Anthobaris rugosicollis Hustache, 1951

Prena, Jens, 2022, Review of Anthobaris Hustache and description of a new species from Costa Rica (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Baridinae), Zootaxa 5213 (3), pp. 294-300 : 298

Anthobaris rugosicollis Hustache

( Figs. 4–7 )

Anthobaris rugosicollis Hustache, 1951: 54

Diagnosis. Anthobaris rugosicollis and A. comptior can be distinguished from A. affabra by erect setae, undeveloped elytral callosity, and ventrodistally acuminate fifth tarsomere. Anthobaris rugosicollis is smaller than A. comptior (3.9–5.6 mm vs. 6.9 mm), has the sutural interstriae raised and some white setae on elytral base and pronotum. The color is blackish with slight brazen sheen while A. comptior has a brassy tinge. The penis (this is the only species with known males) has basally fused apodemes, a long flagellum, and a tegmen with wide basal apodeme ( Fig. 7 ).

Notes. Anthobaris rugosicollis is the type species for Anthobaris by original designation. The type status of the specimen in MACN (Bachmann & Lanteri 2013) remains doubtful as long as it cannot be demonstrated that it was among the material submitted to Hustache. I consider all specimens without Hustache’s handwritten identification as Bruch’s retained vouchers.

Material examined. ARGENTINA. Misiones Prov., X/1900, C. Bruch, 1 male, paratype, Fig. 5 ( MNHN) ; Salta Prov., Los Laureles , 1450 m, 6.ii.1982, H. & A. Howden, 1 female ( CMNC) ; Santiago del Estero Prov., Río Salado [del Norte, E. R. Wagner], 1 female, holotype, Fig. 4 ( MNHN) . BOLIVIA. Santa Cruz Dept., 16 km NE Mairana, Yungas de Mairana , 2100–2300 m, 18° 03' 35" S 63° 54' 38" W, F. Génier, Yungas, ex. hand coll. trail, 99- 099, 1 male ( CMNC) ; Santa Cruz Dept., Florida Prov., Vicoquin area above Achira , road to Amboró , 18° 07' S, 63° 48' W, 1730–2000 m, 22.i.2007, J. Prena, 2 females ( JPPC) , same locality, on Smallanthus sp. , 24.i.2007, J. Prena, 2 females ( JPPC) ; same locality, 9.–11.xi.2007, S. Lingafelter, 1 male ( MNKM) , 10.xi.2007, N.E. Woodley, 1 male, 1 female ( JPPC) ; same locality, 16.xii.2008, S. Lingafelter, T. Henry, D. Windsor, 1 male, 2 females ( MNKM) ; Vicoquin area above Achira, road to Floripondo [=Finca Floripondio], 18° 09' S, 63° 47' W, 1900 m, 19.xii.2011, N.E. Woodley, 1 male ( MNKM) . Additional material (not examined): ARGENTINA. Misiones Prov., X/1900, C. Bruch ( MACN) .

Figures

FIGURES 4–7. Anthobaris rugosicollis. 4, female holotype, dorsal and lateral views (image by Christophe Rivier, MNHN, 2022); 5, male paratype, dorsal view (image by Christophe Rivier, MNHN, 2022); 6, male from near Achira, Santa Cruz, Bolivia; 7, male genitalia of specimen in Fig. 6, dorsal view. Scale bars 2 mm (Fig. 4–6), 0.5 mm (Fig. 7).