Taxonomic Revision of the South American Genus Lycoplateros (Coleoptera: Lycidae)

The South American genus LycoplaterosPic, 1922 is revised. This genus is a member of the Eurrhacini clade, placed as a sister-group of Neolinoptes Nascimento & Bocakova, 2017. Lycoplateros can be differentiated from other Eurrhacini based on its characteristic pronotum and complex male genitalia, characterized by phallus presenting internal sac with a set of complex sclerites and slightly distorted ladle/hood-like phallobase. The two known...