Trigonopleurus cordobaalfaroi Otto, 2024

Otto, Robert L., 2024, New records for 23 species of Nearctic false click beetles including new country records for Protofarsus convexus (Fisher) (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae: Dirhagini), Insecta Mundi 2024 (95), pp. 1-11 : 10

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14662335

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8870AE27-8CE8-4B9B-8E6E-4135C695F5FFCMNHC

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14662362

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Trigonopleurus cordobaalfaroi Otto, 2024
status

 

Trigonopleurus cordobaalfaroi Otto, 2024

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This rarely encountered and apparently widespread eucnemid species has been recorded in Costa Rica (New country records (pers. obs.)), Guatemala and the United States. In the United States, T. cordobaalfaroi was previously recorded in Louisiana ( Otto 2024a). A new state record is confirmed for Georgia. GEORGIA: Sumter County: GA: Sumter Co./ Americus, 3403 Lee/ St., VI/1–30/2022 / R. Morris // hardwood swamp/ 31.9362277N / − 81.208405W / V-FIT // Trigonopleurus / cordobaalfaroi / Otto/ Det. R.L. Otto/ 2024 (1, RMC).

Otto RL. 2024 a. Two new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from the Americas. Insecta Mundi 1027: 1 - 9.

Gallery Image

Figures 1–5. Nearctic Eucnemidae. 1) Protofarsus caribicus, dorsal habitus.2) Protofarsus caribicus, lateral view of pronotum. 3) Protofarsus convexus, lateral view of pronotum. 4) Protofarsus convexus, dorsal habitus. 5) Trigonopleurus cordobaalfaroi, dorsal habitus. (Scale: 2–3 = 0.5 mm; 1, 4–5 = 1.0 mm.)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Eucnemidae

Genus

Trigonopleurus