Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp

Smith, Trevor Randall, 2022, Review of the Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) of North America and the West Indies with descriptions of two new species of Cybocephalus Erichson, Insecta Mundi 2022 (950), pp. 1-35 : 28-29

Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp

( Fig. 7–9 , 18–21 , 161–168 )

Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp 1891: 373 .

Distribution. Central America ( Costa Rica), Mexico, and South America ( Bolivia).

Hosts. Unknown.

Remarks. This is the only representative of this genus in North America. Very little is known about this species. Most specimens observed have been collected by canopy fogging. For a full description of this species, see Smith and Cave (2007b).

Figures 144–152. Cybocephalus zakotus T. R. Smith. 144) Antenna. 1 45) Proleg. 1 46) Mesoleg. 147) Metaleg. 148) Median lobe. 149) Median lobe, lateral view, variant. 150) Median lobe, lateral view, variant. 151) Basal plate, variant. 152) Basal plate, variant.

Figures

Figures 1–9. Generic characters. 1) Conglobatus armatus T. R. Smith ventral habitus. 2) Conglobatus armatus T. R. Smith ventro-lateral habitus. 3) Head of Conglobatus armatus T. R. Smith. 4) Cybocephalus nipponicus Endrödy-Younga ventral habitus. 5) Cybocephalus nipponicus Endrödy-Younga lateral habitus. 6) Head of Cybocephalus nipponicus Endrödy-Younga. 7) Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp ventral habitus. 8) Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp lateral habitus. 9) Head of Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp.

Figures 10–21. Generic characters. 10) Metaventrite (outline) of Conglobatus fullertoni T. R. Smith. 11) Antenna of Conglobatus fullertoni T. R. Smith. 12) Proleg of Conglobatus fullertoni T. R. Smith. 13) Metaleg of Conglobatus fullertoni T. R. Smith. 14) Metaventrite (outline) of Cybocephalus californicus Horn. 15) Antenna of Cybocephalus californicus Horn. 16) Proleg of Cybocephalus californicus Horn. 17) Metaleg of Cybocephalus californicus Horn. 18) Metaventrite (outline) of Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp. 19) Antenna of Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp. 20) Proleg of Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp. 21) Metaleg of Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp.

Figures 161–168. Pycnocephalus metallicus Sharp. 161) Antenna. 162) Proleg. 163) Mesoleg. 164) Metaleg. 165) Median lobe. 166) Median lobe, lateral view. 167) Basal plate, variant. 168) Basal plate, variant.