Four new species of Phrynidius Lacordaire (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from Mexico with an identification key for the genus

Since the description of its eight species, the Mesoamerican genus Lacordaire (Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Apomecynini) has not been comprehensively studied, with only a few distributional records published in recent years. In this work, four new species of are described from Chiapas, Mexico: from the municipality of Escuintla, from San Cristobal, from Trinitaria, and from Jaltenango. An updated taxonomic key and illustrations of the new species are also provided.