Schizaraeus acuticosta Kulzer, 1955

Giraldo-Mendoza, Alfredo E. & Flores, Gustavo E., 2020, Schizaraeus fouquei sp. nov., the first record of Schizaraeus from Peru (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenosini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60 (1), pp. 89-93 : 90

Schizaraeus acuticosta Kulzer, 1955 ( Fig. 1 )

Schizaraeus acuticosta Kulzer, 1955: 480 (original description).

Type locality. Argentina, Catamarca Province, Santa María Department, Caspinchango.

Type material. HOLOTYPE ( Fig. 1 ): ‘ Argentina: Catamarca, Dpto. Santa María, Caspinchango , leg. Weiser’ ( NHMB). Studied only from photo of dorsal aspect provided by courtesy of René Fouquè.

Additional material examined. ARGENTINA: LA RIOJA: Dpto.Arauco, Arauco , 10 km S of Aimogasta, ii.1938, 1 spec. ( IADIZA). SALTA: Dpto.Rosario de Lerma, Ingeniero Maury , 24º39.97′S, 65º47.21′W, 2367 m, 22.xi.2005, 1 spec., A. González lgt. ( IADIZA, donated by Instituto para el Estudio de la Biodiversidad de Invertebrados, Universidad Nacional de Salta).

Differential diagnosis. We mention only the features different from S. fouquei sp. nov.: antennomere III twice as wide at the apex than at the base; pronotum with lateral margins curved in anterior 2/3 and narrowed in posterior third, anterior angles rounded and posterior angles straight.

Description. See KULZER (1955).

Distribution. Argentina: La Rioja, Catamarca and Salta provinces ( Fig. 11 ), in localities belonging to the biogeographic province of Monte.

Figures

Fig 11. Geographic distribution of Schizaraeus fouquei sp.nov.in southern Peru and S. acuticosta Kulzer, 1955 in northern Argentina.

Figs 1-2. Dorsal habitus.1 – Schizaraeus acuticosta Kulzer, 1955, holotype (NHMB); 2 – S. fouquei sp. nov., paratype NMPC.Fig. 1 provided by courtesy of René Fouquè; Fig. 2 taken by NMPC staff.