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 79. Theognete broadheadae Anderson , new species ( Figures 251 , 268 , 285 ) Diagnosis. Size. Length, male, 2.61–3.20mm ; female, 2.61–3.15mm . Width, male, 1.63–1.97mm ; female, 1.57–1.97mm . Body stout, rounded; pronotum in male transverse, inflated, impunctate; pronotal scales scattered, fine, erect in anterior half to appressed in posterior half. Elytra with scales scattered, plumose at apex, erect, recurved; strial regions with distinct row of fine, hair-like scales; striae not impressed or punctate; basal margin in humeral region lacking tooth. Aedeagus as in Fig. 268 . Geographical distribution . México ( Oaxaca ). Natural history . Collected from berlese extraction of cloud forest and oak forest leaf litter at elevations from 1575–2800m . Derivation of specific name . Through her support of the Nature Discovery Fund at the Canadian Museum of Nature, this species is named after Sabrina Broadhead of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories , Canada , as a gift from her mother, Jane Dragon. Material examined . 11♂ , 8♀♀ ( CMNC , CWOB , ECOS , MCZC ). Holotype ♂ ( MCZC ): MÉXICO : Oaxaca . 18.7 mi. S. Valle Nacional , 5200', VIII–11-18-1973 / A. Newton collector / HOLOTYPE ♂ , Theognete broadheadae sp. nov. , R.S. Anderson. Aedeagus extracted. Paratypes : MÉXICO . Oaxaca . Ixtlán de Juárez ( 27.3 mi. N.), 9200', 10–18.VIII.1973 , A. Newton , berlese oak forest littter ( 1♂ MCZC ). Valle Nacional ( 18.7 mi. S.), 5200', 11–18.VIII.1973 , A. Newton ( 10♂ , 9♀♀ CMNC , CWOB , ECOS , MCZC ) . Chorological relationships . Sympatric with T. lutulenta and T. romanoi .