History of the genus Cardiorhinus Esch. 1829. (Col. Elat.)

Abstract

All papers related with species of the genus Cardiorhinus Esch. 1829 are enumerated. A key for all known species is given. Cardiorhinus schwarzi, new species from Brasil, is included. C. bilineatus (F.) is the type of the genus (Chenu 1858: 29), and not C. seminiger Esch. 1829 proposed by Hyslop (1921:633); C. maculicollis Cand. 1863, C. vulneratus (Germ.) 1824, C. seminiger Esch. 1829 and C. plebejus Cand. 1863 are mentioned for the first time for Paraguay. C. schwarzi n. sp., C. antennalis Germ., C. vulneratus (Germ.), C. plagiatus var. b (Germ.), C. laetipennis Cand., C. simplex Cand., C. divaricatus Schw., and C. maculicollis Cand. are illustrated.