Teratopactus sulphureoviridis Hustache, 1938

Río, M. Guadalupe Del & Lanteri, Analía A., 2018, New synonymies, new combinations and lectotype designations for weevils in the tribe Naupactini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), Zootaxa 4500 (3), pp. 329-340 : 333

Teratopactus sulphureoviridis Hustache, 1938 , new placement

Teratopactus sulphureoviridis Hustache, 1938: 276 . Type material: lectotype female herein designated; Paraguay, K Fiebrig, coll Kraatz ; MNHN, col. A. Hustache. Length: 10 mm ( Figs. 8–9 ).

Naupactus sulphureoviridis: Emden & Emden, 1939: 320 ; Hustache 1947:63; Wibmer & O’Brien, 1986: 62.

Geographic distribution: Paraguay. According to Wibmer & O’Brien (1986: 62) this species also occurs in Argentina and Brazil, but we could not confirm its presence in these countries.

Remarks: Teratopactus sulphureoviridis was described based on two specimens from the same locality and is very scarce in entomological collections. The single female found at the MNHN and labeled as type is herein designated as the lectotype.

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. Habitus photographs of the species of Naupactini treated herein. 1, Alceis curtus (Boheman) (new comb. for Naupactus curtus), lectotype female NHRS. 2, Lanterius leucophaeus (Boheman) (new comb. for Naupactus leucophaeus), lectotype female NHRS. 3, Lanterius sparsus (Boheman) (new comb. for Naupactus sparsus), lectotype female NHRS. 4, Lanterius sellatus (Boheman), lectotype male of the junior synonym Naupactus subvittatus Boheman NHRS. 5, Parapantomorus carinirostris (Hustache) (new comb for Naupactus carinirostris), holotype male MNHN. 6, Symmathetes signatus (Blanchard) (new comb. for Pantomorus signatus), lectotype female MNHN. 7, Teratopactus acerbus (Boheman) (new comb. for Naupactus acerbus), lectotype female NHRS. 8, Teratopactus sulphureoviridis Hustache, lectotype female MNHN. 9, labels of Teratopactus sulphureoviridis Hustache, lectotype female MNHN. Figures 2–6 scales= 1 mm. Figures 1, 7–8 scales= 2 mm.