Boocerini Goding, 1892

Synonyms (and unplaced invalid names)
Abelini Goding, 1930, Hebesini Goding, 1926
Selected references
Goding 1892a
Metcalf and Wade 1965a
Deitz 1975a
McKamey 1998a
Godoy, Miranda, and Nishida 2006a
Wallace and Deitz 2004a
Overview
The nine genera currently placed in the tribe Boocerini are all restricted to the mainland Neotropics (Wallace and Deitz 2004a) and Nearctic Mexcio (Deitz and Wallace 2012a). Closely related to the Caribbean tribe Monobelini and the Old World tribe Gargarini, Boocerini is only centrotine tribe known to occur in South America (Wallace and Deitz 2004a).
Taxon history
markup
Wallace and Deitz (2004a) placed Abelini as a junior synonym of Boocerini. Albertson and Dietrich’s (2005a) reference to Abelini as a valid tribe was an oversight.
Taxon images
markup
Boocerini
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1.Abelus luctuosus
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2.Amblycentrus pubescens
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3.Boocerus gilvipes
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4.Brachybelus cruralis
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5.Campylocentrus hamifer
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6.Centriculus rufotestaceus
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7.Ischnocentrus niger
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8.Ophicentrus notandus
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9.Psilocentrus
 
Distribution
Neotropical and Nearctic regions: mainland Neotropics (Wallace and Deitz 2004a) and Nearctic Mexico (Deitz and Wallace 2012a).
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Diagnostic characters
Pronotum with or without suprahumeral horns; posterior process absent (only in Abelus) or present and straight at base or angled dorsally, appressed against scutellum or not. Scutellum visible at least laterally. Mesothoracic femur with ab- and adlateral cucullate seate. Metathoracic tibial row II present as single row of cucullate setae. Male lateral plate with large ventral lobe; sternum IX and subgential plate distinctly divided.
Chromosome numbers
Male 2n = 21.
Taxonomic constituents
Prepared by
Matthew S. Wallace, Lewis L. Deitz, Christopher H. Dietrich, and Mark J. Rothschild, 9 August 2012.