Tropicis brevicarinatus Scott, 1926

Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2008, An essay on the tribe Xylographellini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae), Zootaxa 1832 (1), pp. 1-110 : 42

Tropicis brevicarinatus Scott, 1926

Diagnosis and comments

As mentioned by Scott (1926), it differs from the other Tropicis mainly by the short elytral keels. In Trop. cuccodoroi sp. nov the elytral keels are almost indistinct.

Specimen examined No specimen examined.

Host-fungi Unknown.

Distribution Western Indian Ocean, Seychelles ( Fig. 158 ).

Figures

FIGURE 158. Distribution map of Tropicis Scott in the Western Indian Ocean, showing the known distributions of Tropicis brevicarinatus Scott (double circles), Trop. cuccodoroi sp. nov. (open stars), Trop. flexicarinatus Scott (“X” symbols) and Trop. sexcarinatus (Waterhouse) (plus symbol). The question mark indicates a doubtful record of Trop. sexcarinatus from Madagascar.