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

Trochoideus Westwood, 1833: 673 .

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 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) . One species in México.

56. T. mexicanus Strohecker, 1978 . Fig. 26

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

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

Figures

FIGURES 23 – 26. Endomychidae species recorded from México. 23, Anidrytus mexicanus Strohecker (6.3 mm). 24, Ephebus sulcatus Strohecker (4.9 mm). 25, Epipocus subcostatus Gorham (10.8 mm). 26, Trochoideus mexicanus Strohecker (4.3 mm).