Tetragonoschema (Tetragonoschema) fossicolle Kerremans, 1900

(Figs. 12, 47, 79)

Tetragonoschema fossicollis Kerremans, 1900: 297 . Type locality: Brazil, Prov. Goyaz, Jatahy.

Tetragonoschema fossicollis: Kerremans, 1903: 168 (catalogue); Obenberger, 1922: 72 ( fossicolle, key); 1930: 559 ( fossicolle, catalogue); Blackwelder, 1944: 315 (checklist); Théry, 1944: 16 (catalogue).

Tetragonoschema pujoli Théry, 1944: 20, syn. nov. . Type locality: Brazil. Prov. Goyaz, Jatahy.

Tetragonoschema pujoli: Bellamy, 2008: 1520 (catalogue).

Type specimens studied. T. fossicolle (number of syntypes unknown), lectotype (Fig. 12), here designated (male, BMNH): “ Holotype [p, rounded, red-framed] // [Brazil, Prov. Goyaz] Jatahy, Donckier [h] // Kerremans 1903 –59 [p] // fossicollis Kerr. Type [h]” ; T. pujoli, holotype (Fig. 13) by monotypy (female, MNHN): “Museum Paris, Bresil [p], Prov.[ince] de Goyaz, Jatahy, 1903, H. Donckier [h] // Jatahy, Goyaz [p] // Pujoli Théry [h] Type [p]”.

Further specimens studied. BRAZIL. GOYAS: Jatahy (1 male, ISNB).

Diagnosis. Very small, length: 3.1–3.5 mm, short, black with red humeral patches; elytra nearly as long as wide, 1.10 times as long as wide; antennae very short, barely reaching anterior third of lateral pronotal margins when laid alongside the pronotum; anterior pronotal margin with large medial lobe; male metatibiae slightly curved and enlarged posteriorly; aedeagus almost spindle-shaped, parameres without preapical spines (Fig. 79).

Since the number of syntypes of T. fossicolle is unknown I hereby designate the male from BMNH as the lectotype of Tetragonoschema fossicollis .

After having studied the lectotype of T. (T.) fossicolle and holotype of T. (T.) pujoli I have failed to find any substantial differences and I conclude that they are conspecific, T. (T.) pujoli being a younger synonym of T. (T.) fossicolle .

Bionomy. Unknown.

Sexual dimorphism. No difference between male and female was observed except for the slightly curved and enlarged male metatibiae.

Distribution. Brazil (prov. Goyaz).

Note. According to the description (Kerremans, 1900) the pronotum bears a small, rounded, medial depression. After having studied Kerremans syntype (hereby designated as the lectotype) I found that the depression is somewhat eccentric and irregular and most probably it is a secondary injury. Thery´s holotype of T. pujoli (Fig. 13) has no sign of any pronotal depression.