Trichodesma mexicana Pic 1901: 93

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 : 9

Trichodesma mexicana Pic 1901: 93

Figures 19–22

Although the specimen figured here is labeled with syntype labels, Pic (1901) does not specify how many specimens he had available, the description is written using a singular tense, indicating there was one specimen. The specimen available, presumably the holotype, is labeled as follows “Sierra de / Durango // [handwritten] Mexique // [handwritten] mexicana / Pic // [handwritten] type // [on red] TYPE // [handwritten] L. Ech. no 204 / 1901 p. 93 // Museum Paris / Coll. M. Pic // [on red] SYNTYPE // SYNTYPE / Trichodesma / mexicana Pic, 1901 // MNHN, Paris / EC19798 / [QR code]”; deposited in the MNHN.

Figures

Figures 19–22. Trichodesma mexicana Pic, type. 19) Dorsal habitus. 20) Lateral habitus. 21) Frontal habitus. 22) Specimen labels.