Systematic revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of the genera Tribotropis and Hypselotropis (Coleoptera, Anthribidae, Anthribinae, Ptychoderini)

Systematic revision, cladistic analysis and biogeography of the genera Tribotropis and Hypselotropis (Coleoptera, Anthribidae, Anthribinae, Ptychoderini). The genera Tribotropis Jekel, 1855 and Hypselotropis Jekel, 1855 are revised. Based on results of cladistic analysis that included 41 characters and 22 taxa, the genus Tribotropis resulted paraphyletic in relation to Hypselotropis, thus the former is proposed as a synonym of the latter. The genus Hypselotropis and 17 species are redescribed, including the species previously allocated in Tribotropis: Hypselotropis apollinaris (Jordan, 1939) comb. nov.; H. colombiana (Mermudes, 2004) comb. nov.; H. compressicornis (Jordan, 1895) comb. nov. H. conicollis (Jekel, 1855) comb. nov.; H. limodes (Jordan, 1939) com. nov.; H. prasinata (Fahracus, 1839) comb. nov.; H. punctulata (Jekel, 1855) comb. nov.; H. pustulala (Fabricius, 1801) comb. nov; H. speciosa (Jekel, 1855) comb. nov. H. subvittata (Jordan, 1937) comb. nov.; H. suffusa (Jordan, 1895) comb. nov.; e H. vittata (Kirsch, 1889) comb. nov.. A key to species, illustrations and maps of distribution are provided. The biogeography based on patterns of distribution of the species are discussed.