Theognete jonesi Anderson, 2010

Anderson, Robert S., 2010, A taxonomic monograph of the Middle American leaf-litter inhabiting weevil genus Theognete Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Molytinae; Lymantini) 2458, Zootaxa 2458 (1), pp. 1-127 : 43-44

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2458.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7E42061C-9D11-49C5-8737-CEED0864E699
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E40FE447-2C1D-4EB2-B5CF-0C8B6B31ED40
taxon LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:act:E40FE447-2C1D-4EB2-B5CF-0C8B6B31ED40
treatment provided by	Felipe (2021-08-22 23:30:28, last updated 2021-08-28 05:38:38)
scientific name	Theognete jonesi Anderson
status	new species

Treatment

35. Theognete jonesi Anderson , new species ( Figures 162, 197)

Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 4.07–4.50mm; female, 4.27mm. Width, male, 2.64–2.81mm; female, 2.25mm. As for T. montana except dorsal vestiture very dense, suberect, shorter, distinctly recurved at apex, distinctly plumose; strial regions with suberect, recurved, plumose scales. Aedeagus as in Fig. 197.

Geographical distribution. México (Chiapas).

Natural history. Collected from berlese extraction of forest leaf litter at an elevation of 2200m.

Derivation of specific name. Named after Robert Jones of Querétaro, México.

Material examined. 4♂, 2♀♀ ( CMNC, ECOS, UNAM). Holotype ♂ ( UNAM): MÉXICO: Chiapas. Mpio: Tapalapa, Cerro El Calvario, nr. Tapalapa, 17º11’11.9 N, 93º07’21.0 W, 2200m, 23.VII.2003, R. GoogleMaps

Anderson, wet cloud forest litter, 2003-118B / HOLOTYPE ♂, Theognete jonesi sp. nov., R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes: MÉXICO. Chiapas. Mpio: Tapalapa, Cerro de la Danta , 20.VII.1994. R. Jones, HR 17-2 (1♂, 1♀ ECOS). Mpio : Tapalapa , Cerro El Calvario , nr. Tapalapa , 17º11’11.9 N, 93º07’21.0 W, 2200m, 23.VII.2003, R. Anderson, wet cloud forest litter, 2003-118B (1♂ CMNC). Municipio Coapilla , 5km NE Coapilla, 17.17602ºN, 93.13293ºW, 1990m, 26.V.2008, M.G. Branstetter #788 (1♂ CMNC). Municipio Tapalapa , 15km N. Coapilla , 13.III.1994, R. Jones, HR 6 (1♀ CMNC) GoogleMaps .