March 2026: Since the original publication of this tool, one new species of Hypsioma Audinet-Serville, 1835Audinet-Serville, 1835:
Audinet-Serville JG. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (suite et fin). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4(1):5–100. was described (Galileo et al. 2015aGalileo et al. 2015a:
Galileo MHM, Martins UR, Santos-Silva A. 2015a. Four new species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Bolivia and Brazil. Zootaxa. 3985(3):440-445.); the synonymy of Cipriscola with Hypsioma (Souza et al. 2024Souza et al. 2024:
Souza DS, French RLK, Silva Jr. JO, Nearns EH, Marinoni L, Swift IP, Miller KB, Sperling FAH, Monné M. 2024. Cutting the sap: First molecular phylogeny of twig-girdler longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) suggests shifts in host plant attack behaviours contributed to morphological evolution. Systematic Entomology. 502:369–389.) resulted in one species being transferred to this genus. These taxonomic changes are incorporated in "Included Species", but other sections of this fact sheet have not been edited to account for the current species composition.
Elongate-ovate, small to large-sized, ranging from about 11–23 mm in length. Integument generally dark brown or black with whitish, ferrugineous, and ochraceous pubescence. Head with frons elongate, about as wide as width of 1 1/2 to two lower eye lobes. Eyes with lower lobes ovate-oblong. Genae elongate, variable in size, from distinctly shorter to distinctly taller than lower eye lobes. Antennal tubercles prominent, moderately to narrowly separated; tubercles not armed at apex or armed with a small projection, or with a short, blunt horn. Antennae about as long as overall body length, or as much as twice as long; scape clavate, about as long or longer than antennomere IV; antennomere III sinuate, about as long or longer than scape and longer than antennomere IV. Pronotum transverse, conical, wider at base, without lateral tubercles; pronotal disk often with then glabrous area at center. Elytra with sides attenuate; elytral apices individually rounded; elytra generally uniform in coloration or speckled, or with distinct maculae; base of elytra with two prominent tubercles at humeri. Basal 1/3 of elytra with sparse to dense punctation, surface finely punctate, coarsely punctate, or granulate-punctate. Procoxae without projection or with small acute projection, obtuse tubercle, or distinct, curved hook (males). Mesosternal process with apex deeply emarginate. Metafemora long to moderate in length, about 1/2–1/3 as long as elytra.
The combination of the following characters will help to distinguish this genus: sinuate antennomere III; conical pronotum, without lateral tubercles; base of elytra with two prominent tubercles at humeri; deeply emarginate mesosternal process apex; and moderate to long metafemora.
Strongly resembles Bucoides, Cnemosioma, Marensis, Tibiosioma, and Tulcus; superficially resembles Agaritha and Typhlocerus.
Lesser Antilles (Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent); Central America (Panama); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago)
Anacardiaceae (Mangifera indica); Fabaceae (Dalbergia nigra, Enterolobium maximum, Lonchocarpus punctatus, Machaerium acutifolium, Piscidia carthagenensis)
Members of this genus do not girdler of branches and are known to oviposit in dead branches (J. Touroult, pers. comm., Martins 1975Martins 1975:
Martins UR. 1975. Notas e descricoes em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 29(10):65–70.).
The genus Hypsioma currently contains 32 species: H. affinis Thomson, 1860Thomson, 1860:
Thomson J. 1860. Essai d'une classification de la famille des cérambycides et materiaux pour servir a une monographie de cette famille. Paris., H. albosericea Galileo, Martins and Santos-Silva, 2015, H. amydon Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. aristonia Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. asthenia Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95., H. attalia Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. bahiensis Martins and Galileo, 2010Martins and Galileo, 2010:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 2010. Novos táxons em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 54(1):66–71., H. barbara Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95., H. basalis Thomson, 1860Thomson, 1860:
Thomson J. 1860. Essai d'une classification de la famille des cérambycides et materiaux pour servir a une monographie de cette famille. Paris., H. brabanti Martins and Galileo, 2012, H. carioca Martins and Galileo, 2007Martins and Galileo, 2007:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 2007. Notas e novas especies de Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 47(9):127–135., H. cariua Galileo and Martins, 2007Galileo and Martins, 2007:
Galileo, MHM, Martins UR. 2007. Contribuição à taxonomia de três tribos de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Iheringia, Série Zoologia, Porto Alegre. 97(1):67–72., H. chapadensis Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. charila Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. constellata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92., H. dejeanii Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92., H. fasciata Thomson, 1860Thomson, 1860:
Thomson J. 1860. Essai d'une classification de la famille des cérambycides et materiaux pour servir a une monographie de cette famille. Paris., H. gibbera Audinet-Serville, 1835Audinet-Serville, 1835:
Audinet-Serville JG. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (suite et fin). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4(1):5–100., H. grisea (Fleutiaux and Sallé, 1889), H. hezia Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. inornata Thomson, 1868Thomson, 1868:
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92., H. lyca Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. nesiope Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. opalina Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. pylades Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. renatoi Martins and Galileo, 1990Martins and Galileo, 1990:
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 1990. Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): sinonimias, novos taxons, chaves e notas. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 37(4):53–95., H. rimosa Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. robusta Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., H. solangeae Galileo and Martins, 2007Galileo and Martins, 2007:
Galileo, MHM, Martins UR. 2007. Contribuição à taxonomia de três tribos de Lamiinae (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Iheringia, Série Zoologia, Porto Alegre. 97(1):67–72., H. sororcula Martins, 1981Martins, 1981:
Martins UR. 1981. Descricoes e notas sobre Onciderini, II (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 34(21):221–234., H. steinbachi Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp.; H. viridis Gilmour, 1950Gilmour, 1950:
Gilmour EF. 1950. New Onciderini (Col., Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Revista de Entomologia. 21(3):537–544..
More species images are available in the Gallery.
Duffy (1960)Duffy (1960):
Duffy, E.A.J. 1960. A monograph of the immature stages of Neotropical timber beetles (Cerambycidae). London, British Museum (Natural History). 327 pp. described the larva of Hypsioma gibbera.
Specimens of this genus have been collected at UV light and also by log picking (E.H. Nearns, personal observation).
Hypsioma Audinet-Serville, 1835Audinet-Serville, 1835:
Audinet-Serville JG. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (suite et fin). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4(1):5–100.
subtribe: Hypsiomina
type species: Hypsioma gibbera Audinet-Serville, 1835Audinet-Serville, 1835:
Audinet-Serville JG. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (suite et fin). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4(1):5–100.
generic synonymies: Cipriscola Dillon and Dillon, 1945Dillon and Dillon, 1945:
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp.
Audinet-Serville (1835)Audinet-Serville (1835):
Audinet-Serville JG. 1835. Nouvelle classification de la famille des longicornes (suite et fin). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 4(1):5–100., Bezark and Monné (2013)Bezark and Monné (2013):
Bezark LG, Monné MA. 2013. Checklist of the Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae, Disteniidae and Cerambycidae, (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere., Dillon and Dillon (1945)Dillon and Dillon (1945):
Dillon LS, Dillon ES. 1945. The tribe Onciderini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Part I. Reading, Scientific Publications, Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Number 5. 186 pp., Duffy (1960)Duffy (1960):
Duffy EAJ. 1960. A monograph of the immature stages of Neotropical timber beetles (Cerambycidae). London, British Museum (Natural History). 327 pp., Galileo et al. (2015a)Galileo et al. (2015a):
Galileo MHM, Martins UR, Santos-Silva A. 2015a. Four new species of Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) from Bolivia and Brazil. Zootaxa. 3985(3):440-445., Martins (1975)Martins (1975):
Martins UR. 1975. Notas e descricoes em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 29(10):65–70., Martins and Galileo (2007)Martins and Galileo (2007):
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 2007. Notas e novas especies de Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia. 47(9):127–135., Martins and Galileo (2010)Martins and Galileo (2010):
Martins UR, Galileo MHM. 2010. Novos táxons em Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 54(1):66–71., Monné (2005)Monné (2005):
Monné MA. 2005. Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part II. Subfamily Lamiinae. Zootaxa. 1023:1–759., Nearns and Tavakilian (2012a)Nearns and Tavakilian (2012a):
Nearns EH, Tavakilian G-L. 2012a. New Taxa and Combinations in Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Central and South America, with notes on additional taxa. Insecta Mundi. 0231:1–24., Peck (2010)Peck (2010):
Peck SB. 2010. The beetles of the island of St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera); diversity and distributions. Insecta Mundi. 0144:1–77., Souza et al. (2024)Souza et al. (2024):
Souza DS, French RLK, Silva Jr. JO, Nearns EH, Marinoni L, Swift IP, Miller KB, Sperling FAH, Monné M. 2024. Cutting the sap: First molecular phylogeny of twig-girdler longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini) suggests shifts in host plant attack behaviours contributed to morphological evolution. Systematic Entomology. 502:369–389., Thomson (1860)Thomson (1860):
Thomson J. 1860. Essai d'une classification de la famille des cérambycides et materiaux pour servir a une monographie de cette famille. Paris., Thomson (1868)Thomson (1868):
Thomson J. 1868. Révision du groupe des oncidérites (Lamites, cérambycides, coléoptères). Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle. 2(5):41–92.
