Peridinetus lateralis Champion

Prena, Jens, 2010, The Middle American species of Peridinetus Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae), Zootaxa 2507, pp. 1-36 : 28-29

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.195971
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208923
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1A672222-FFEB-C270-FF75-1BE2FE9EFBD0
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scientific name	Peridinetus lateralis Champion
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21. Peridinetus lateralis Champion View in CoL

( Fig. 54, 55 View FIGURES 50 – 57 )

Peridinetus lateralis Champion, 1907: 175 View in CoL . Seidlitz (1909: 326), Hustache (1938: 9), Blackwelder (1947: 887), O’Brien & Wibmer (1982: 178).

Diagnosis. Peridinetus lateralis and the very similar P. m e l a s t o m a e are rather conspicuous by having reddish legs and slender, subtriangular elytra with white apices and ill-defined subapical fasciae. Initially, I had lumped the two species, but further collecting revealed stable though subtle differences. The main differences occur on the pronotum, i.e., base subparallel and disk with pair of white spots in P. lateralis ( Fig. 54 View FIGURES 50 – 57 ) versus subconical and without spots in P. m e l a s t o m a e ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 9 – 16 ). Peridinetus lateralis also has the basal one-fourth of the elytral disk more depressed. The studied specimens were 6.0– 8.1 mm long (standard length 5.8–7.8 mm).

Distribution. The species has been found in Costa Rica and Panama at 1100–2440 m elevation.

Plant association. Piper sp. (Prena 2 ×).

Type material. Holotype, Panamá, Volcán ( BMNH).

Material examined. Costa Rica. Cartago: transecto Irazú - Braulio Carrillo, camp 1, 1760 m ( INBC 1). Guanacaste: P.N. Guanacaste, Est. Cacao, 1000–1400 m ( INBC 6), Est. Mengo, 1400 m ( INBC 1). Heredia: P.N. Braulio Carrillo, 5 km N San Isidro, Cerro Zurquí, 1800 m ( JPPC 1). Puntarenas: Monteverde, 1500 m ( JPPC 1). Panamá. Chiriquí: Volcán, 2440 m ( BMNH 1); Reserva La Fortuna, 1100 m ( JPPC 1). Total 12 specimens.