Pandeleteinus Champion, 1911

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Pandeleteinus Champion, 1911

( figures 1, 2 , 8 , 21, 22 )

Pandeteleinus Guenther & Zumpt, 1933 . All 5 known species are found in Mexico ( Morrone 1999). See Howden (1969) to separate species; information on hosts and time of mating are in Howden (1959, 1993a). There are some undescribed species from Mexico.

Pandeleteinus elytroplanatus Howden, 1959 .

Pandeleteinus lucidillus Howden, 1959 .

Pandeleteinus magdalenensis Howden, 1959 .

Pandeleteinus subcancer Howden, 1969 .

Pandeleteinus submetallicus (Schaeffer, 1908) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–6. Types of metatibial apex in Tanymecini. 1. Pandeleteinus subcancer, apex simple, right tibia, without tarsi. 2. P. subcancer, left tibia, with tarsi. 3. Tanymecus confusus, apex with false corbel, right tibia, without tarsi. 4. T. confusus, left tibia, with tarsi. 5. Minyomerus laticeps, apex with true corbel, right tibia, without tarsi. 6. M. laticeps, left tibia, with tarsi.

FIGURES 7–10. Modifications in the ventrites. 7. Pandeleteius fasciatus ventrites, anterior margin of ventrites 3–5 flat, not sulcate. 8. Pandeleteinus subcancer ventrites, anterior margin of ventrites 3–5 sulcate almost by entire width of abdomen. Figures 9–10. Dorsal surface of rostrum. 9. Airosimus callifer. 10. Pandeleteius (Exmenetypus) championi.

FIGURES 17–22. Species of Mexican Tanymecini. 17. Isodrusus debilis, dorsal habitus. 18. I. debilis, lateral habitus. 19. Minyomerus laticeps, dorsal habitus. 20. M. laticeps, lateral habitus. 21. Pandeleteinus subcancer, dorsal habitus. 22. P. subcancer, lateral habitus.