Theognete globosa Anderson, 2010

Anderson, Robert S., 2010, A taxonomic monograph of the Middle American leaf-litter inhabiting weevil genus Theognete Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Molytinae; Lymantini) 2458, Zootaxa 2458 (1), pp. 1-127 : 68-69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2458.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5325839
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4BFC4421-F2ED-4987-A4D4-01662EC8E69A
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:4BFC4421-F2ED-4987-A4D4-01662EC8E69A
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Theognete globosa Anderson
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

70. Theognete globosa Anderson , new species ( Figures 246 View FIGURES 236–246 , 263 View FIGURES 263–265 , 280 View FIGURES 271–287 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 2.75–3.32mm; female, 3.15–3.54mm. Width, male, 1.69–2.02mm; female, 1.97–2.14mm. As for T. baranowskii except elytral striae not punctate or impressed. Aedeagus as in Fig. 263 View FIGURES 263–265 .

Geographical distribution. México (Oaxaca).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of oak cloud forest, wet oak forest and mixed montane forest leaf litter at elevations from 2000–2350m.

Derivation of specific name. Named from the Latin globosus, meaning sperical, in reference to the dorsal habitus of the species.

Material examined. 19♂, 17♀♀ ( CMNC, CWOB, ECOS, MZLU) . Holotype ♂ ( CMNC) : MÉXICO: Oaxaca. 30.1 mi. S. W. Valle Nacional , 6600', 24.VI.1983, R. Anderson, wet oak for. litter / HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete globosa sp. nov., R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: MÉXICO. Oaxaca. Valle Nacional (32 mi. S.), 7000', 22.V.1971, S. Peck, leaf litter, BER205 (11♂, 6♀♀ CMNC, ECOS) . Valle Nacional (33 mi. S.), 7800', 16.V.1983, C. & L. O'Brien & G.B. Marshall, berlese sifted oak cloud forest litter (1♀ CWOB) . Valle Nacional (30.1 mi. S. W.) , 6600', 24.VI.1983, R. Anderson, wet oak forest litter (4♂, 5♀♀ CMNC) . Valle Nacional (47.5 km. S. W.) , 2125m, 26.VII.1992, R. Anderson, wet oak forest leaf litter berlese (2♂, 5♀♀ CMNC) . Valle Nacional (55 km. S.), 2350m, 21.XI.1989, R. Baranowski, sifting litter in mixed montane forest (1♂ MZLU) .