title: Review of the genus Urgleptes Dillon (1956) of Hispaniola (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Acanthocinini): descriptions of five new species and one new synonymy.
abstract: The genus Urgleptes Dillon (1956) is reviewed for Hispaniola. Five new species of Urgleptes from the Dominican Republic are described herein: Urgleptes charynae Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (La Vega province), Urgleptes conjunctus Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (Peravia Prov.), Urgleptes curtipennis Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (Independencia Prov.), Urgleptes marionae Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (Monseñor Nouel Prov.), and Urgleptes obliteratus Ravin & Lingafelter, sp. n. (Pedernales Prov.). Two additional, previously described species are newly recorded for Hispaniola: Urgleptes puertoricensis Gilmour and Urgleptes sandersoni Gilmour. It is established that Urgleptes haitiensis Gilmour is a new synonym of Urgleptes sandersoni. Thus there are seven species of Urgleptes recorded for Hispaniola. For all species photographs, illustrations, full descriptions, distribution maps, and a dichotomous key are included for their identification.
authors.affiliation: Natural History Research Experience Program, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Ian S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Ravin
authors.affiliation: Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. 20013-7012, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lingafelter
keywords: Longhorned beetle; endemism; intraspecific variation; new species; synonymy; systematics; taxonomy