Theognete hortenseae 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 : 57-58

55. Theognete hortenseae Anderson , new species ( Figures 151 , 186 , 221 )

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.29mm. Width, male, 1.85mm. Pronotum weakly cordate, punctures moderately dense, large, moderately deep; scales short and robust, appressed, plumose; flanks with oblique sulci formed by contiguous punctures. Elytra with scales short and robust, sparse, arranged linearly on intervals, apices not overlapping. Strial regions with very fine, hair-like scales. Posterolateral area with series of 3–4 contiguous punctures. Aedeagus as in Fig. 186 .

Geographical distribution. México (Chiapas).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest leaf litter at an elevation of 2000m.

Derivation of specific name. Through his support of the Nature Discovery Fund at the Canadian Museum of Nature, this species is named after Hortense Michaud-Lalanne of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as a gift from Mario Lalanne.

Material examined. 1♂ ( CMNC). Holotype ♂ ( CMNC): MÉXICO. Chiapas. Volcán Tacaná , lower slopes, ca. 4 km. N. Unión Juárez, 2000m, 19.IX.1992, R.S. Anderson, 92-110, cloud forest litter / HOLO- TYPE ♂, Theognete hortenseae sp. nov., R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted.

Chorological relationships. Sympatric with T. chiapaneca , T. confusa and T. balli .

Figures

FIGURES 144–154. Habitus, dorsal view, Theognete tzotzil species group. 144. T. tzotzil. 145. T. braunae. 146. T. zapatista. 147. T. howdenorum. 148. T. maturini. 149. T. montana. 150. T. lalannei. 151. T. hortenseae. 152. T. scopulus. 153. T. backorum. 154. T. lutulenta.

FIGURES 184–186. Aedeagus, dorsal and lateral view, Theognete tzotzil species group. 184. T. montana. 185. T. lalannei. 186. T. hortenseae.

FIGURES 204–227. Abdominal ventrite 5, male, ventral view, Theognete tzotzil species group. 204. T. galvezi. 205. T. echinata. 206. T. schaubeli. 207. T. clavisetosa. 208. T. schusteri. 209. T. cortesi. 210. T. trusterae. 211. T. cavei. 212. T. peckorum. 213. T. huitepec. 214. T. tzotzil. 215. T. braunae. 216. T. zapatista. 217. T. howdenorum. 218. T. maturini. 219. T. montana. 220. T. lalannei. 221. T. hortenseae. 222. T. scopulus. 223. T. backorum. 224. T. lutulenta. 225. T. confusa. 226. T. lapouimetorum. 227. T. balli.