Theognete fulgida 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 : 26

14. Theognete fulgida Anderson , new species ( Figures 4 , 61 , 66 , 70 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.20–3.79mm; female, 3.09–3.79mm. Width, male, 1.57–1.69mm; female, 1.41–1.69mm. Body form more elongate, slender. Pronotum elongate, shining, without microsculpture; very finely punctate, each puncture with a very fine appressed hair-like scale. Ventrite 5 as in T. denticulata except with apical row of irregular punctures, no excavation present. Aedeagus as in Fig. 66 .

Geographical distribution. México (Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí) .

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest, moist oak forest and pine-oak forest leaf litter at elevations ranging from 1050–1700m.

Derivation of specific name. Named from the Latin fulgidus, meaning shiny, in reference to the shining integument.

Material examined. 7♂, 7♀♀ ( CMNC, MCZC) . Holotype ♂ ( CMNC) : MÉXICO: Hidalgo. 1189 m, 55 km N.E. Jacala, 4.VI.1987, R. Anderson, berlese cloud forest litter / HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete fulgida sp. nov. R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: MÉXICO: Hidalgo: Chapalhuacán (4 mi. S. W.) , 3500', 5.VII.1976, A. Newton, cloud forest leaf litter berlese (1♂, 1♀ MCZC) . Chapalhuacán (6.6 mi. S. W.) , 3900', 5.VII.1976, A. Newton, berlese cloud forest leaf litter (1♀ MCZC) . Jacala (18 km E. near El Alamo ), 5500', 10.VI.1983, S. & J. Peck, moist oak forest litter (1♂ CMNC) . Jacala (55 km N.E.), 1189 m, 4.VI.1987, R. Anderson, berlese cloud forest litter (3♂, 4♀♀ CMNC) . Tamazunchale (32.8 km S. W.) , Mt. Horab Bible School , 1158 m, VI.1987, R. Anderson, berlese cloud forest litter (1♀ CMNC) . San Luis Potosí. Xilitla (40 km W.) , 1700m, 6.VIII.1983, S. & J. Peck, pine/oak forest litter (1♂ CMNC) .

Chorological relationships. Sympatric with T. caviventris , T. distenta and T. chauliothorax .

Figures

FIGURES 2–7. Thoracic sterna, ventral view, Theognete species. 2. T. gracilis. 3. T. striatifemur. 4. T. fulgida. 5. T. semistriata. 6. T. caviventris. 7. T. bothynometopon.

FIGURES 59–63. Habitus, dorsal view, Theognete denticulata species group. 59. T. caviventris. 60. T. thibodeaui. 61. T. fulgida. 62. T. denticulata. 63. T. stefurinoi.

FIGURES 64–67. Aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, Theognete denticulata species group. 64. T. caviventris. 65. T. thibodeaui. 66. T. fulgida. 67. T. denticulata.

FIGURES 68–72. Abdominal ventrite 5, male and female, ventral view, Theognete denticulata species group. 68. T. caviventris, male. 69. T. thibodeaui, male. 70. T. fulgida, male. 71. T. denticulata, male. 72. T. stefurinoi, female.