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Francesco
Vitali & Carlo Arrigo Casadio , 2007 - Contribution
to the Cerambycid Fauna of the Solomon Islands (Coleoptera
Cerambycidae) - Entomapeiron
(N. S.) 1 (1): 1-36. ISBN 978-88-87400-11-3 Twenty-three species of longhorn-beetles are recorded from the Solomon Islands, most of them resulting new for the recorded localities. Acalolepta mixta (Hope, 1841) and Jothocera tomentosa (Buquet, 1859) are new for the Solomons. Pelargoderus stellatus nov. sp. is described. Dihammus lessoni
sericeiceps Kriesche, 1936 is considered as a
separated species from the typical form, as follows: Acalolepta
sericeiceps (Kriesche, 1936) nov. status. The subspecies Periaptodes frater salomonum Kriesche, 1936 nov. syn. is considered as a synonym of the typical form. Batocera una White, 1858 is considered an older synonym of B. porioni Rigout, 1987 nov. syn. The male of Pterolophia (Ale) biplagiaticollis Breuning, 1961 is described. Keys to the Solomon species of the genera Pterolophia, Prosoplus and Acalolepta are provided. (in English with Italian summary)
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