Coptoborus atlanticus (Bright & Torres, 2006) Smith & Cognato, 2021

Smith, Sarah M. & Cognato, Anthony I., 2021, A revision of the Neotropical genus Coptoborus Hopkins (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Xyleborini), ZooKeys 1044, pp. 609-720 : 609

Coptoborus atlanticus (Bright & Torres, 2006) comb. nov.

Xyleborus atlanticus Bright & Torres, 2006: 417.

Theoborus atlanticus (Bright & Torres): Bright 2019: 272.

Type material.

Holotype, paratypes (CNCI) ( Bright 2019), not examined.

New records.

None.

Diagnosis.

1.8-2.0 mm, 2.7 × as long as wide ( Bright and Torres 2006). This species is distinguished by the elytral apex attenuate and weakly emarginate, declivital interstriae 2 granulate along entire length, declivital interstriae 2 weakly impressed, posterolateral margin of declivity with interstriae 3 and 9 joining, forming a carina and continuing submarginally to apex, declivital interstriae distinctly impressed, anterior margin of pronotum with a pair of projecting serrations.

Similar species.

C. crassisororcula , C. incultus .

Distribution.

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico.

Biology.

Unknown.

Remarks.

Specimens of this species were unable to be examined as part of this study. Our treatment is based on Bright and Torres (2006) description, Bright’s (2019) treatment and images of the declivty.