Trochoideus Westwood, 1833: 673

Arriaga-Varela, Emmanuel, Tomaszewska, Wioletta & Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis, 2007, A synopsis of the Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of México, Zootaxa 1594, pp. 1-38 : 25

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Trochoideus Westwood, 1833: 673 View in CoL View at ENA .

Type species: Paussus cruciatus Dalman, 1825 . Trochoides Chapuis, 1876: 147 . (error)

Pseudopaussus Schulze, 1916: 292 .

A genus with 16 species from tropical areas around the World ( Strohecker 1953, 1968; Joly & Bordon 1996). In America View in CoL 9 native species are known from Chiapas in México to north Argentina ( Strohecker 1978; Joly & Bordon 1996). The striking modifications of antennae, mainly in male specimens, could be related to the apparent association of these beetles with ants and termites ( Strohecker 1978). Trochoideus desjardinsi Guérin-Méneville distributed from Madagascar to Taiwan has been accidentally introduced to the southern United States, which probably was associated with the introdution of social insects (termites) to America ( Skelley & Burguess 1995) View in CoL . One species in México.

56. T. mexicanus Strohecker, 1978 . Fig. 26 View FIGURES 23 – 26

Trochoideus mexicanus Strohecker, 1978: 351 ; Joly & Bordon 1996: 2.

México: Chiapas, San Quintín. Type material: holotype in FSCA. Distribution: México: CHIS.

References

Chapuis, M. F. (1876) Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Genera des Coleopteres. Vol. 12. Libraire Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris, 424 pp.

Dalman J. W. (1825) Om Insekter inneslutna i Kopal, jemte beskrifning pa nagra deribland forekommande nya slagten och arter. Kongelige Vetenskaps- Akademiens Handlingar, 46: 375 - 410 + 1 pl.

Joly L. J. & Bordon C. (1996). Two new species of Trochoideus Buquet from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Endomychidae), with comments on the neotropical species groups. American Museum Novitates, 3169, 1 - 10.

Schulze, W. (1916) Beitrag zur Coleopteren Fauna der Philippinen. The Philippine Journal of Science 11, D (4), 291 - 299, 2 pls.

Skelley, P. E. & Burgess, G. R. (1995) Trochoideus desjardinsi Guerin found in Florida (Endomychidae: Trochoideinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 49 (3), 289 - 291.

Strohecker, H. F. (1953) Coleoptera Fam. Endomychidae. In, Wytsman P. (ed.), Genera Insectorum. Desmet-Verneuil, Brussels, 140 pp.

Strohecker, H. F. (1978) The American species of Trochoideus (Coleoptera, Endomychidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 32 (4), 349 - 354.