Mesocordylus Lacordaire

Anderson, Robert S., 2002, The Dryophthoridae of Costa Rica and Panama: Checklist with keys, new synonymy and descriptions of new species of Cactophagus, Mesocordylus, Metamasius and Rhodobaenus (Coleoptera; Curculionoidea), Zootaxa 80, pp. 1-94 : 16

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.156033
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6277888
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scientific name	Mesocordylus Lacordaire
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Genus Mesocordylus Lacordaire View in CoL

Mesocordylus Lacordaire 1866:314 View in CoL .

Type species: Calandra subulata Germar 1824:301 . Designation by Vaurie 1970:3.

Twentyseven species of Mesocordylus are known from Mexico through to Argentina. There are eleven species of Mesocordylus in Costa Rica and Panama. Of these eleven species, four are restricted to Costa Rica and Panama. One species is described herein as new.

Adults of Mesocordylus are most frequently collected at lights and in flight intercept traps. Occasionally, adults are found associated with fallen logs. The immature stages are unknown. Vaurie (1970, 1973) revised the genus.