Pseudophorticus Erwin, 2004

Erwin, Terry L. & Zamorano, Laura S., 2014, A synopsis of the tribe Lachnophorini, with a new genus of Neotropical distribution and a revision of the Neotropical genus Asklepia Liebke, 1938 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae), ZooKeys 430, pp. 1-108 : 21

Pseudophorticus Erwin, 2004 False beauty-bearing beetles Figs 19 , 28

Pseudophorticus Erwin, 2004:7

Type species.

Pseudophorticus puncticollis Erwin, 2004:8

Way of life.

Size range - 4.7 mm to 6.2 mm; these small beetles occur on the ground in rainforests; they are diurnal and run in clearings and on trails in open spots. Nothing is known about their way of life.

Distribution.

Costa Rica south to Perú and southeastern Brazil.

Notes.

Currently, one described species is assigned to this genus. Many undescribed species are represented in collections, misidentified as either Euphorticus or Lachnophorus ; the genus is in need of a taxonomic revision. In order to do such a revision, one would need to study all the primary types of both Euphorticus and Lachnophorus to discover their correct generic assignments.

References.

Erwin (1991) as incertae sedis; Erwin (2004); Bousquet (2012); Erwin et al. (2012).

Figures

Figure 19 - 22. 19 Pseudophorticus sp. (all species in South America are either undescribed or placed in Euphorticus G. Horn). Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 132538 from Pakitza, Peru 20 Selina westermanni Motschulsky. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 132536 from China Bay, Sri Lanka 21 Stenocheila lacordairei Laporte de Castelnau. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 133801 from Chapada dos Guimares, Brazil 22 Quammenis spectabilis Erwin. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP 100513 from Estacion Zurqui, Costa Rica.

Figures 23 - 28. Mouthparts of adults. 23 Eucaerus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132552 from Pakitza, Peru 24 Euphorticus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132558 from Tapilula, Mexico 25 Guatemalteca virgen Erwin. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132546 from nr. La Virgen, Costa Rica 26 Lachnaces sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132578 from Tambopata Reserved Zone, Explorer's Inn, Peru 27 Lachnophorus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132570 from Pakitza, Peru 28 Pseudophorticus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP 132538 from Pakitza, Peru. Legend: a 3 Antennomere 3; mt Mentum tooth; m Mentum; lp 3 Labial palpomere 3; mp 4 Maxillary palpomere 4.