Taphrosoma dohrni Kirsch, 1866

Spiessberger, Erich Lara & Mermudes, José Ricardo Miras, 2018, Notes on the Distribution and Ovipositor Morphology of Mylarisgigas (Linnaeus, 1767), Mylaris maxima (Germar, 1824), and Taphrosomadohrni Kirsch, 1866 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 72 (1), pp. 209-213 : 210-212

Taphrosoma dohrni Kirsch, 1866 ( Figs. 9–12 )

Examined Material. ECUADOR: 1 F without other data ( MLP) ; Pastaza: Mera (Rio Anzu, Hacienda Ila ) VIII.1885, Majche leg., 1961, Molinari det., 1 M, 1 F; Oriente Puyo (800 m) , VIII.1885, without leg., Molinari det. 1969, 3 M, 6 F; without other data 3 F, 6 M. PERU: Pasco: Chuchurr [a], Kulzer det. 1950, without other data, 1 M ( IFML) . BRAZIL: Amazonas: Benjamin Constant ( Rio Itecoal ) V.1942, A. Parko leg., 1 M ( MNRJ), ( Rio Javari ) I.1943, A. Parko leg., 1 F ( MNRJ) . Pará: Utingá , 20.XI.1919, D. Mendes leg., 1 F ( MNRJ) . Rondônia: Porto Velho (Cachoeira do Samuel, Terra de Guaporé ), VIII.1944, A. Parko leg., 1 F ( MNRJ) .

Distribution. South America ( Blackwelder 1945). The distribution of this species is poorly documented in the catalogs of Blackwelder (1945) and Gebien (1911, 1941), which lack specific localities. Kirsch (1866) described it from Bogotá, Colombia. In our study, we examined specimens from Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador ( Fig. 19 )

Figures

Figs. 1–12. Mylaris gigas: Male - 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Lateral habitus; Female – 3) Dorsal habitus; 4) Lateral habitus. Mylaris maxima: Male - 5) Dorsal habitus; 6) Lateral habitus; Female – 7) Dorsal habitus; 8) Lateral habitus. Taphrosoma dohrni: Male - 9) Dorsal habitus; 10) Lateral habitus; Female – 11) Dorsal habitus; 12) Lateral habitus.

Fig. 19. Distributional map of specimens of Mylaris gigas, Mylaris maxima, and Taphrosoma dohrni examined in the present study.