Kazantsev S.V. 2017. New leptolycines from Ecuador and Peru (Coleoptera: Lycidae) // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.26. No.2: 127–146 [in English].

Insect Centre, Donetskaya 13–326, Moscow 109651, Russia. E-mail: kazantss@mail.ru

KEY WORDS: Coleoptera, Lycidae, Leptolycinae, taxonomy, synonymy, new genera, new species, Neotropical region.

ABSTRACT. Four new genera, Andepteron gen.n., Aplopteron gen.n., Ceratolycus gen.n. and Petrovia gen.n., and nineteen new species of leptolycine net-winged beetles: Andepteron bolivari, A. nubile, Aplopteron yasuniense, Cephalolycus cajanumaensis, C. pichinchensis, Ceratolycus victoriae, Ceratoprion alexi, C. dio­sense, C. loretense, Flabellocaenia iquitosensis, F. ocopensis, F. pastazensis, F. tiputiniensis, Petrovia clavicula, Prioceraton calabazense, P. tishechkini, Pseudacroleptus aleksandri, P. orellanus and Tishechkinia petrovi spp.n. — are described from Ecuador and Peru. Cephalolycus Pic, 1926 and Flabellolycinella Kleine, 1941 are transferred from Calopterini (Lycinae) to Leptolycini (Leptolycinae). Flabellolycinella Kleine, 1941, syn.n. is put in synonymy with Pseudacroleptus Pic, 1911. Keys to leptolycine genera and species of Ecuador and Peru are provided.

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