Odontocorynus suturaflava Champion

Prena, Jens, 2008, Review ofOdontocorynusSchönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) with Descriptions of Four New Species, The Coleopterists Bulletin 62 (2), pp. 243-277 : 243-277

Odontocorynus suturaflava Champion

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Odontocorynus suturaflava Champion 1908: 319 . Syntypes 12: 5 males, 7 females, labeled: (1) ‘‘Type’’, ‘‘Oi’’, ‘‘Sp. figured’’, ‘‘ Mexico city / Höge’’; (2) ‘‘Oi’’, ‘‘ Mexico / ex/ U.S. N. Mus. ’’; (3) ‘‘Oi’’, ‘‘Truqui/ Mexico.’’; (4) ‘‘Oi’’, ‘‘ Mexico / Salle Coll.’’, ‘‘PUEBLA’’; ‘‘Odont—/ sutura-flava Ch’’; (5) ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘ Mexico / Salle Coll.’’, ‘‘PUEBLA’’, ‘‘807’’; (6) ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘ Mexico / Salle Coll.’’, ‘‘PUEBLA’’; (7) ‘‘ Mexico / Dupt.’’, ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘Bowring/ 6347*’’, ‘‘sutura-flava/ Chev.’’; (8) ‘‘ Mexico / Dupont’’, ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘Bowring/ 6347*’’; (9) ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘Truqui/ Mexico.’’, ‘‘23403’’, ‘‘Fry Coll./ 1905. 100.’’; (10) ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘ Mexico / Tehuant c ’’, ‘‘ Fry Coll. / 1905. 100.’’; [1–9 with printed label ‘‘ B.C.A. Col. IV.5./

268 Odontocorynus / sutura-flava,/ Champ.’’, BMNH]; (11) ‘‘Atl[ixco]/ X’’, ‘‘Oi’’, ‘‘GCChampion/ determined’’ ( USNM 1 ); (12) ‘‘XI’’, ‘‘ ♀ ’’, ‘‘GCChampion/ determined’’ ( USNM 1 ) .

Recognition. The species is quite distinct due to the sutural vestiture of yellowish orange scales. Nevertheless, it can be confused easily with similarly colored species in Nicentrus and Geraeus .

Distribution. Central and southern Mexico, localities in Transverse Volcanic Belt and Sierra Madre del Sur ( Fig. 38 ).

Type locality. Mexico .

Material examined. MEXICO: Guerrero ( CMNC 1 ) , México D.F. ( BMNH 1 ) , Oaxaca ( BMNH 1 , CMNC 3 , JPPC 3 ) , Puebla ( BMNH 3 , USNM 3 ) , Querétaro ( CWOB 1 ) , without site ( BMNH 7 , USNM 3 ). Total 26 specimens .

Temporal occurrence. Mid July to October [4 dates].

Plant association. Fabaceae : Acacia sp. (3X).

Figures

Figs. 37–39. Map of central Mexico (top) and northern Central America and Mexico (bottom) showing distributions of O. creperus, O. histriculus, O. latiscapus, O. luteogramma, O. nunume, O. procerus, O. subvittatus, O. suturaflava, and O. tectus.