Bothriospilini is a tribe of beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae, containing 11 genera which have a primarily neotropical distribution. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World . Retrieved on 22 May 2012. The tribe was proposed in 1950 by Brazilian entomologist Frederico Lane as a member of the new subfamily Bothriospilinae, and with Bothriospila assigned as the type genus. The tribe is morphologically close to the tribe Torneutini, with which it has in common the same shape of the last abdominal segment, which is wide and largely braided in the female, as well as the anterior thigh cavities that are open from behind and the laterally open medial cavity.
The compound (6E,8Z)-6,8-pentadecadienal, produced by adult males of Chlorida festiva and Chlorida costata, was the first pheromone identified from species in Bothriospilini. The sex pheromone methionol (3-methylthiopropan-1-ol), as well as the corresponding sulfoxide, 3-methylsulfinylpropan-1-ol, produced by Knulliana cincta, was identified in 2022. In 2005, Monné and Napp transferred the genera Ranqueles and Scapanopygus to the tribe based on cladistic analysis.
Bothriospila
The only species in the genus Bothriospila is Bothriospila elegans. It was described by Aurivillius in 1923.
Chlorida
The genus Chlorida contains the following species: Image Species First described Range Synonyms Chlorida cincta Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador Chlorida costata Audinet-Serville, 1834 Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay Chlorida curta Thomson, 1857 French Guiana, northern central Brazil, Ecuador Chlorida parvula Thomson 1861 Chlorida denticulata Buquet, 1860 Guianas Chlorida fasciata Bates, 1870 North western Brazil, Ecuador Chlorida festiva (Linnaeus, 1758) South eastern United States, Central America, South America, West Indies Cerambyx festivus Linnaeus, 1758 Cerambyx spinosus Degeer, 1775 (Preocc.) Cerambyx sulcatus Sulzer, 1776 Cerambyx africanus Voet, 1778 (Unav.) Chlorida inexpectata Martins, Galileo & Oliveira, 2011 Brazil Chlorida obliqua Buquet, 1852 Colombia Chlorida spinosa Aurivillius, 1887 Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador Chlorida transversalis Buquet in Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Colombia
Chrotoma
The only species in the genus Chrotoma is Chrotoma dunniana. It was described by Casey in 1891.
Delemodacrys
The only species in the genus Delemodacrys is Delemodacrys mourei. It was described by Martins & Napp in 1979. Gnaphalodes
The only species in the genus Gnaphalodes is Gnaphalodes trachyderoides. It was described by Thomson in 1860. Knulliana
The only species in the genus Knulliana is Knulliana cincta, commonly known as the banded hickory borer. It was described by Drury in 1773. It is about 15–30 mm in length and occurs throughout the eastern half of North America, including Mexico and the Bahamas. If roughly handled it may start to squeak furiously. They are usually found on hickory trees and oak trees, where they lay their eggs; the larvae bore into the trees, sometimes doing significant damage. It has three described subspecies:Monné, Miguel A. & Hovore, Frank T. (2005) Electronic Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. PDF Knulliana c. cincta (Drury) - Eastern North America, Texas Knulliana cincta ochracea (Bates) - Southeastern United States, Northeastern Mexico, Bahamas Knulliana cincta sonorensis (Schaeffer) - Texas to Arizona, adjacent regions in Mexico Ranqueles
The genus Ranqueles was circumscribed by French entomologist Pierre-Émile Gounelle in 1906, with the South American R. mus assigned as the type, and at that time, only species. It now contains the following species:Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World . Retrieved on 22 May 2012. Species First described Range Ranqueles gounellei Bosq, 1947 Northern central Argentina Ranqueles mus Gounelle, 1906 North western Argentina Ranqueles steparius Di Iorio, 1996 Neuquén Province in Argentina
Scapanopygus
The only species in the genus Scapanopygus is Scapanopygus cinereus. Both the genus and species were described in 1913 by French entomologist Pierre-Émile Gounelle. The type specimen was collected from Averías, a municipality in Argentina, on the banks of the Salado River.
Taygayba
The only species in the genus Taygayba is Taygayba venezuelensis. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1998. It is found in Venezuela.
Timbaraba
The only species in the genus Timbaraba is Timbaraba dispar. It was described by Monne and Napp in 2004. It occurs in Venezuela and has filiform (threadlike) antennae with 11 segments, and a trapezoidal mentum.
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