A review of Hippeutister Reichensperger with new species from California and Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) Author Caterino, Michael S. Author Tishechkin, Alexey K. text Zootaxa 2008 1895 39 52 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.184407 50a50891-da1c-42c4-9a5f-8445a1df2717 1175-5326 184407 Hippeutister amabilis ( Wenzel, 1938 ) ( Fig. 1 E) Solenopsister amabilis Wenzel, 1938 : 318 ; Blackwelder, 1944 : 186 . Diagnosis: L: 1.5mm ; W: 1.25mm (measurements from Wenzel, 1938 ). Wenzel initially described this species in its own monotypic genus, having been unaware of Reichensperger's then recent description of two species of Hippeutister . Thus he offered no putatively diagnostic species level characters. Based on his description and illustrations the species is clearly correctly placed in Hippeutister . Like only H. manicatus and H. plaumanni , it is evidently completely glabrous, and it seems very similar to the latter in general, showing a distinct sutural row of enlarged punctures. However, Wenzel's figures suggest this species is more densely punctate than H. plaumanni or any of the others of the genus. Distribution: This species has been reported only from the type locality, Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico where it was collected with Solenopsis xyloni McCook ( Wenzel, 1938 ) . Remarks: Unfortunately the type of this species appears lost. Having initially been collected by Charles Seevers and then described by Rupert Wenzel, both Field Museum (Chicago, IL ) associates, that seems the only likely repository, although Wenzel did not specify it in his description. However, it has not been found there.