Aulonothroscus convergens (Horn)

Johnson, Paul J., 2015, Two new species, a new country record, and a key to the species of Aulonothroscus Horn (Coleoptera: Throscidae) from The Bahamas, Insecta Mundi 2015 (412), pp. 1-6 : 2

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scientific name	Aulonothroscus convergens (Horn)
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Throscus convergens Horn 1885: 202

Aulonothroscus convergens , of Horn 1890: 208; Blanchard 1917: 20; Leng 1920: 177; Schenkling 1928: 15; Kirk 1969: 52; Peck and Thomas 1998: 71

Diagnosis. This small (2.4 mm long) species is immediately recognized by the pair of frontal carinae being strong, distant from the eyes, each arcing toward the meson and becoming approximate between the eyes, and then diverging anterolaterally. A ventral incision of each compound eye is broadly triangular and extends approximately to the center of each eye.

Specimens examined. BAHAMAS: Andros Is., Forfar Field Sta., nr Stafford Creek, 22-28-vii-2006, MC Thomas, TRSmith, UV trap in coastal coppice (1, FSCA). The holotype was examined along with high-resolution images ( MCZ Type Database 2014).

Notes. This is the “ Aulonothroscus sp. 1 ” of Turnbow and Thomas (2008). Horn (1885) described A. convergens from Georgia. Blanchard (1917), Leng (1920), and Kirk (1969) listed the species from District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This report of A. convergens from The Bahamas provides a new country record.

References

Blanchard, E. 1917. Revision of the Throscidae of North America (Coleoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 43: 1 - 26.

Horn, G. H. 1885. Synopsis of the Throscidae of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 12: 198 - 208.

Horn, G. H. 1890. Fam. Throscidae. p. 193 - 209, pl. X. In: F. D. Godman and O. Salvin (Eds.). Biologia Centrali-Americana, Insecta, Coleoptera, vol. 3, part 1, Serricornia. R. H. Porter; London, U. K. 690 p. + 27 pl.

Kirk, V. M. 1969. A list of beetles of South Carolina, Part 1 - Northern Coastal Plain. South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 1033. 124 p.

Leng, C. W. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.; Mount Vernon, New York. 470 p.

MCZ Type Database 2014. https: // insects. oeb. harvard. edu / mcz (accessed 12 October 2014).

Peck, S. B., and M. C. Thomas 1998. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas 16: 1 - 180.

Schenkling, S. 1928. Throscidae, Cerophytidae, Perothopidae. Pars 101. Vol. 11, Coleopterorum Catalogus. W. Junk; Berlin, Germany. 30 p.

Turnbow, R. H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas 2008. An annotated checklist of the Coleoptera (Insecta) of the Bahamas. Insecta Mundi 0034: 1 - 64.