Taphropiestes plaumanni Ślipiński & Tomaszewska, 2010

Iorio, Osvaldo Di & Turienzo, Paola, 2016, The family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) in Argentina and adjacent countries, Zootaxa 4092 (1), pp. 90-106 : 93-96

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scientific name	Taphropiestes plaumanni Ślipiński & Tomaszewska, 2010
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Figs. 2–4 View FIGURES 2 – 4 (morphological details), 5–6 (distribution)

Cavognatha sp.: Turienzo & Di Iorio 2008, 2010 (distribution; natural history)

“ Coleoptera [undetermined larvae]”: Di Iorio et al. 2008 (distribution; natural history)

Taphropiestes sp.: Turienzo & Di Iorio 2011 (distribution; natural history)

Taphropiestes plaumanni: Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014 a (distribution; natural history); Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014b (discussion)

Diagnosis. Dorsal surface of head with two deep, oval pits connected by arcuate groove ( Figs. 2, 4 View FIGURES 2 – 4 ); genal projections obsolete; antenna long, with antennomeres III and XI elongate, club longer and rather loose ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 2 – 4 ); male fore tarsi distinctly expanded.

Literature records. VENEZUELA: Aragua: Rancho Grande, 26-II-1987, 10° 21’ N, 67° 41’ W, C. Bordon leg., 1 Paratype [UMMV], interception trap (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). BRAZIL: Santa Catarina: Nova Teutonia, F. Plaumann leg., 3-8- XI-1935, 1 male Holotype [FMNH], 1 Paratype [FMNH], 2 Paratypes [RALC], X- 1934, 1 Paratype [ANIC], 3-VII-1937, 1 Paratype [FMNH], X-1977, 1 Paratype [CAS], XI-1934, 1 Paratype [FMNH], X-1972, 1 Paratype [MIZW], XI-1973, 1 Paratype [ANIC] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires: La Plata, CNHM 1955, Karl Brancsik col., ex Eduard Knirsch, 1 ex. Paratype [FMNH]; Tigre, I-1981, M.J. Viana leg., 1 ex. Paratype [ANIC] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010); La Pampa: locality not stated, 2012-2013, in nest boxes occupied by Troglodytes aedon [Aves: Troglodytidae ] (Cuaranta et al. 2013); Establecimiento “Primucci”, 36º42'53.676” S, 64º32'14.748” W, in nest boxes occupied by Leptasthenura platensis Reichenbach, 1853 [Aves: Furnariidae ] (Rebollo et al. 2013).

Material examined and references. ARGENTINA: Córdoba ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Ea. El Sauce, 6 km W La Falda, 14 exx. [DIOC] ( Tables 2–3 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010, 2011, 2014a); Mina Clavero , 1 ex. [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014a); Santa Fe ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Monte Vera, 1 ex. [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2011); Arroyo Leyes, 1 ex. [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ); Entre Ríos ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Crespo, 17 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014a); La Pampa ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ): Santa Rosa, 1 ex. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014b); Buenos Aires ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 ): Ramallo, 15 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ); Pdo. Junín, Ea. La Brava (35 km E city of Junín), 65 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014a); Carmen de Areco, 2 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2014a); Otamendi, 91 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Río Luján, F.C.G.B.M., 1 pupa, 79 exx., 2 exx. dead [DIOC] ( Tables 2–3 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Zelaya, Río Luján, 18 exx., 1 ex. dead [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Campo de Mayo, 31 larvae, 2 pupae, 143 exx., 6 exx. dead [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010, 2014a); Don Torcuato, 2 larvae, 14 exx. [DIOC] ( Tables 2–3 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Pereyra, 21 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Pereyra Iraola, 13 exx. [DIOC] ( Tables 2–3 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 ); Cañuelas, 35 exx., 4 exx. dead [DIOC] ( Tables 2–3 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Chascomús, 2531 larvae, 80 pupae, 1290 exx., 2 exx. dead [DIOC] ( Tables 2–4 View TABLE 2 View TABLE 3 View TABLE 4 ) ( Di Iorio et al. 2008, 2010); Capital Federal ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 ): Ciudad Universitaria, 43 exx., 1 ex. dead [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Capital Federal, 1 larva [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ); Costanera Sur, 142 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 2 View TABLE 2 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010); Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, 25 exx. [DIOC] ( Table 3 View TABLE 3 ) (Turienzo & Di Iorio 2010).

Note 1. One paratype from Santa Catharina: Nova Teutonia was collected “in wilted leaf Caporeira ” [sic] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). Caporeira (Portuguese) means a place with poor herbaceous and shrubby vegetation after the forest was logged, and not a name of a plant species.

Note 2. Due to its presence in Santa Catarina (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010), T. plaumanni is probably distributed also in Río Grande do Sul ( Brazil), as well as in Uruguay, due to its nearness and similarity with the province of Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires.

Note 3. The larval and pupal morphology of T. plaumanni remain undescribed.