Taphropiestes magna Ślipiński & Tomaszewska, 2010

Iorio, Osvaldo Di & Turienzo, Paola, 2016, The family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) in Argentina and adjacent countries, Zootaxa 4092 (1), pp. 90-106 : 93

Taphropiestes magna Ślipiński & Tomaszewska, 2010

Fig. 1 (distribution)

Diagnosis. Dorsal surface of head with two deep, oval pits, connected by arcuate groove; genal projections long, prominent; temples strongly reduced; pronotum widest near one third of basal length, its maximum width broader than elytral width at shoulders; body dull, pronotum and elytra without depressions; terminal antennomere at most 1.1 times longer than wide.

Literature records. CHILE: Ñuble: Las Trancas, 19.5 km ESE Recinto, 1250 m, Site 647, 10 -XII-1982– 1- III-1983, Newton & Thayer leg., 1 male Holotype [MNSC]; Curicó: 20 km E Potrero Grande, El Relvo, J.E. Barriga leg., 36°11.14′ S, 70°56.1′ W, 8-V-2004, 1 Paratype [ANIC], 3-II-2004; 36° 10.8 S, 70° 56.7 W, 1 ex. [ANIC], 36° 11.13 S, 70° 56.1 W, 1 ex. [ANIC], 16-I-2004, 36° 11.14 S, 70° 56.1 W, 1 ex. [ANIC], 1 ex. [MIZW]; Valvidia: Valvidia, 3-II-1985, E. Krahmer leg., 6 exx. [MNSC; MIZW]; Santo Domingo, Valvidia, E. Krahmer leg., 12-III-1978, 1 ex. [ANIC], 15-II-1981, 1 ex. [ANIC]; Panguipulli, 26-X-1985, E. Krahmer, 2 exx. [BMNH]; Curiñanco [= Punta Curinanco], 177 m, 39°42.79′ S, 73°24.32′ W, 24-I-2003, Arias et al. leg., 1 ex. [EMEC], fogging (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). ARGENTINA: Neuquén: San Martín de los Andes, 3-I-1994, 1 ex. Paratype [AABI]; Rio Negro: Lago Mascardi, 1 km N Villa Mascardi, 18-XI- 1966, 850 m, M.E. Irwin & E. Schlinger leg., 1 ex. Paratype [CAS]; Chubut: Mallin camino La Ratona, XI-1969, R. Mauri leg., 4 exx. Paratypes [ANIC] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010).

Larvae and larval and adult habitat. Unknown.

Note. San Martín de los Andes was erroneously reported as occurring in the province of Chubut by Ślipiński & Tomaszewska (2010). “Mallin camino La Ratona”, which means “mallin [local name of swamps] way to La Ratona”, could not be located on any map of Argentina.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Geographic distributions of Taphropiestes in southern Argentina: T. fusca, red circle; T. magna, red ovals.