Theognete scopulus 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 : 45-46

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2458.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7E42061C-9D11-49C5-8737-CEED0864E699
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5325763
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F6938D07-8E2D-44CC-8516-442DA48425B1
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:F6938D07-8E2D-44CC-8516-442DA48425B1
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Theognete scopulus Anderson
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

38. Theognete scopulus Anderson , new species ( Figures 152 View FIGURES 144–154 , 187 View FIGURES 187–189 , 222 View FIGURES 204–227 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.23–3.82mm; female, 2.98–4.05mm. Width, male, 1.97–2.14mm; female, 1.69–2.25mm. As for T. montana but elytra rounded, much less elongate; scales of pronotum and elytral intervals plumose, arched apically; scales of strial regions longer, suberect and arched, giving dorsum a much more shaggy appearance. Abdominal ventrite 5 not impressed in either sex. Aedeagus as in Fig. 187 View FIGURES 187–189 .

Geographical distribution. México (Chiapas).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest and wet oak forest leaf litter at elevations of from 2650–2910m.

Derivation of specific name. Noun in apposition; from the Latin scopulus , meaning a projecting point of rock, in reference to the occurrence of this species at the top of Cerro Huitepec.

Material examined. 280♂, 210♀♀ ( BMNH, CMNC, CNCI, CWOB, ECOS, USNM, UVGC) . Holotype ♂ ( CMNC) : MÉXICO: Chiapas. Cerro Huitepec (Pico), ca. 5km. W. San Cristóbal , 2750m, 15.IX.1991, R. Anderson, cloud forest litter, 91-101 / HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete scopulus sp. nov., R. S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: MÉXICO. Chiapas. Cerro Huitepec (Pico), (ca. 5 km W. San Cristóbal ), 2750m, 15.IX.1991, R. Anderson, cloud forest litter, 91-101 (82♂, 60♀♀ CMNC) ; same as before except: 2650 m, 17.IX.1991, R. Anderson, wet oak forest litter, 91-106 (9♂, 10♀♀ CMNC) ; 2750m, 18.IX.1991, R. Anderson, cloud forest litter, 91-107 (53♂, 39♀♀ CMNC) . Cerro Huitepec (ca. 5 km W. San Cristóbal ), 2750m, 14.IX.1992, R. Anderson, wet oak forest litter, 92-100 (32♂, 18♀♀ CMNC) . Cerro Huitepec (ca. 5 km W. San Cristóbal ), 2750m, 14–25.IX.1992, R. Anderson, cloud forest, 92-102 (2♀♀ CMNC) . Municipio San Cristóbal de las Casas, Reserva Huitepec , 16º 45.84 N, 92º 40.70 W, 2300m, 15.VII.2005, R.Anderson, mixed oak forest litter, 2005-001 (1♀ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio San Cristóbal de las Casas, Reserva Huitepec , 5.VI.2006, J.L. Cozar, hojarasca, Parcela 8 (1♀ CMNC) . Mt. Tzontehuitz , 9500', 19.V.1969, J.M. Campbell (2♂, 1♀ CNCI) . Cerro Tzontehuitz ( Pico ), (ca. 10 km N.E. San Cristóbal), 2910m, 16.IX.1991, R. Anderson, cloud forest litter, 91-104, (6♂, 4♀♀ CMNC) . Municipio Chamula, Cerro Tzontehuitz , 15.VII.1994, R. Jones, bosque mesófilo (10♂, 8♀♀ OCOS) . Municipio Tenejapa, Cerro Tzontehuitz , 16º 48’47” N 92º 34’24.8” W, 2650m, 29.VII.2005, J.L. Cozar, mixed oak forest litter (6♂, 4♀♀ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio Tenejapa, Cerro Tzontehuitz , 16º 48’40.8” N 92º 35’02.4” W, 2800m, 29.VII.2005, J.L. Cozar, mixed cloud forest litter (17♂, 15♀♀ CMNC, ECOS) GoogleMaps . Municipio Tenejapa, Cerro Tzontehuitz , 16º 48’47” N 92º 34’24.8” W, 2677m, 29.VII.2005, R. Anderson, mixed oak forest litter, 2005-014 (4♂, 3♀♀ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio Tenejapa, Cerro Tzontehuitz , 16º 48’40.8” N 92º 35’02.4” W, 2864m, 29.VII.2005, R. Anderson, mixed cloud forest litter, 2005-014 (1♂ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio Huixtán, Bazóm 16º 44’19.0 N, 92º 29’18.3W, 2450m, 9.VII.2003, R. Anderson, mixed magnolia/oak forest litter, 2003-106 (29♂, 12♀♀ BMNH. CMNC, CWOB, USNM, UVGC) GoogleMaps . Municipio Huixtán, Bazóm 16º 44’19.0 N, 92º 29’18.3W, 2450m, 9.VII.2003, R. Anderson, mixed magnolia/oak forest litter, 2003-107 (2♂, 2♀♀ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio Huixtán , 15km E San Cristóbal, 16.74689º N, 92.48985º W, 2500m, 29.V.2008, LLAMA Wm-A-05-1-01 (1♂ CMNC) GoogleMaps . Municipio San Cristóbal, Reserva Huitepec ,. IV.1994, R. Jones (13♂, 15♀♀ ECOS) . Municipio San Cristóbal, Reserva Huitepec , 9/ 10.VI.2004, J.L.Cozar, M. Girón (4♂, 8♀♀ ECOS) . Municipio Tenejapa, Ojo de Agua, Yashanal , 4.III.1994, R. Jones (1♀ ECOS) . Tenejapa (8 mi. N.E. San Cristóbal), 18.V.1969, J.M. Campbell (2♂ CNCI) . Municipio San Cristóbal de las Casas, Huitepec-Ocotal , Cerro La Cruz , 12.VI.2006, J.L. Cozar, cloud forest (3♂, 4♀♀ CMNC) . Municipio San Cristóbal de las Casas, Cerro Huitepec , Estación de Microondas , 12.VI.2006, J.L. Cozar, cloud forest (4♂, 2♀♀ CMNC) .