Hileolaspis

Hileolaspis auratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Prioninae
Tribe: Mallaspini
Genus: Hileolaspis
Galileo & Martins, 1992
Species:
H. auratus
Binomial name
Hileolaspis auratus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx auratus Linné, 1758
  • Esmeralda insignis Nonfried, 1894
  • Pyrodes candezei Lameere, 1885
  • Pyrodes dispar Bates, 1869
  • Pyrodes nodicornis Bates, 1869
  • Pyrodes gratiosus Bates, 1869
  • Pyrodes rubrozonatus Lucas, 1859
  • Pyrodes nigricornis Guérin-Méneville, 1855
  • Prionus amazonus Fabricius, 1802
  • Cerambyx amazonus Voet, 1781
  • Cerambyx bifasciatus Linné, 1767

Hileolaspis is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Hileolaspis auratus. This species is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Surinam, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil (Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Bolivia and Paraguay.

Linnaeus described this species based on a specimen collected by Daniel Rolander in Suriname. His description reads: Cerambyx with lateral thoracic tooth somewhat golden-green, antennae black, hind femora dark blue. Habitat in America. It is similar to C. violaceo. Head and thorax golden-green. Thoracic margin concave excavated between base and lateral tooth. Elytra red-green-gold, slightly longer than body. Abdomen and whole underside of body green-bronze. Legs purple: hind femora dark-blue.

References

  1. ↑ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Tavakilian, G.; Chevillotte, H. "Titan : base de données internationales sur les Cerambycidae ou Longicornes". Base de données Titan sur les Cerambycidés ou Longicornes. IRD-MNHN. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ On some “lost” types of Cerambyx and Leptura species described by Linnaeus (1758), and a new synonymy in Rhinotragini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)