Trigonopeltastes archimedes Schaum, 1841

Smith, Andrew B. T., 2016, Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other New World Trichiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), ZooKeys 617, pp. 91-127 : 105-106

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.617.9178

publication LSID

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persistent identifier

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scientific name

Trigonopeltastes archimedes Schaum, 1841
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Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Scarabaeidae

Trigonopeltastes archimedes Schaum, 1841 View in CoL

Distribution.

This species was previously recorded from Mexico and El Salvador ( Howden 1968). The specimens detailed below represent new country records for Guatemala and Costa Rica.

"GUAT.: BAJA VERAPAZ / 54.4km S. Purulha, / 850m, 1.VII.1993, / F. Génier, hand coll." (1 male - CMNC).

" GUATML. Zacapa 12-14 / km S Sn Lorenzo 1-2000' / June 3-6 1989 / J. E. Wappes" (2 males - CMNC).

"GUAT., Zacapa Sn / Lorenzo Rd 1500- / 1800'1-10 June / 1991 JE Wappes" (1 male - CMNC).

"GUAT. Zacapa / 12km S. San Lorenzo / 510m 16.VI.1993 / H. & A. Howden" (1 male, 1 female - CMNC).

"COSTA RICA: Guanacaste / Prov., Comelco (50m) / 8 km NW Bagaces / VI-5-1973, P.A. Opler / on: Croton sp." (1 male - CMNC).

"COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, / Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, / Estación Santa Rosa, 295 m. / N10°50'21.4", W 35°37'05.8" / 16-VII-2004 / Barney D. Streit, collector" (2 males, 1 female - CMNC, RACC)

"COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, / Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, / Estación Santa Rosa, / 17-VII-2004 / Barney D. Streit, collector" (2 females - CMNC, RACC)

"COSTA RICA: Guanacaste, / Parque Nacional Santa Rosa, / Estación Santa Rosa, 295 m. / N 10°50'21.4", W 35°37'05.8" / 4-VII-2005 / Barney D. Streit, collector" (2 males - CMNC, RACC)