Peridinetus rufotorquatus Champion

Prena, Jens, 2010, The Middle American species of Peridinetus Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae), Zootaxa 2507, pp. 1-36 : 26-27

18. Peridinetus rufotorquatus Champion

( Fig. 48, 49 )

Diagnosis. Peridinetus rufotorquatus is one of several species with red anterior and olive posterior vestiture. It differs from similar-colored Peridinetus species by the presence of incomplete dorsolateral pronotal vittae ( Fig. 48 ) and the arrangement of the interstrial ridges, which are confined to the elytral declivity. The studied specimens were 2.7–4.5 mm long (standard length 2.6–4.2 mm).

Plant association. Piper aequale (Prena 1 ×), P. arieianum (Marquis 7 ×), P. biseriatum (Marquis 1 ×), P. culebranum (Marquis 1 ×), P. decurrens (Marquis 1 ×), P. glabrescens (Marquis 2 ×), P. multiplinervium (Marquis 1 ×), P. phytolaccaefolium (Marquis 7 ×), P. aff. sancti-felicis (Marquis 3 ×), P. sinagaudens (Marquis 1 ×), P. tonduzii (Marquis 3 ×), P. urostachyum (Marquis 2 ×).

Distribution. This species has been found from southern Mexico to Brazil

Type material. 11 syntypes, Mexico, Teapa ( BMNH 8, USNM 1), Guatemala, Chacoj ( BMNH 1) and San Juan ( BMNH 1).

Material examined. Mexico. Tabasco: Teapa ( USNM 1). Guatemala. Alta Verapaz: Chacoj ( BMNH 1); San Juan ( BMNH 1). Belize. Toledo: 5 km N San Antonio ( USNM 1). Honduras. Atlantida: Lancetilla near Tela, 100 m ( JPPC 1). Cortés: P.N. Cusuco, 1600 m ( JPPC 2). Gracias a Dios: Río Platano/ Río Cuyamel, 50 m ( JPPC 1). Nicaragua. Río San Juan: 7 km SE El Castillo, Refugio Bartola, 30 m ( SEAN 1). Costa Rica. Cartago: M.N. Guayabo, 1100 m ( INBC 1); Pejibaye, 1100 m ( JPPC 1). Limón: Cerro Cocorí, Fca. Elias Rojas, 150 m ( INBC 48); R.B. Hitoy Cerere, 100 m ( INBC 1); Guápiles 16 km W, 400 m ( INBC 1); P.N. Tortuguero, Est. Cuatro Esquinas, 10 m ( INBC 3), Cerro Tortuguero, 100 m ( INBC 5). Guanacaste: P.N. Guanacaste, Est. Pitilla, 700 m ( INBC 2). Heredia: Puerto Viejo, Est. La Selva, 100 m ( CHAH 1, CWOB 2, JPPC 2, USNM 33); 11 km ESE La Virgen, 300 m ( JPPC 2); 10 km SE La Virgen, 450 m ( JPPC 1); Pueblo Nuevo Sarapiquí, 90 m ( INBC 1). Puntarenas: Buenos Aires, Sector Altamira, 1400 m ( INBC 2, JPPC 1); Fundación Dúrika, 1700 m ( JPPC 1); R.B. Monteverde, 1500 m ( INBC 1); Fila Cruces, Linda Vista de Río Claro, 900 m ( INBC 1); P.N. Manuel Antonio, 80 m ( INBC 1). Panamá. Bocas del Toro: 4 km W Chiriquí Grande, 100 m ( JPPC 16); 15 km SSW Changuinola, 300 m ( JPPC 5). Darién: Pirre, Est. Rancho Frío, 80 m ( HPSC 3). Brazil. Pará: ( USNM 1). Mato Grosso: Sinop ( CWOB 1). Rondônia: 62 km SW Ariquemes, Fzda. Rancho Grande ( CWOB 1). Peru. Madre de Dios: Río Tambopata Res. ( FSCA 1). Total 146 specimens.

Figures

FIGURES 46 – 49. Dorsal and lateral habitus of Peridinetus species. 46 – 47, P. coccineifrons, La Selva (Costa Rica); 48 – 49, P. rufotorquatus, La Selva (Costa Rica).