The family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) in Argentina and adjacent countries Author Iorio, Osvaldo Di Author Turienzo, Paola text Zootaxa 2016 4092 1 90 106 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4092.1.5 333780aa-a311-47af-82c0-1cf3d2438eab 1175-5326 266473 07DE46D7-D5D0-470B-A1B5-38F88CC4D5FA Taphropiestes magna Ślipiński & Tomaszewska, 2010 Fig. 1 (distribution) Diagnosis. Dorsal surface of head with two deep, oval pits, connected by arcuate groove; genal projections long, prominent; temples strongly reduced; pronotum widest near one third of basal length, its maximum width broader than elytral width at shoulders; body dull, pronotum and elytra without depressions; terminal antennomere at most 1.1 times longer than wide. Literature records . CHILE : Ñuble : Las Trancas, 19.5 km ESE Recinto, 1250 m , Site 647, 10 -XII-1982– 1- III-1983 , Newton & Thayer leg., 1 male Holotype [MNSC]; Curicó : 20 km E Potrero Grande, El Relvo, J.E. Barriga leg., 36°11.14′ S , 70°56.1′ W , 8-V-2004 , 1 Paratype [ANIC], 3-II-2004 ; 36° 10.8 S , 70° 56.7 W , 1 ex. [ANIC], 36° 11.13 S , 70° 56.1 W , 1 ex. [ANIC], 16-I-2004 , 36° 11.14 S , 70° 56.1 W , 1 ex. [ANIC], 1 ex. [MIZW]; Valvidia : Valvidia, 3-II-1985 , E. Krahmer leg., 6 exx. [MNSC; MIZW]; Santo Domingo , Valvidia, E. Krahmer leg., 12-III-1978 , 1 ex. [ANIC], 15-II-1981 , 1 ex. [ANIC]; Panguipulli, 26-X-1985 , E. Krahmer, 2 exx. [BMNH]; Curiñanco [= Punta Curinanco], 177 m , 39°42.79′ S , 73°24.32′ W , 24-I-2003 , Arias et al. leg., 1 ex. [EMEC], fogging (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). ARGENTINA : Neuquén : San Martín de los Andes, 3-I-1994 , 1 ex. Paratype [AABI]; Rio Negro : Lago Mascardi, 1 km N Villa Mascardi, 18-XI- 1966 , 850 m, M.E. Irwin & E. Schlinger leg., 1 ex. Paratype [CAS]; Chubut : Mallin camino La Ratona, XI-1969 , R. Mauri leg., 4 exx. Paratypes [ANIC] (Ślipiński & Tomaszewska 2010). Larvae and larval and adult habitat . Unknown. Note . San Martín de los Andes was erroneously reported as occurring in the province of Chubut by Ślipiński & Tomaszewska (2010). “Mallin camino La Ratona”, which means “mallin [local name of swamps] way to La Ratona”, could not be located on any map of Argentina .