''Paranisopodus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s 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, with over 35,000 species described.
Most species are characterized by anten ...
.
It occurs in
South America
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and southern
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 ...
(Costa Rica, Panama).
Species
There are 11 recognized species:
* ''
Paranisopodus acutus''
(Thomson, 1865)
* ''
Paranisopodus amoenus''
Monné & Monné, 2017
* ''
Paranisopodus antonkozlovi''
Nascimento & Santos-Silva, 2019
* ''
Paranisopodus araguaensis''
Monne & Monne, 2007
* ''
Paranisopodus genieri''
Monne & Monne, 2007
* ''
Paranisopodus granulosus''
Monne & Monne, 2007
* ''
Paranisopodus heterotarsus''
Monné & Martins, 1976
* ''
Paranisopodus hovorei''
Monne & Monne, 2007
* ''
Paranisopodus paradoxus''
Monné & Martins, 1976
* ''
Paranisopodus peruanus''
Monne & Monne, 2007
* ''
Paranisopodus thalassinus''
Santos-Silva & Devesa, 2021
References
Acanthocinini
Cerambycidae genera
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