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 44. Theognete gaia Anderson , new species ( Figures 158 , 193 , 228 ) Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 3.26–3.34mm ; female, 2.92mm . Width, male, 1.85mm ; female, 1.57mm . As for T. confusa but scales on pronotum less dense, more concentrated in anterior half and with scales of elytral intervals sparse, not overlapping. Aedeagus as in Fig. 193 . Geographical distribution . México ( Veracruz ). Natural history . Collected from berlese extraction of leaf and log litter at an elevation of 975m . Derivation of specific name . Noun in apposition; from the Greek gaia , the Earth. Material examined . 2♂ , 1♀ ( CWOB , MCZC ). Holotype ♂ ( MCZC ): MÉXICO . Veracruz . Canyon Rio Metlac , near Fortín , 3200ft , 28.VII.–1. VIII.1973 / leaf & log litter / A. Newton collector / HOLOTYPE ♂ , Theognete gaia sp. nov. , R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratype : MÉXICO . Veracruz . Canyon Rio Metlac (near Fortín), 3200', 28.VII.–1.VIII.1973 , A. Newton , leaf and log litter ( 1♀ MCZC ; 1♂ CMNC ) . Chorological relationships . Sympatric with T. thibodeaui .