Antlions of formerly recognized tribe Gnopholeontini (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Brachynemurini) from Peninsula of Baja California, with a new species of Tyttholeon Adams

ABSTRACT A new antlion species, Tyttholeon froehlichi Tavares, Marquez and Contreras sp. n., is described from the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, an area biogeographically significant for its high number of endemic species. Previously monotypic, Tyttholeon Adams now comprises two Nearctic species. Three of the four genera within the formerly recognized tribe Gnopholeontini and their respective species, all present in the Peninsula of Baja California (Gnopholeon barberi Currie, G. delicatulus Currie, G. zapotecus Stange, Menkeleon bellulus Banks, and Tyttholeon puerilis Adams), are herein diagnosed, illustrated, and have their distribution updated and analyzed. A taxonomic key is provided for Tyttholeon.

Track analysis of the Mexican species of Cerambycidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)

A track analysis of 221 species belonging to 68 genera of Mexican Cerambycidae was undertaken in order to identify their main distributional patterns. Based on the comparison of the individual tracks, fifteen generalized tracks were obtained: six are placed in the Neotropical region, seven are shared by the Neotropical region and the Mexican Transition Zone, one is situated in the Mexican Transition Zone, and one is shared by the Nearctic region and the Mexican Transition Zone. Eight nodes were found in the intersection of these generalized tracks, five of them located in the Neotropical region and three in the Mexican Transition Zone. Distributional patterns of Mexican Cerambycidae show two basic patterns: one mostly Neotropical, in the Mesoamerican dominion (Mexican Pacific Coast and Mexican Gulf biogeographic provinces) and another in the Mexican Transition Zone (Transmexican Volcanic Belt and Balsas Basin biogeographic provinces).

Uma análise de traço de 221 espécies de Cerambycidae mexicanos pertencentes a 68 gêneros foi feita com o objetivo de identificar seus principais padrões de distribuição. Baseado na comparação de traços individuais, quinze traços generalizados foram obtidos: seis localizados na região Neotropical, sete foram compartilhados entre a região Neotropical e a zona de transição mexicana, uma é situada na zona de transição mexicana e uma compartilhada entre a região Neártica e a zona de transição mexicana. Oito nós biogeográficos foram encontrados na intersecção dos traços biogeográficos generalizados, cinco deles localizados na região Neotropical e três na zona de transição mexicana. Existem dois padrões de distribuição para os Cerambycidae mexicanos: um principalmente Neotropical, no domínio Mesoamericano (províncias da costa pacífica mexicana e do golfo mexicano) e outro na zona de transição mexicana.