Tanymecus Germar, 1817

(figures 3, 4, 27, 28)

This is a large genus with only few representatives in the New World (Champion 1911; Supare et al. 1990; Howden 1993a). There is no key to separate Mexican species; see Champion (1911) to check their descriptions. Adults are usually collected on low herbaceous plants (Anderson 2002).

Tanymecus confusus Say 1831 .

Tanymecus hirsutus Champion, 1911 .