New species, synonymy, and new record in Neotropical Acanthocinini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae)

Three new species and one new genus of Bolivian Acanthocinini are described: Lepturges (Lepturges) auratus sp. nov.; Leptostylus dentatus sp. nov.; and Spiritusellus personatus, gen. nov. et sp. nov. Notes on the differences between Leptostylus batesi Casey, 1913, and L. hilaris Bates, 1872 are provided in the remarks of L. dentatus sp. nov. A new country record (Bolivia) is reported for Nealcidion latipenne (Bates, 1863) and Nyssodrysternum lanceolatum Monne & Tavakilian, 2011 is synonymized with Atrypanius infimus (Bates, 1885).

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This study describes three new species and one new genus of Bolivian Acanthocinini, including Lepturges (Lepturges) auratus sp. nov., Leptostylus dentatus sp. nov., and Spiritusellus personatus, gen. nov. et sp. nov. The differences between Leptostylus batesi and L. hilaris are explained in the remarks of L. dentatus sp. nov. Additionally, the study reports a new country record for Nealcidion latipenne in Bolivia and synonymizes Nyssodrysternum lanceolatum with Atrypanius infimus.