title: The genus Macronemus Dejean, 1835 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae): two new species, new records and a new synonymy.
abstract: The genus Macronemus Dejean, 1835 is redescribed and two new species are described: Macronemus mimus sp. nov. from Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina) and Argentina and Macronemus giuglarisi sp. nov. from French Guiana and Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas). M. verrucosus (Pascoe, 1866) is considered a new synonym of M. asperulus White, 1855. New distributional data and a key to the seven species of the genus are provided.
authors.affiliation: Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista São Cristóvão, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. vane_bio@mls.com.br
authors.forename: Vanessa S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Marcela L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Monné
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002489:Central America; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D013020:South America; D013045:Species Specificity