The Latin American Species of the Genus Corticeus Piller and Mitterpacher (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Hypophloeini). Part I. The Species Described by Reitter and Pic, and Description of Two New Species

The seven Latin American species of Corticeus Piller and Mitterpacher (= Hypophloeus Fabricius) described by Pic and Reitter are evaluated. Corticeus mexicanus Reitter = Hypophloeus meridanus Pic, new synonymy; Corticeus mexicanus Reitter = C. cylindricus Reitter, new synonymy and Corticeus erratus...

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Published in:The Coleopterists bulletin 1999-03, Vol.53 (1), p.56-63
Main Authors: H. J. Bremer, Triplehorn, C. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological taxonomies
Brazil
Coleoptera
Corticeus
Entomology
Holotypes
Insect antennae
New species
Paratypes
Peru
Taxa
Tenebrionidae
Type specimens
Zoology
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Summary:The seven Latin American species of Corticeus Piller and Mitterpacher (= Hypophloeus Fabricius) described by Pic and Reitter are evaluated. Corticeus mexicanus Reitter = Hypophloeus meridanus Pic, new synonymy; Corticeus mexicanus Reitter = C. cylindricus Reitter, new synonymy and Corticeus erratus Reitter, new synonymy; Corticeus mexicanus Reitter argentinus Pic = Hypophloeus argentinus Pic, new status; Corticeus (= Hypophloeus) paulostriatus Pic, new combination = Corticeus tensicollis Triplehorn, new synonymy; Hypophloeus dufaui Pic = Iccius rufotestaceus (Champion) [Tenebrionidae, Diaperini], new status. Two new Corticeus species are described: Corticeus notialis Bremer and Triplehorn, from Brazil and Peru, and Corticeus abditus Bremer and Triplehorn, from Brazil.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394