxia operaria''
Erichson in Schomburg, 1848
* ''
Ataxia parva''
Galileo & Martins, 2011
* ''
Ataxia perplexa''
(Gahan, 1892)
* ''
Ataxia piauiensis
Ataxia (from Greek α- negative prefix+ -τάξις rder= "lack of order") is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality, speech changes, and abnormalities in eye m ...
''
Martins & Galileo, 2012
* ''
Ataxia prolixa''
(Bates, 1866)
* ''
Ataxia rufitarsis''
(Bates, 1880)
* ''
Ataxia setulosa''
Fall, 1907
* ''
Ataxia spinicauda
''Ataxia spinicauda'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Schaeffer in 1904. It is known from the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and the United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United ...
''
Schaeffer, 1904
* ''
Ataxia spinipennis''
Chevrolat, 1862
* ''
Ataxia stehliki''
Chemsak, 1966
* ''
Ataxia tibialis''
Schaeffer, 1908
* ''
Ataxia uniformis''
Fisher, 1926
* ''
Ataxia variegata''
Fisher, 1925
* ''
Ataxia yucatana''
Breuning, 1940
References
list of ''Ataxia''-speciesgallery of ''Ataxia''-species
Pteropliini
Taxa named by Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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