Trichodesma tricristata Champion 1913: 133

Schnepp, Kyle E., 2023, An illustrated type catalog of Trichodesma LeConte, 1861 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from Mexico, with description of a new species, Insecta Mundi 2023 (24), pp. 1-19 : 12

Trichodesma tricristata Champion 1913: 133

Figures 45–48

One specimen, holotype, was seen by Champion with the following labels “Orizaba // Mexico. / Salle Coll. // 635 // B.C.A.Coll. III.(2). / Trichodesma // Tr. Ent. Soc. L. / 1913. / det. Champion. // [handwritten] Hedobia / imperator, Cast. / [illegible] Sallé. // [handwritten] Trichodesma / tricristata Ch // [circle outlined in red] Type” ; deposited in the NHMUK. This specimen was one of several considered T. imperator by Gorham but does not match the figure in Gorham (1883) and was subsequently described and given a name by Champion.

Figures

Figures 45–48. Trichodesma tricristata Champion, holotype. 45) Dorsal habitus. 46) Lateral habitus. 47) Frontal habitus. 48) Specimen labels.