A taxonomic monograph of the Middle American leaf-litter inhabiting weevil genus Theognete Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Molytinae; Lymantini) 2458 Author Anderson, Robert S. text Zootaxa 2010 2010-05-14 2458 1 1 127 https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2458.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.2458.1.1 1175­5334 5316658 7E42061C-9D11-49C5-8737-CEED0864E699 67. Theognete distenta Anderson , new species ( Figures 240 , 258 , 275 ) Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 2.84–3.29mm ; female, 2.81–3.32mm . Width, male, 1.55–1.91mm ; female, 1.60–1.85mm . Pronotum in male strongly transverse and inflated, not distinctly punctate, with scales suberect, recurved, not plumose, uniformly distributed on disk. Elytra with scales linearly arranged, suberect, recurved, not plumose. Elytral striae not impressed or punctate; strial regions lacking distinct scales. Basal margin of elytra with humeral region not toothed. Tergite VIII in female subtruncate in middle. Aedeagus as in Fig. 258 . Geographical distribution . México ( Hidalgo ). Natural history . Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest and moist oak forest leaf litter at elevations from 1175–1675m . Derivation of specific name . Named from the Latin distentus , meaning swollen, in reference to the bulbous form of the pronotum. Material examined . 22♂ , 15♀♀ ( CMNC , CWOB , ECOS , MCZC ) . Holotype ♂ ( CMNC ) : MÉXICO : Hidalgo . 1189 m , 55 km N.E. Jacala , 4.VI.1987 , R. Anderson , berlese cloud forest litter / HOLOTYPE ♀ , Theognete distenta sp. nov. , R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes : MÉXICO . Hidalgo . Chapalhuacán ( 6.6 mi. S. W .) , 3900', 5. VII. 1976 , A. Newton , berlese cloud forest leaf litter ( 6♂ , 1♀ MCZC ) . Jacala ( 18 km E. near El Alamo ), 5500', 10.VI.1983 , S. & J. Peck , moist oak forest litter ( 1♂ , 1♀ CMNC ) . Jacala ( 55 km N.E.), 1189m , 4.VI.1987 , R. Anderson , berlese cloud forest litter ( 8♂ , 5♀♀ CMNC , CWOB , ECOS ) . Rancho Viejo ( 10 mi. N.E.), 5100', 5.VII.1976 , A. Newton , berlese cloud forest leaf litter ( 4♂ , 3♀♀ MCZC ) . Tamazunchale ( 32.8 km S. W ., Mt. Horab Bible School ), 1158m , R. Anderson , 4.VI.1987 , berlese cloud forest litter ( 1♂ , 2♀♀ CMNC ) . Tamazunchale ( 33 km S. W ., Mt. Horab Bible School ), 1200m , 4.VI.1987 , R. Anderson , berlese cloud forest litter ( 1♂ , 3♀♀ CMNC ) . Chorological relationships . Sympatric with T. fulgida and T. caviventris .