Phrynidius armatus Linsley, 1933

Noguera, Felipe A. & Santos-Silva, Antonio, 2023, New species and records in Phrynidius Lacordaire (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), Zootaxa 5323 (4), pp. 451-476 : 454-455

Phrynidius armatus Linsley, 1933

( Figs 55–56 )

Phrynidius armatus Linsley, 1933: 131 ; Blackwelder, 1946: 593 (checklist); Breuning, 1960: 181 (cat.); 1971: 325; Chemsak et al., 1992: 116 (cat.); Monné, 1994: 34 (cat.); Monné & Giesbert, 1994: 189 (checklist); Noguera & Chemsak, 1996: 404 (checklist); Monné, 2005: 305 (cat.); Monné & Hovore, 2006: 228 (checklist); Hovore, 2006: 375 (distr.); Maes et al., 2010: 112 (part); Audureau & Roguet, 2018: 79 (distr.; part); Monné, 2023: 467 (cat.).

Remarks. This species was described based on males and females from Guatemala. Maes et al. (2010) reported this species from Nicaragua, based on a single specimen belonging to the USNM collection. However, the antennomere III in this specimen is distinctly longer (apparently longer than the scape) and cannot be P. armatus . Unfortunately, the photograph does not allow us to be sure about the identity of the specimen. Therefore, we are formally excluding P. armatus from the Nicaraguan fauna. Noguera & Chemsak (1996) reported the species from Mexico without further details.

Figures

FIGURES 52–56. 52–54) Phrynidius echinus Bates, 1880, holotype: 52) Dorsal habitus; 53) Lateral habitus; 54) Labels. 55–56) Phrynidius armatus Linsley, 1933, holotype male: 55) Dorsal habitus; 56) Lateral habitus. Figures 52–54 by Keita Matsumoto (BMNH); 55–56 by Ranchel Diaz-Bastin (CASC).