''Malthonea'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

, found in South America:

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus ''Malthonea'': * ''

Malthonea albomaculata ''Malthonea albomaculata'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1966. It is known from Bolivia.Malthonea aurescens ''Malthonea'' is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, found in South America: Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Malthonea'': * ''Malthonea albomaculata'' (Breuning, 1966) (Bolivia) * ''Malthonea aurescens'' (Breu ...

'' (Breuning, 1966) (Ecuador) * '' Malthonea cumbica'' Galileo & Martins, 1996 (Venezuela) * '' Malthonea cuprascens'' (Waterhouse, 1880) (Ecuador, Peru) * '' Malthonea glaucina'' (Thomson, 1868) (Ecuador, Venezuela) * '' Malthonea guttata'' (Kirsch, 1889) (Colombia, Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea itaiuba ''Malthonea itaiuba'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1999. It is known from Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1999 (Venezuela) * '' Malthonea keili'' Santos-Silva, Galileo & McClarin, 2018 (Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea mimula ''Malthonea mimula'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was first described by Martins and Galileo in 1995. Its geographic range includes Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily l ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Colombia) * ''

Malthonea minima ''Malthonea minima'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1995. It is known from Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Peru) * ''

Malthonea obyuna ''Malthonea obyuna'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2005. It is known from Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 2005 (Peru) * ''

Malthonea panthera ''Malthonea panthera'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1995. It is known from Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Colombia, Venezuela) * ''

Malthonea phantasma ''Malthonea phantasma'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1995. It is known from Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea piraiuba ''Malthonea piraiuba'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae 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, wi ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 2009 (Costa Rica) * ''

Malthonea ruficornis ''Malthonea ruficornis'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Belon in 1903. It is known from Bolivia and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, b ...

'' Belon, 1903 (Bolivia, Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea spinosa ''Malthonea spinosa'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1999. It is known from Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South Am ...

'' Galileo & Martins, 1999 (Colombia) * '' Malthonea tigrinata'' Thomson, 1864 (Argentina, Brazil)

References

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