title: Note on the genus Neacanista Gressitt, 1940 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Acanthocinini).
abstract: Taxonomic notes on the genus Neacanista Gressitt are presented. Hoploranomimus Breuning, 1959 and Paracanthocinus Breuning, 1965a are recognized as new synonyms of Neacanista Gressitt, 1940. Discussions regarding the type locality of Neacanista harmandi (Pic, 1939) and the taxonomic status of Neacanista shirakii (Mitono, 1943) are provided. A key to Neacanista species is presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.; Email: hgqnasa@163.com.
authors.forename: Gui-Qiang
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: No.16, Xizhaosi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100061, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 3 rue de la Santé, f-35000 Rennes, France; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gouverneur
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size