P. forticornis Matthews, 1888: 100;

Jeannel, 1933: 251 (assignment to subgenus Adelops Tellkampf [1844], as a general statement), 1934: 162 (assignment to subgenus Merodiscus Jeannel [1934], in key), 1936: 83; Szymczakowski, 1961: 146 (assignment to subgenus Tupania); Peck, 1973a: 58 (type seen), 1977: 209. No information about types in original description; Holotype female [in Peck, 1977: 208 fig. 134] in BMNH.

Type locality: Cordova [Córdoba], [Veracruz State], Mexico.

Distribution: Mexico: Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz States. Biology: In forests.