Taphropiestes fusca Reitter, 1875

Iorio, Osvaldo Di & Turienzo, Paola, 2016, The family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) in Argentina and adjacent countries, Zootaxa 4092 (1), pp. 90-106 : 91-92

Taphropiestes fusca Reitter, 1875

Fig. 1 (distribution)

Diagnosis. Dorsal surface of head with two deep oval pits, not connected by a groove; genal projections indistinct; male fore tarsi distinctly expanded; pronotum slightly widening towards one-third of its basal length; antennomeres IX and X large, subquadrate and of equal size, as wide as terminal one; terminal antennomere at least 1.5 times longer than wide; body covered with long, dense hairs; prosternal process somewhat angulate at apex.

Literature records. CHILE: “ Chili, Taphropiestes fusca , det. A. Grouvelle”, “ Paramecosoma ? / familia mihi”, 2 exx. [MNHN], probably syntypes received by Grouvelle from Reitter; Malleco: 14 km E Malalcahuello, 1570 m, site 649, 13 –31-XII-1982, A. Newton, M. Thayer leg., 2 exx. [ANIC], light intercept window/trough trap; Osorno: Parque Nac. Puyehue-Antillanca Road, site 658, 18 –25-XII-1982, A. Newton, M. Thayer leg., 1 ex. [ANIC], light intercept window/trough trap; Pucatrihue, I-85, L. Peña leg., 1 ex. [AABI]; Ñuble: Las Trancas, 19.5 km ESE Recinto, 1250 m, site 647, 10 -XII-1982 to 1-III-1983, Newton & Thayer leg., 1 ex. [ANIC]; Curicó: 15 km E Potrero Grande, Camino El Relvo, 36°12.4’ S, 70°57.8’ W, 24-V-2004, J.E. Barriga leg., 59 exx. [ANIC, BMNH, MIZW], 8-XI-2003, 7 exx. [ANIC]; 15 km E Potrero Grande, Puente Morongoa, 36°12’58.1’’ S, 70°58′37.4″ W, 25-XI-2003, J.E. Barriga, 3 exx. [ANIC], fogging; 20 km E Potrero Grande, El Relvo, 36°11′8.2″ S, 70°56′6″ W, J.E. Barriga leg., 23-XI-2003, 9 exx. [ANIC], 21-XII-2003, 1 ex. [ANIC], 16-I-2004, 1 ex. [ANIC], 24-I–6- II-2004, 5 exx. [ANIC]; Talca: Altos del Lircay, Sendero Laguna del Alto, 1360 m, 35°37.04’ S, 71°03.62’ W, 3–26-XII-2002, Thayer, Newton & Solodovnikov leg., 1 ex. [FMNH], light trap; Alto Vilches, Cordillera Talca, I-1992, 1 ex. [AMSA]; Valparaíso: San Antonio, Las Cruces, 18-XI-2000, 3 exx. [AABI] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). ARGENTINA: Chubut: Lago Puelo, 27-XII-1963, A. Kovacs leg., 1 ex. [ANIC] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010).

Larvae and larval and adult habitat. Unknown. The adult specimens with capture data were found in interception and/or light traps (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Geographic distributions of Taphropiestes in southern Argentina: T. fusca, red circle; T. magna, red ovals.