Archipines Strohecker, 1953 : 57

Arriaga-Varela, Emmanuel, Tomaszewska, Wioletta & Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis, 2007, A synopsis of the Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of México, Zootaxa 1594, pp. 1-38 : 12

Archipines Strohecker, 1953: 57 .

Type species: Phalantha exsanguis Gerstaecker, 1858 . Phalantha Gerstaecker, 1858: 202 . (nec Gistel)

This is a Neotropical genus with 15 species distributed from México to South America . Tomaszewska (2002) revised this genus and described the immature stages based on specimens collected in banana leaves. One species in México.

14. A. intricata (Gorham, 1889) . Figs. 4 , 20 .

Phalantha intricata Gorham, 1899: 119 ; Blackwelder 1945: 438.

Archipines intricata: Strohecker 1953: 58 ; Tomaszewska 2002: 376.

Type locality: Belize: Río Hondo.

Type material: lectotype in BMNH.

Distribution: México: CHIS, OAX *, TAB, TAMPS * VER *.

Many of the examined specimens were collected in banana debris. Collecting data do not describe a specific pattern of seasonality; specimens were collected in January, March, July, August, September, November and December, from 25 to 1800 meters above sea level.

Figures

FIGURES 3 – 8. Distribution maps. 3, Bystus limbatus (Gorham). 4, Archipines intricata (Gorham). 5, Corynomalus perforatus Gerstaecker. 6, Stenotarsus latipes Arrow. 7, Stenotarsus marginalis Arrow. 8, Stenotarsus rubrocinctus Gerstaecker. Shading indicates state record (s) only.

FIGURES 19 – 22. Endomychidae species recorded from México. 19, Holoparamecus gabrielae Rücker (1.1 mm). 20, Archipines intricata (Gorham) (3.8 mm). 21, Corynomalus perforatus Gerstaecker (7.2 mm). 22, Stenotarsus latipes Arrow (4.8 mm).