Theognete kovariki 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 : 18

5. Theognete kovariki Anderson , new species ( Figures 29 , 35 , 41 , 117–120 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.43mm; female, 3.15mm. Width, male, 2.14mm; female, 2.02mm. As for T. striatifemur except femora with striations shallow and indistinct. Aedeagus as in Fig. 35 .

Geographical distribution. México (Tamaulipas).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of leaf litter and from under Quercus bark in a mixed hardwood forest at elevations of 1375–1400m.

Derivation of specific name. Named after the collector of both specimens, Peter Kovarik of Columbus, Ohio.

Material examined. 1♂, 1♀ ( CMNC). Holotype ♂ ( CMNC): MÉXICO: Tamaulipas. Municipio Gómez Farías, La Gloria, 1400m., 17–III-1988 P. Kovarik / collected Under Quercus bark / mesophytic forest Quercus, Liquidambar, Magnolia, Acer, Carya, Podocarpus , etc/ HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete kovariki sp. nov. R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratype: MÉXICO: Tamaulipas. Municipio Gómez Farías, 4500', 16.III.1988, Kovarik (San Jose). (1♀ CMNC).

Chorological relationships. Sympatric with T. echinata ; possibly parapatric with T. striatifemur .

Figures

FIGURES 29–34. Habitus, dorsal view, Theognete araneiformis species group. 29. T. kovariki. 30. T. azteca. 31. T. striatifemur. 32. T. tuberosa. 33. T. araneiformis. 34. T. gracilis.

FIGURES 35–37. Aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, Theognete araneiformis species group. 35. T. kovariki. 36. T. azteca. 37. T. striatifemur.

FIGURES 41–46. Abdominal ventrite 5, male, ventral view, Theognete araneiformis species group. 41. T. kovariki. 42. T. azteca. 43. T. striatifemur. 44. T. tuberosa. 45. T. araneiformis. 46. T. gracilis.

FIGURES 117–132. Female genitalia (top to bottom; spermatheca, tergite VIII, sternite VIII, tergite VII), Theognete species, various species groups, representatives. 117–120. T. kovariki. 121–124. T. laevis. 125–128. T. denticulata. 129– 132. T. semistriata.