Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 1858 : 256

Arriaga-Varela, Emmanuel, Tomaszewska, Wioletta & Navarrete-Heredia, José Luis, 2007, A synopsis of the Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of México, Zootaxa 1594, pp. 1-38 : 17

Anidrytus Gerstaecker, 1858: 256 .

Type species: Anidrytus bipunctatus Gerstaecker, 1858 .

This genus contains 54 species distributed from México to South America ( Strohecker 1997) . The reported distribution in México is restricted to the southern states of Chiapas and Yucatan. Very little is known about the biology of the Mexican species; one specimen of A. mexicanus Strohecker was collected in a bromelid plant. Although Strohecker (1997) made a catalogue of all known species, he did not provide a key for their identification, which is mainly based on a comparison of male genitalia. McHugh & Pakaluk (1997) described immature stages. Two species in México, and probably one unnamed species.

29. A. mexicanus Strohecker, 1997 . Figs. 9 , 23 .

Anidrytus mexicanus Strohecker, 1997: 176 .

Type locality: México: Chiapas, San Quintín. Type material: holotype in FSCA.

Distribution: México: CHIS.

30. A. nitidularius Gerstaecker, 1858 . Fig. 9 .

Anidrytus nitidularius Gerstaecker, 1858: 262 ; Gorham 1889: 126; Blackwelder 1945: 438; Strohecker 1953: 66; Strohecker 1997: 171.

Type locality: México.

Type material: holotype probably lost. Distribution México: YUC.

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 14. Distribution maps. 9, Anidrytus mexicanus Strohecker (circles), Anidrytus nitidularius Gerstaecker (triangle), Ephebus sulcatus Strohecker (stars), Epopterus partitus maculosus Gorham (square). 10, Epipocus brunneus Gorham (triangles), Epipocus cinctus LeConte (circles). 11, Epipocus gorhami Strohecker (circles), Epipocus subcostatus Gorham (triangles). 12, Epipocus longicornis Gerstaecker. 13, Epipocus punctatus LeConte (triangles, darker gray, including dubious record from DGO), Epipocus unicolor Horn (circles, lighter gray). 14, Epipocus tibialis (Chevrolat). Shading indicates state record (s) only.

FIGURES 23 – 26. Endomychidae species recorded from México. 23, Anidrytus mexicanus Strohecker (6.3 mm). 24, Ephebus sulcatus Strohecker (4.9 mm). 25, Epipocus subcostatus Gorham (10.8 mm). 26, Trochoideus mexicanus Strohecker (4.3 mm).