Chroaptomus Sharp 1885

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Chroaptomus Sharp 1885  Edit

Chroaptomus Sharp 1885: 437  Edit . Type species: Philonthus flagrans Erichson, 1840  Edit , designated by Lucas 1920: 184.

Notes: Chroaptomus  Edit is an endemic Neotropical genus with five valid species known at present, distributed from Mexico to northern Argentina, through Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil ( Chani-Posse 2006). The genus has been recently revised (Chani- Posse 2006) and its monophyly confirmed ( Chani-Posse et al. 2018).

Chroaptomus centralis Chani-Posse 2006  Edit

Chroaptomus centralis Chani-Posse 2006: 373  Edit . Type locality: Honduras: Olancho: La Unión, Parque Nac. La Muralla. Type depository: FMNH HT ♂, etc. Distribution: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Venezuela.

Chroaptomus coelites ( Erichson 1840)  Edit

Philonthus coelites Erichson 1840: 440  Edit . Type locality: Brasilia. Type depository: ZMHB LT. Distribution: Brazil (Bahia, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo). Notes: comb. nov. ex Philonthus  Edit ( Scheerpeltz, 1933: 1376, as var. of flagrans  Edit ); lectotype designation, redescription and distribution (Chani- Posse 2006: 373); distribution within Brazil (Asenjo et al. 2013).

Chroaptomus flagrans ( Erichson 1840)  Edit

Philonthus flagrans Erichson 1840: 441  Edit . Type locality: Columbia. Type depository: ZMHB LT ♂, 3 PLT. Distribution: Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina. Notes: comb. nov. ex Philonthus ( Sharp 1885: 437)  Edit ; Peru ( Asenjo 2004); lectotype designation, redescription and distribution ( Chani-Posse 2006: 370); distribution, also within Mexico ( Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2002, Márquez 2006).

Chroaptomus mexicanus Chani-Posse & Navarrete-Heredia 2006  Edit

Chroaptomus mexicanus Chani-Posse & Navarrete-Heredia in Chani-Posse 2006: 376  Edit . Type locality: Jalisco, Tequila, Volcán de Tequila , 2500m  Edit . Type depository: CZUG HT, etc. Distribution : Mexico  Edit .

Chroaptomus regalis Sharp 1885  Edit

Chroaptomus regalis Sharp 1885: 438  Edit . Type locality: Bugaba, Panama. Type depository: BMNH LT, FMNH 3 PLT. Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama. Note: lectotype designated by Chani- Posse (2006: 375).

Delgadobius Chani-Posse & Couturier 2012  Edit

Delgadobius Chani-Posse & Couturier 2012: 82  Edit . Type species: Delgadobius amazonensis Chani-Posse & Couturier, 2012  Edit , by original designation.

Note: Delgadobius  Edit is an endemic Neotropical genus with a single species recorded so far.

Delgadobius amazonensis Chani-Posse & Couturier 2012  Edit

Delgadobius amazonensis Chani-Posse & Couturier 2012: 84  Edit . Type locality: Peru: Loreto: Iquitos Nauta road, km 46, 04° 02'S 73° 24'W. Type depository: MNHN HT ♂; FMNH 4PT, etc. Distribution: Brazil, Peru. Notes: in male inflorescences of palms Mauritia  Edit , Oenocarpus  Edit , Euterpe  Edit spp ( Arecaceae  Edit ) ( Chani-Posse & Couturier 2012); not in Asenjo et al. 2013.