March 2026: Since the original publication of this tool, two additional species of Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960Tippmann, 1960:
Tippmann, F.F. 1960. Studien uber neotropische Longicornier III. Koleopterologische Rundschau, 37–38: 82–217. were described (Nearns and Monné 2019Nearns and Monné 2019:
Nearns EH, Monné MA. 2019. Two new species of South American Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini). Insecta Mundi. 0699:1-10.). These species are added to "Included Species". Other sections in this fact sheet have not been edited to account for the new species.
Elongate-ovate, small to moderate-sized, ranging from about 9–15 mm in length. Integument generally dark brown or ferrugineous with whitish, ferrugineous, black, and ochraceous pubescence. Head with frons subquadrate to transverse, about as wide as width of five lower eye lobes. Eyes with lower lobes distinctly narrow. Genae elongate, distinctly shorter than lower eye lobes. Antennal tubercles prominent, widely 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 1 1/2 times as long; scape clavate, shorter than antennomere IV; antennomere III sinuate, longer than scape and antennomere IV. Pronotum transverse, roughly cylindrical, without lateral tubercles. Elytra with sides roughly parallel; elytral apices individually rounded; elytra with distinct maculae of contrasting color; base of elytra without prominent tubercles at humeri. Basal 1/3 of elytra with moderate to dense punctation, surface coarsely punctate to granulate-punctate. Procoxae without projection or with small acute projection. Mesosternal process with apex subtruncate to feebly emarginate. Metafemora moderate in length, about 1/3 as long as elytra.
The combination of the following characters will help to distinguish this genus: distinctly narrow eyes, widely separated; elytra with distinct maculae of contrasting color; and elytra with sides roughly parallel.
This distinctive genus is not easily confused with other genera, but superficially resembles Midamiella and Pseudobeta.
South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru)
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The genus Neocherentes currently contains three species: N. adrianoi Nearns and Monné, 2019Nearns and Monné, 2019:
Nearns EH, Monné MA. 2019. Two new species of South American Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini). Insecta Mundi. 0699:1–10.; N. dilloniorum Tippmann, 1960Tippmann, 1960:
Tippmann FF. 1960. Studien uber neotropische Longicornier III. Koleopterologische Rundschau. 37–38:82–217.; N. pergeri Nearns and Monné, 2019Nearns and Monné, 2019:
Nearns EH, Monné MA. 2019. Two new species of South American Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini). Insecta Mundi. 0699:1–10..
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Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960Tippmann, 1960:
Tippmann FF. 1960. Studien uber neotropische Longicornier III. Koleopterologische Rundschau. 37–38:82–217.
subtribe: Onciderina
type species: Neocherentes dilloniorum Tippmann, 1960Tippmann, 1960:
Tippmann FF. 1960. Studien uber neotropische Longicornier III. Koleopterologische Rundschau. 37–38:82–217.
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., 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 Monné (2019)Nearns and Monné (2019):
Nearns EH, Monné MA. 2019. Two new species of South American Neocherentes Tippmann, 1960 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Onciderini). Insecta Mundi. 0699:1–10., Tippmann (1960)Tippmann (1960):
Tippmann FF. 1960. Studien uber neotropische Longicornier III. Koleopterologische Rundschau. 37–38:82–217.
