Deltochilum (Deltochilum) tumidum Howden, 1966

Génier, François, 2012, A new species and notes on the subgenus Deltochilum (Deltochilum) Eschscholtz, 1822 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilini), Zootaxa 3357, pp. 25-36 : 34

Deltochilum (Deltochilum) tumidum Howden, 1966

(Figs. 11–12)

Howden 1966: 738 original description (combination: Deltochilum ( Deltochilum) tumidum ) Deloya & Morón 1994: 28 distribution, ecology (combination: Deltochilum tumidum ) Deloya et al. 1995: 11 faunistic (combination: Deltochilum tumidum )

Deloya 1996: 43 faunistic (combination: Deltochilum tumidum )

Deloya 2003: 266 faunistic (combination: Deltochilum tumidum )

Type locality. Mexico, Sinalao, 5 miles north Mazatlán, 27.vii. 1964, at black light, Chemsak, Howden & Powell, ( CNC No. 9146).

Distribution. Mexico.

Material examined ( 7 males, 1 female). MEXICO: ESTADO DE MÉXICO, Tejupilco de Hidalgo [to] Temascaltepec de González, ( 18 ° 58 'N, 100 ° 4 'W), vi. 1933, coll. H.E. Hinton & R.L. Usinger - 2 males (including 2 paratypes) ( CMNC, CNC); SINALOA, 26 mi. NE Villa Unión, elev. 305 m ( 23 ° 29 'N, 106 ° 10 'W), 17.viii. 1963, coll. E. Sleeper, W. Agnew, G. Noonan & P. Sullivan - 1 female ( paratype) ( CNC); 5 mi. N Mazatlán, ( 23 ° 21 'N, 106 ° 25 'W), 27.vii. 1964, coll. H.F. Howden, Chemsak & Powell - 1 male ( holotype) ( CNC); Rio Piaxtla, 29.vi. 1962, coll. [anonymous] - 1 male ( paratype) ( CNC); Villa Unión, elev. 700 m ( 23 ° 12 'N, 106 ° 14 'W), vii. 1968, coll. A. Martínez - 3 males ( CMNC).

Remarks. Separated from other species by the shape of the parameres (Figs. 11–12) and the strongly reduced and blunt 7 th interstrial carina.