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 76. Theognete newtoni Anderson , new species ( Figures 245 ) Diagnosis. Size. Length, female, 2.89mm . Width, female, 1.57mm . As for T. dansereaui but scales of elytra appressed. Known from females only. Geographical distribution . México ( Puebla ). Natural history . Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest leaf litter at an elevation of 1525m . Derivation of specific name . Named after Alfred F. Newton, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois . Material examined . 2♀♀ ( CMNC , MCZC ). Holotype ♀ ( MCZC ): MÉXICO : Puebla . 5 mi. N. Teziutlán , 5000ft , cloud forest, VII.16–20.1973 / berlese leaf litter A. Newton / HOLOTYPE ♀ , Theognete newtoni sp. nov. , R.S. Anderson. Paratype : MÉXICO . Puebla . Teziutlán ( 5 mi. N.), 5000', 16–20.VII.1973 , A. Newton , cloud forest berlese leaf litter ( 1♀ CMNC ) . Chorological relationships . Sympatric with T. araneiformis and T. denticulata .