''Ranqueles gounellei'' is a species of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

in the family

Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...

. It was described by Bosq in 1947. It is known from northern central

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

and

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

.Wappes, James E.; Lingafelter, Steven W.; and Perger, Robert, (2011
"Additions and deletions to the known Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Bolivia"
''Insecta Mundi''. 669. It feeds on ''

Acacia aroma ''Vachellia aroma'' is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are , aromo negro, espinillo and tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species. Although some sources say tha ...

'', ''

Prosopis chilensis ''Prosopis chilensis'' is a species of tree in the genus ''Prosopis'', belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is found in parts of central Chile, southern Peru, Bolivia, and Andean (northwestern) Argentina. Its common names include Chilean mesqui ...

'', and ''

Prosopis juliflora ''Prosopis juliflora'' ( es, bayahonda blanca, Cuji Venezuela, Trupillo Colombia, Aippia Wayuunaiki and long-thorn kiawe in Hawaii) is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite. It is native to Mexico, South America and ...

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References

Bothriospilini Beetles described in 1947 Beetles of South America {{Cerambycinae-stub