Contribution to the knowledge of the subfamily Agrypninae from South America with the description of three new species (Col. Elat.)

Abstract

Dilobitarsus carumbeus n. sp. from Paraguay, Lacon beckeri n. sp. form Brasil, and L. kaszabi from Argentina are described. Keys for the species of the genera Dilobitarsus, Lacon, and Stangellus are given.

New records: Argentina: Dilobitarsus columbianus; Lacon chabannei, L. pollinarius; Stangellus minutus; Acrocryptus ater; Paradonus nivalis; Deromecus attenuatus; Medonia deromecoides. Bolivia: Dilobitarsus gracilis; Lacon chabannei, L. pictus, L. pollinarius, L. setosus. I:cuador: Dilobitarsus bidens. Panamá: Dilobitarsus inopinus. Paraguay: Dilobitarsus bidens, D. lignarius; Lacon pollinarius, L. ruber. Peru: Dilobitarsus bidens, D. gracilis. Venezuela: Lacon chabannei, L. inaequalis, L. laticollis, L. pollinarius.

Several species are illustrated.