Theognete boaseae 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 : 75

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.2458.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7E42061C-9D11-49C5-8737-CEED0864E699
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B9029770-AD5A-4980-BA9C-D6D07C1BDC13
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:B9029770-AD5A-4980-BA9C-D6D07C1BDC13
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Theognete boaseae Anderson
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

81. Theognete boaseae Anderson , new species ( Figures 15 View FIGURES 14–18 , 243 View FIGURES 236–246 , 261 View FIGURES 260–262 , 278 View FIGURES 271–287 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.15–3.26mm; female, 3.09–3.63mm. Width, male, 1.85–1.91mm; female, 1.80–1.85mm. Pronotum weakly cordate, scales of pronotum and elytra scattered, broad, suberect, plumose; elytra with basal margin not toothed at humeri; posterolateral area of elytra punctate. Tergite VIII in female emarginate in middle. Aedeagus as in Fig. 261 View FIGURES 260–262 .

Geographical distribution. Honduras (Comayagua).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of mixed liquidambar, oak and cloud forest leaf litter at an elevation of 2000m and of wet oak-pine forest litter at an elevation of 1950m.

Derivation of specific name. Named after Nancy A. Boase of Ottawa, Canada.

Material examined. 21♂, 5♀♀ ( CMNC, CWOB, EAPZ, USNM, UVGC). Holotype ♂ ( CMNC): HONDURAS: Comayagua. Mont. Comayagua, 18.0 km. E. Comayagua, 20.VIII.1994 -216E, 2000m, R. Anderson, oak/cloud/liquidambar forest litter berlese / HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete boaseae sp. nov., R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: HONDURAS. Comayagua. Comayagua (18km.E.), Montana Comayagua, 2000m, 20.VIII.1994 -216, R. Anderson, oak/cloud/liquidambar forest litter berlese (12♂, 2♀♀ CMNC, CWOB, EAPZ, USNM, UVGC). Comayagua (18km.ENE.), Montana Comayagua, 1950m, 20.VIII.1994, S.&J. Peck, 94-52, wet oak/pine forest litter berlese (8♂, 3♀♀ CMNC) .

Chorological relationships. Sympatric with Theognete corderoi .