''Malthonea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

longhorn beetle The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

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. Tribes The tribal ...

, 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 , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal ...

'' (Breuning, 1966) (Bolivia) * ''

Malthonea aurescens ''Malthonea aurescens'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1966. It is known from Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Eku ...

'' (Breuning, 1966) (Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea cumbica ''Malthonea cumbica'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1996. It is known from Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República ...

'' Galileo & Martins, 1996 (Venezuela) * ''

Malthonea cuprascens ''Malthonea cuprascens'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Waterhouse in 1880. It has been known to inhabit Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escud ...

'' (Waterhouse, 1880) (Ecuador, Peru) * ''

Malthonea glaucina ''Malthonea glaucina'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1868. It is known from Ecuador and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, Repúblic ...

'' (Thomson, 1868) (Ecuador, Venezuela) * ''

Malthonea guttata ''Malthonea guttata'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch in 1888. It is known from Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar langu ...

'' (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 ( es, link=no, República ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1999 (Venezuela) * ''

Malthonea keili ''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 ...

'' Santos-Silva, Galileo & McClarin, 2018 (Ecuador) * ''

Malthonea mimula ''Malthonea mimula'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characteri ...

'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Colombia) * '' Malthonea minima'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Peru) * '' Malthonea obyuna'' Martins & Galileo, 2005 (Peru) * '' Malthonea panthera'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Colombia, Venezuela) * '' Malthonea phantasma'' Martins & Galileo, 1995 (Ecuador) * '' Malthonea piraiuba'' 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 ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador' ...

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

Malthonea spinosa ''Malthonea spinosa'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are character ...

'' Galileo & Martins, 1999 (Colombia) * ''

Malthonea tigrinata ''Malthonea tigrinata'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are charact ...

'' Thomson, 1864 (Argentina, Brazil)

References

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