Selenophorus mexicanus (Putzeys)

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Selenophorus mexicanus (Putzeys) ( Fig. 21 )

Gynandropus mexicanus Putzeys 1878c: 291 . Type locality: Mexico (Veracruz, Cordova ). Types: Chaudoir collection in MNHN and possibly the Putzeys collection in Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Brussels, Belgium .

Descriptive Notes. Pronotum with sides slightly sinuate before rectangular sharp hind angles; basal impressions densely, coarsely punctate; disc very shiny, microlines absent or barely visible at 80×. ABS1 distinct. Elytra not iridescent. Dimorphism + ♂ 2 + ♀ 2. Median lobe with dorsoapical plate subquadrate, apex blunt, margin a thin U-shaped lip. Endophallus featureless. ABL 6.3–6.8 mm.

Range. USA: sTX *; Mexico; Guatemala; Costa Rica*; Nicaragua*. New country record for USA.

Figures

Figs. 19–28. Habitus images, genitalia illustrations, and SEMs of Selenophorus species. 19) S. hylacis, dorsal aspect; 20) S. intermedius, dorsal aspect; 21) S. mexicanus, dorsal aspect; 22) S. subquadratus, dorsal aspect; 23–28) S. balli, new species, dorsal and ventral aspects, male median lobe left lateral and dorsal views, and SEM images of pronotum and elytral striae showing setigerous puncture.