A taxonomic monograph of the Middle American leaf-litter inhabiting weevil genus Theognete Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Molytinae; Lymantini)

摘要

The formerly monobasic genus Theognete Champion is revised. The two syntypes of Theognete laevis Champion are found to represent two species, one of which is described as T. championi Anderson, new species. Another 92 new species are also recognized. The 94 known species are grouped into 8 informal species groups, based largely on the structure of the thoracic sterna. These are (numbers of species in group and distribution for each species in parentheses): Theognete araneiformis species group (6)-T. araneiformis Anderson, new species (Mexico, Puebla); T. gracilis Anderson, new species (Mexico, Hidalgo); T. azteca Anderson, new species (Mexico, Veracruz); T. striatifemur Anderson, new species (Mexico, Tamaulipas); T. kovariki Anderson, new species (Mexico, Tamaulipas); T. tuberosa Anderson, new species (Mexico, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi); Theognete laevis species group (4)-T. laevis Champion (Mexico, Veracruz); T. championi Anderson, new species Guatemala (Quezaltenango, San Marcos); T. janzeni Anderson, new species Mexico (Oaxaca); T. cozari Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); Theognete denticulata species group (5)-T. denticulata Anderson, new species (Mexico, Puebla); T. caviventris Anderson, new species (Mexico, Hidalgo, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potos); T. thibodeaui Anderson, new species (Mexico, Veracruz); T. fulgida Anderson, new species (Mexico, Hidalgo, San Luis Potos); T. stefurinoi Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); Theognete semistriata species group (5)-T. semistriata Anderson, new species (Mexico, Guerrero); T. akros Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. semiopaca Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. humilis Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. elongata Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); Theognete bothynometopon species group (10)-T. bothynometopon Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. giselae Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. carinata Anderson, new species (Mexico, Guerrero); T. genieri Anderson, new species (Guatemala, Quezaltenango); T. plumosa Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. birdi Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. ashei Anderson, new species (Honduras, Santa Barbara); T. pragudemi Anderson, new species (El Salvador, Santa Ana; Honduras, Lempira); T. jeanae Anderson, new species (El Salvador, Santa Ana, Chalatenango; Honduras, Lempira); T. chiapaneca Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); Theognete tzotzil species group (36)-T. tzotzil Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. ludvigseni Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. howdenorum Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. lutulenta Anderson, new species (Mexico, Oaxaca); T. campbelli Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. zapatista Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. braunae Anderson, new species (Guatemala, Baja Verapaz); T. lapouimetorum Anderson, new species (Guatemala, Zacapa); T. schusteri Anderson, new species (Guatemala, Sacatepequez); T. peckorum Anderson, new species (Mexico (Oaxaca); T. montana Anderson, new species Mexico (Chiapas); T. scopulus Anderson, new species Mexico, Chiapas); T. clavisetosa Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. huitepec Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. backorum Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. confusa Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. balli Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. lalondei Anderson, new species (Guatemala, Totonicapan); T. schaubeli Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T. sylvatica Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); T.hortenseae Anderson, new species (Mexico, Chiapas); . gaia Anderson, new species (Mexico, Veracruz); T. echinata Anderson, new species (Mexico, Tamaulipas); T. lalannei Anderson, new species (Honduras, Cortes, Ocotepeque; El Salvador, Santa Ana, Chaltenango); T. cavei Anderson, new species (Honduras, Olancho); T. trusterae Anderson, new species (Honduras, Lempira); T. coleadesi Anderson, new species (Honduras, Santa Barbara); T. jonesi Anderson, new