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Body length 8-12 mm, width 3-4 mm; shape oval, length/width ratio 2.4-2.6; greatest width near mid-length of elytra in males, near posterior third in females. Integument dark brown to black; coverage composed of densely and evenly arranged, overlapping scales (Figs
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A-C), mostly to completely covering integument, subcircular to distally angulate, appressed; scales uniformly pearly white to light brown (Fig.
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C, Fig.
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A-C) or iridescent light green along body with iridescent pink along dorsal surface of head and along anterior and ventral surfaces of legs (Fig.
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A, B, Fig.
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F); seta-like narrow scales sparsely and evenly arranged, relatively short and thick, recurvate, pale white to translucent.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Head.</emphasis>
Frons nearly flat, only very slightly transversally impressed at level of posterior margin of eyes; frons with deep, large median fovea (Fig.
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A, C, mf); surface of head densely covered by overlapping scales; scales apically angulate along base of head, progressing to oval anteriorly (Fig.
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B); curved, thick setae only along dorsal surface of head. Eyes in lateral view (Fig.
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B) tear-drop shaped, 1.5-times longer than wide, with acute margin pointing antero-ventrally; eyes mostly lateral, separated from anterolateral margin of prothorax by distance slightly shorter than greatest width of eye; in dorsal view (Fig.
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A, E-G), eyes moderately convex, with inner margins slightly oblique, interocular distance 4.6-times maximum width of eye.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Rostrum.</emphasis>
Only very slightly wider than long (Fig.
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A, E-G), anteriorly slightly widened apicad of antennal insertion; shape in cross-section subrectangular. In dorsal view (Fig.
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A, E-G), outline of rostrum subquadrate; dorsolateral margins (Fig.
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A, dlm; dorsal margin of scrobe in dorsal view) arcuate, anteriorly and posteriorly diverging, elevated (see Fig.
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C); apical margin deeply emarginate, somewhat sinuate (Fig.
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C, apm). Nasal plate (Fig.
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C, np; see
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) moderate in size, with depressed surface, positioned nearly perpendicular to surface of epistoma, with posterior margin bluntly elevated. Epistoma (Fig.
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C, ep) distinctly depressed, with small, oval scales along posterolateral areas; posterior margin of epistoma transversely elevated. Epistomal setae (Fig.
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C, eps) moderately thick, long and dense, becoming longer apically, apicomedially pointing. Dorsal surface of rostrum with one deep, median sulcus (Fig.
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C, ms), anteriorly broadly widened forming large, elongate triangular depression, extending from posterior margin of epistoma to midpoint between eyes, reaching and somewhat fusing with median frontal fovea; with two short dorsolateral sulci (Fig.
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C, ds) positioned along posterior half of rostrum; ventrolateral margins (Fig.
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A, vlm) slightly arcuate, anteriorly diverging. Ventral margin of antennal scrobe, often fully visible in dorsal view of rostrum. Rostrum in lateral view (Fig.
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B) slightly and gradually expanded apically, with dorsal outline nearly straight along basal half; occipital suture (Fig.
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B, D, os) extending from anteroventral margin of eye to ventral mid-length of rostrum to meet anterior tentorial pit (Fig.
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D, atp), continuing anteriorly to near apex of rostrum; margins of mandibular incision with rather long, thick suberect setae (Fig.
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D); gular sutures (Fig.
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D, gs) basally fused together medially, separating at base of rostrum, extending to posterior tentorial pits (Fig.
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D, ptp). Antennal insertion near anterior third of rostrum. Scrobe lateral (Fig.
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B), slightly arcuate, gradually and slightly expanded and shallower towards eye, initiating in apicodorsal region, terminating in basimedial region of rostrum, with dorsal margin well-defined throughout, ending at mid-length of anterior margin of eye; ventral margin of scrobe ending near mid-length of rostrum; scrobe covered with scales along posterodorsal areas (Fig.
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B).
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Mandibles with multiple setae along dorsal, outer and ventral areas surrounding scar (Fig.
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B-D; few scales on outer surface; mandibular scar protruded and sharply raised (Fig.
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C; see also
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, character 14); deciduous processes (Fig.
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E, G, dp) large, sickle-shaped, nearly symmetrical, nearly as long as greatest dorsal width of rostrum. Maxillae (Fig.
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A) with cardo (cd) longitudinally twisted; lateral margin of stipes (st) with five or six setae of various lengths along basal half of margin and two along distal region, ventral surface with three thick setae near mesal margin; galeo-lacinial complex (Fig.
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A, ga+la; not considering thick apical setae) extending to apex of maxillary palpomere 2 (Fig.
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A, mpm2), apical region round, mesal margin with basal tuft of very long setae (nearly as long as longest length of cardo) and one lacinial tooth (Fig.
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A, lat), apical region with four to five thick and flattened major galeal teeth (Fig.
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A, gat), accompanied by numerous minor teeth and dense, thick setae of various lengths; palpiger (Fig.
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A, pg) membranous along apical half, basal region more sclerotised, with transverse row of setae along margin of scerotised region of dorsal face; maxillary palps with three palpomeres; maxillary palpomere 1 (Fig.
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A, mpm1) nearly 1.5-times longer than 3 (Fig.
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A, mpm3), 2-times longer than 2 (Fig.
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A, mpm2), with oblique apical margin; apicolateral margin of palpomere 1 with one ventral seta; apical margin of palpomere 2 with one dorsal and one ventral seta; palpomere 3 slightly longer than wide, with several longitudinal sulci and a crown of papillae across apical surface. Labium with prementum (Fig.
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D, prm) entirely covering maxillary palps; sub-rectangular, surface reticulate, with apical margin medially slightly angulate; ventral surface basi-medially depressed with long setae along each side; ligula narrow (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5740220" captionText="Figure 5. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus (Louisiana, Acadia Parish): (A-C) mouthparts: (A) right maxilla, ventral view (cd: cardo; st: stipes; pg: palpiger; mpm 1: maxillary palpomere 1; mpm 2: maxillary palpomere 2; mpm 3: maxillary palpomere 3; gat: galeal teeth; ga: galea; lat: lacinial tooth; la: lacinia), (B-C) prementum, (B) dorsal view, (C) lateral view (lpm 1: labial palpomere 1; lpm 2: labial palpomere 2; lpm 3: labial palpomere 3; lg: ligula), (D) metendosternite, posterior view (sk: stalk; fa: furcal arm; cr: crux; ds: distal sheath; at: anterior tendons; lf: longitudinal flange; hm: hemiductus), (E) hindwing (Sc: subcosta; R: radial; Rr: radial recurrent; rm: crossvein between radial system and Mr; Mr: medial recurrent; w: radial window; prs: proximal radial sclerite; rsd: distal radial sclerite; rsc: radial sclerotisation; msc: medial sclerotisation; Cu: cubital; Cu 1: branch of Cu; af: apical fold; Cu 2: branch of Cu; 2 A: anal vein 2; 3 A: anal vein 3; ac: anal cell; 4 A: anal vein 4; R 3: radial 3; pst: postradial stripe; ppp: posterior part of postradial stripe; h: apical hook of medial stripe; mst: medial stripe)." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/401167" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">5</figureCitation>
C, lg), with one strong long mesal seta at apex; labial palps (Fig.
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B, C) with three palpomeres; labial palpomeres 1 and 3 similar in length (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5740220" captionText="Figure 5. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus (Louisiana, Acadia Parish): (A-C) mouthparts: (A) right maxilla, ventral view (cd: cardo; st: stipes; pg: palpiger; mpm 1: maxillary palpomere 1; mpm 2: maxillary palpomere 2; mpm 3: maxillary palpomere 3; gat: galeal teeth; ga: galea; lat: lacinial tooth; la: lacinia), (B-C) prementum, (B) dorsal view, (C) lateral view (lpm 1: labial palpomere 1; lpm 2: labial palpomere 2; lpm 3: labial palpomere 3; lg: ligula), (D) metendosternite, posterior view (sk: stalk; fa: furcal arm; cr: crux; ds: distal sheath; at: anterior tendons; lf: longitudinal flange; hm: hemiductus), (E) hindwing (Sc: subcosta; R: radial; Rr: radial recurrent; rm: crossvein between radial system and Mr; Mr: medial recurrent; w: radial window; prs: proximal radial sclerite; rsd: distal radial sclerite; rsc: radial sclerotisation; msc: medial sclerotisation; Cu: cubital; Cu 1: branch of Cu; af: apical fold; Cu 2: branch of Cu; 2 A: anal vein 2; 3 A: anal vein 3; ac: anal cell; 4 A: anal vein 4; R 3: radial 3; pst: postradial stripe; ppp: posterior part of postradial stripe; h: apical hook of medial stripe; mst: medial stripe)." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/401167" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">5</figureCitation>
B, C lpm1, lpm3, respectively), palpomere 2 (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5740220" captionText="Figure 5. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus (Louisiana, Acadia Parish): (A-C) mouthparts: (A) right maxilla, ventral view (cd: cardo; st: stipes; pg: palpiger; mpm 1: maxillary palpomere 1; mpm 2: maxillary palpomere 2; mpm 3: maxillary palpomere 3; gat: galeal teeth; ga: galea; lat: lacinial tooth; la: lacinia), (B-C) prementum, (B) dorsal view, (C) lateral view (lpm 1: labial palpomere 1; lpm 2: labial palpomere 2; lpm 3: labial palpomere 3; lg: ligula), (D) metendosternite, posterior view (sk: stalk; fa: furcal arm; cr: crux; ds: distal sheath; at: anterior tendons; lf: longitudinal flange; hm: hemiductus), (E) hindwing (Sc: subcosta; R: radial; Rr: radial recurrent; rm: crossvein between radial system and Mr; Mr: medial recurrent; w: radial window; prs: proximal radial sclerite; rsd: distal radial sclerite; rsc: radial sclerotisation; msc: medial sclerotisation; Cu: cubital; Cu 1: branch of Cu; af: apical fold; Cu 2: branch of Cu; 2 A: anal vein 2; 3 A: anal vein 3; ac: anal cell; 4 A: anal vein 4; R 3: radial 3; pst: postradial stripe; ppp: posterior part of postradial stripe; h: apical hook of medial stripe; mst: medial stripe)." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/401167" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">5</figureCitation>
B, C lpm2) only slightly shorter; apico-ventral margins of palpomeres 1 and 2 each with one seta, palpomere 3 (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5740220" captionText="Figure 5. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus (Louisiana, Acadia Parish): (A-C) mouthparts: (A) right maxilla, ventral view (cd: cardo; st: stipes; pg: palpiger; mpm 1: maxillary palpomere 1; mpm 2: maxillary palpomere 2; mpm 3: maxillary palpomere 3; gat: galeal teeth; ga: galea; lat: lacinial tooth; la: lacinia), (B-C) prementum, (B) dorsal view, (C) lateral view (lpm 1: labial palpomere 1; lpm 2: labial palpomere 2; lpm 3: labial palpomere 3; lg: ligula), (D) metendosternite, posterior view (sk: stalk; fa: furcal arm; cr: crux; ds: distal sheath; at: anterior tendons; lf: longitudinal flange; hm: hemiductus), (E) hindwing (Sc: subcosta; R: radial; Rr: radial recurrent; rm: crossvein between radial system and Mr; Mr: medial recurrent; w: radial window; prs: proximal radial sclerite; rsd: distal radial sclerite; rsc: radial sclerotisation; msc: medial sclerotisation; Cu: cubital; Cu 1: branch of Cu; af: apical fold; Cu 2: branch of Cu; 2 A: anal vein 2; 3 A: anal vein 3; ac: anal cell; 4 A: anal vein 4; R 3: radial 3; pst: postradial stripe; ppp: posterior part of postradial stripe; h: apical hook of medial stripe; mst: medial stripe)." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/401167" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">5</figureCitation>
B, C lpm3) slightly longer than wide, with basiconical sensillae across apical surface.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Antennae.</emphasis>
With 12 antennomeres (Fig.
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A, B). Scape slightly bent along mid section, extending beyond posterior margin of eye, not reaching anterolateral margin of prothorax, passing over ventral fifth of eye (in resting position), densely covered with scales, with sparse, thick, white setae. Funicle with seven antennomeres, 1.3-times longer than scape; funicular antennomeres clavate, progressing from distinctly to slightly elongate; funicular antennomere 2 slightly longer than 1; 1 slightly longer than 3; 4 and 5 similar in shape, shorter than 3; 6, 7 and 8 similar in shape, shorter than 5. Club with four distinct visible antennomeres (terminal annulation fully differentiated, see Fig.
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B), nearly as long as funicular antennomeres 5-7 combined, nearly 3-times longer than wide, densely covered by translucent setae; club antennomeres gradually decreasing in length towards apex.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Thorax.</emphasis>
Pronotum somewhat trapezoid (Fig.
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A), 1.3-times wider at base than at apex, 1.2-times wider at base than long; pronotum nearly 0.3-times length of elytra, with greatest width at base; dorsolateral margins anteriorly converging, posteriorly subparallel; posterior margin only very slightly bisinuate, with lateral areas depressed, and covered by densely arranged plumose setae. Dorsal surface of pronotum medially flattened to depressed, with dorsolateral, longitudinal, broad elevations, irregularly foveate to punctate; lateral surfaces flattened, irregularly foveate to punctate; scales appressed, evenly and densely distributed for the most part; with scattered recurvate setae, anteriorly or medially directed; median area of pronotum often posteriorly depressed. Prothorax in lateral view (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F5738450" captionText="Figure 3. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus: (A-D) Texas, Garza Co. (TTU-Z _ 050014); scale bar: 1 mm: (A) dorsal habitus, (B) lateral habitus (s 10: stria 10; s 9: stria 9; i 7: interstria 7; i 9: interstria 9), (C) ventral habitus of female, (D) posterior view (i 3: interstria 3; i 5: interstria 5; i 7: interstria 7; as: articular surface; ob: outer bevel; if: inner fringe), (E) Texas, Cameron Co. (TTU-Z _ 219291) ventral habitus of male; (F) Mississippi, Warren Co. (TTU-Z _ 219296), anterolateral habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/418900" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">3</figureCitation>
B) subquadrate to trapezoid; anterior margin straight and slightly oblique, without postocular lobe, fringed with angulate scales and sometimes with plumose setae projecting anteriorly; postocular vibrissae absent; dorsolateral surface broadly and longitudinally elevated posteriad coxal insertion; posterolateral surface depressed. Metascutum partially covered with plumose scales, especially along posterior margin. Scutellar shield subquadrate to elongate with round corners, covered by scales. Prosternum (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F5738450" captionText="Figure 3. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus: (A-D) Texas, Garza Co. (TTU-Z _ 050014); scale bar: 1 mm: (A) dorsal habitus, (B) lateral habitus (s 10: stria 10; s 9: stria 9; i 7: interstria 7; i 9: interstria 9), (C) ventral habitus of female, (D) posterior view (i 3: interstria 3; i 5: interstria 5; i 7: interstria 7; as: articular surface; ob: outer bevel; if: inner fringe), (E) Texas, Cameron Co. (TTU-Z _ 219291) ventral habitus of male; (F) Mississippi, Warren Co. (TTU-Z _ 219296), anterolateral habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/418900" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">3</figureCitation>
C) slightly longer than mesosternite, similar in length to metasternite; prosternum with transverse anterior and posterior sulci; procoxal cavities contiguous, 0.7-times closer to anterior than to posterior margin of prosternum; anterior margin of prosternum fringed by regular setae, plumose setae and scales. Mesosternite (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F5738450" captionText="Figure 3. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus: (A-D) Texas, Garza Co. (TTU-Z _ 050014); scale bar: 1 mm: (A) dorsal habitus, (B) lateral habitus (s 10: stria 10; s 9: stria 9; i 7: interstria 7; i 9: interstria 9), (C) ventral habitus of female, (D) posterior view (i 3: interstria 3; i 5: interstria 5; i 7: interstria 7; as: articular surface; ob: outer bevel; if: inner fringe), (E) Texas, Cameron Co. (TTU-Z _ 219291) ventral habitus of male; (F) Mississippi, Warren Co. (TTU-Z _ 219296), anterolateral habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/418900" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">3</figureCitation>
C) with intercoxal process slightly elevated, with recurvate setae; mesocoxal cavities separated by distance nearly 0.3-times greatest width of each mesocoxal cavity. Metasternite (Fig.
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C) with median sulcus short, shallow, Y-shaped, positioned near posterior margin; metacoxal cavities separated by distance nearly 0.8-times width of each mesocoxal cavity. Metendosternite (Fig.
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D) with stalk (sk) 1.5-times longer than each furcal arm (fa); stalk somewhat triangular (wider at junction with sternum, gradually narrowing towards crux (cr)); distal sheaths (ds) well developed, as wide as widest point of crux; anterior tendons (at) inserted at dorsal margin of distal sheaths, at mesal one-third between longitudinal flange (lf) and furcal arms; furcal arms somewhat triangular, diverging, with apex slightly explanate; hemiducti (hm) well developed, ventrolaterally pointing; posterior mesal sheath extending between dorsal margin of distal sheath and mid-length of stalk.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Legs.</emphasis>
(Fig.
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B, C, F) Prothoracic legs slightly longer than mesothoracic legs, slightly shorter than metathoracic legs; with evenly spaced whitish, recurvate setae along femora, denser along tibiae, especially along antero-ventral margin. Profemur nearly 1.5-times longer than prothorax; profemur gradually enlarging to slightly apicad of midlength, with ventral margin basally straight, distally strongly bisinuate; unarmed, but surface ventrally slightly projected at profemoral expansion. Protibia slightly longer than profemur, slender, apically slightly expanded, with ventral margin slightly arcuate, especially along apical fourth; ventral margin without cuticular teeth, with row of translucent to whitish spiniform setae; protibial apex with anterior margin slightly arcuate, densely fringed by fine setae; mucro shorter than to similar in length to tarsal claw, surpassed by tuft of fine, long setae. Protarsomeres 1 and 3 similar in length, protarsomere 2 0.6-times length of protarsomere 1; protarsomere 5 slightly longer than 3. Mesofemur slightly longer than mesotibia, similar to prothoracic legs; mesotarsomere 1 slightly longer than 3, 3 slightly longer than 2, 5 slightly longer than 1. Metafemur gradually enlarging towards second third. Metatibia straight, expanded at apical region; metatibial apex with anterior margin obliquely truncate, posteriorly ascending by one third of apical width; setal comb with setae similar in length along apex, longer along ascending region; articular surface (Fig.
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D, as; surrounding tarsal condyle) densely and completely covered with scales; both inner flange (Fig.
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D, if) and outer bevel (Fig.
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D, ob) fringed by row of spines (&quot;corbel enclosed&quot;). Tarsal claws paired, separate, simple.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Elytra.</emphasis>
(Fig.
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A, B) 1.6-1.8-times longer than greatest width; greatest width near mid-length in males, near posterior third in females; anterior margins jointly similar in width to posterior margin of pronotum, recessed along median third (projected along striae 1-4, corresponding to emargination of posterior margin of pronotum); humeri oblique, slightly produced; joint elytral width at humeri nearly 1.5-times wider than joint anterior elytral margin, slightly narrower than maximum width of elytra; lateral margins straight and slightly diverging along anterior half to two-thirds, then evenly curved and gradually converging along posterior third; posterior margins each rounded, forming right angle (Fig.
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D). Elytra in lateral view (Fig.
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B) with dorsal outline subplane to slightly convex along anterior half; posterior declivity gradual, evenly convex. Elytra with longitudinally-aligned punctures forming nine complete striae and one incomplete stria (striae 9 and 10 (Fig.
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B, s9, s10) fused near metacoxal insertion); striae narrower than interstriae; punctures separated by distance nearly twice longer than width of each puncture; each puncture with one scale or mostly covered by scales; interstriae 3, 5, 7 (Fig.
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D, i3, i5, i7) and 9 (Fig.
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B, i9) convex along most or part of their length; interstriae 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 flat to only slightly convex, 10 strongly convex at level of metaventrite; setae similar in length to width of interstriae, recurvate, evenly distributed along interstriae, slightly denser along apical areas; scales covering entire integument, oval, overlapping, uniformly coloured.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Hind wings.</emphasis>
(Fig.
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D) Fully developed, elongate, nearly 1.4-times longer than elytra, nearly 3.4-times longer than wide; costal margin slightly sinuate along basal half, evenly and broadly curved thereafter; apex narrowly rounded, posterior margin broadly rounded along proximal third; anal lobe not demarcated by emargination of posterior margin of wing. Alar venation well developed: subcosta (Sc), radial (R) and radial recurrent (Rr) well defined, proximal radial sclerite (prs) well developed, darkened, distal radial sclerite (drs) reduced; radial window (w) strongly reduced; radial 3 (R3) very weakly defined (as translucent line), almost reaching alar margin; post radial stripe (pst) darkened, well-defined, almost reaching alar margin; posterior part of postradial stripe (ppp) extending along apical region of wing, nearly one third length of pst, almost reaching alar margin; apical hook of medial stripe (h) conspicuous, nearly one third length of ppp, almost reaching alar margin; medial recurrent (Mr), cubital (Cu) and branch 1 of Cu (Cu1) well defined; crossvein between radial system (rm) very weakly defined; radial sclerotisation (rsc) and medial sclerotisation (msc) weakly defined; medial stripe (mst) weakly defined, slightly shorter than pst; apical fold (af) distinct, nearly reaching alar margin; branch 2 of Cu (Cu2) reduced, smaller than h, not reaching alar margin; anal vein 2 (2A) well defined, vanishing near margin; anal vein 3 (3A) short, reaching mid-length towards margin of wing, fusing with 2A to form anal cell (ac); anal vein 4 (4A) lightly sclerotised, surounded by lightly sclerotised area around base; anal area with margin broadly rounded; posterior margin of hind wing fringed by short and fine setae separated from each other by distance similar to length of one seta, fringe extending to apical fold.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Abdomen.</emphasis>
Abdominal ventrites (Fig.
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C, E) densely covered with scales; ventrite 1 nearly as long as thoracic metaventrite, with posterior margin sinuate; abdominal ventrite 2 0.7-times as long as 1, nearly as long as 5; surface of ventrites 1 and 2 nearly flat in males (Fig.
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E), convex in females (Fig.
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C); ventrite 5 1.7-times wider than long, with broadly rounded apex in males (Fig.
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E), 1.5-times wider than long, with rounded apex in females (Fig.
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C).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Male terminalia.</emphasis>
Tergite 7 1.3-times wider than long, with apical corners broadly rounded and broadly emarginate at apex; posteromedial and marginal regions darkened, with relatively thick setae; basi-medial and basi-lateral areas with fine, appressed spines. Tergite 8 subquadrate, only slightly wider than long, with apical corners broadly rounded and truncate to slightly emarginate at apex, with relatively long and thick setae throughout, except along basal fourth; apical margin in posterior view broadly triangularly emarginate. Sternite 8 (Fig.
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A) composed of two lateral somewhat rhomboid sclerites joined medially by membrane, slightly more sclerotised along distal half, with membranous spiculum relictum (Fig.
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A, spr); surface of each sclerite with somewhat coarse punctation; lacking setae. Sternum 9 (spiculum gastrale; Fig.
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B) including apodeme, 1.5-times longer than median lobe, posteriorly bifurcate, furcal arms (Fig.
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B1) opposed, somewhat lanceolate, margins slightly irregular along distal region, posteriorly diverging; each furcal arm basally broad, oval and coarsely punctate, with somewhat triangular distal region, more strongly sclerotised, roundly angulate at apex. Tegmen (Fig.
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C; gonocoxites I, see
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) with apodeme slightly longer than median lobe; tegminal plate with two elongate projections (Fig.
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C, C1), each nearly 0.1-times length of apodeme, finely and densely denticulate along distal half. Aedeagus with median lobe (Fig.
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D; penial sclerite, see
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) 4-times longer than wide; basi-ventral margin broadly emarginate; lateral margins subparallel, apex broadly oval (Fig.
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F), distance from apical margin of ostium (gonopore) to apex of median lobe slightly longer than greatest width of apical region of median lobe; medial lobe in lateral view (Fig.
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E) broadly curved by about 130° basad of mid length, approximately 7.7-times longer than greatest width; greatest width uniform along second third, gradually narrowed along distal third. Endophallus (internal sac) with dense, fine, small papillae (Fig.
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D); with elongate, dorsal, mesal endophallite (Fig.
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F, me) at ostium and ventral membranes (Fig.
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F, vm) projecting lateral and distally forming lateral, elongate, oblique and converging sclerotised regions; basal endophallite complex (see
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) formed by two basilateral (Fig.
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G, ble) and a mesal (Fig.
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G, bme) rod-like endophallites, followed distally by irregular, transversally folded lamina (Fig.
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G, la) and two lateral bars (Fig.
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G, lb), apically expanding, converging and gradually weakly sclerotised. Aedeagal apodemes (gonocoxites II, see
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) nearly as long as median lobe, slender, slightly broader along anterior half, either fused or very closely articulated to median lobe.
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Tergite 7 1.5-times longer than wide, roughly obovate, with anterior and posterior margins broadly and uniformly round, posterior margin more narrowly so; surface sparsely covered by setae, relatively thicker along apical margin; basi-lateral areas with fine, appressed spines. Tergite 8 greatest length 1.2-times longer than greatest width, with anterior margin mesally deeply emarginate; surface gradually more coarsely punctate towards apex, each puncture bearing one seta, setae shorter along apical margin. Sternite 8 (Fig.
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A, B) with apodeme nearly 2.7-times longer than lamina; lamina sagittate, medially divided at apex, 1.7-times longer than wide, apical third covered by setae, gradually more dense towards apex; median region of lamina with mesal paired slightly more sclerotised longitudinal regions; lateral areas of lamina bent upwards (Fig.
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B). Coxites cylindrical (not laterally compressed), nearly 1.6-times longer than lamina of sternum 8; dorsal surface of coxites transversally indented at apical third (Fig.
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; indentation (ind) delimits distal coxites (dcx) from proximal coxites (pcx)); ventral surface of coxites medially longitudinally membranous, areas adjacent to medial membrane darkened; apical margin of coxites in lateral view sinuate, with dorsal section (Fig.
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C, ds) slightly larger and more round in outline than ventral section (Fig.
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C, vs); ventral section of distal coxites with scarce and thick setae; styli (Fig.
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C, sty; 6F) short, tubular, 3-times longer than wide, apically with eight stout setae of two sizes, longer setae pre-apically situated, shorter setae at apex; styli inserted on dorsal lobe of coxites. Genital chamber slightly longer than sternum 8 including apodeme, with a pair of oval, laminar and concave sclerotisations (Fig.
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C, scl) basad of coxites. Membranes of bursa copulatrix (Fig.
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D, bc) papillate. Spermatheca (Fig.
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D, spe; 6E) hook-shaped; ramus (Fig.
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E, ra) longer than collum (Fig.
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E, cl), both apically truncate; corpus (Fig.
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E, crp) shorter and nearly 1.4-times wider than cornu (Fig.
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E, cn); cornu broadly arcuate, apically roundly acute.
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Beyond variation in colouration (two colour morphs: green with green with pink/coppery head and legs or completely white to pale brown; see Figs
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,
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) and size (8-15 mm), the morphology of
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is fairly homogeneous across the distributional range of the species in the U.S. The morphology of both the male (Fig.
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) and female (Fig.
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) genitalia is also highly conserved within the species with no noticeable differences between colour morphs, which confirms their conspecificity.
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highlighted that specimens from southern populations (e.g. Southern Mexico (Acapulco), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama) were uniformly white, had a more elongate body, more produced and acuminate elytral apices and strongly costate alternating interstriae. We studied specimens with these features (Fig.
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A-B) from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, including specimens studied by Champion himself; we also dissected three specimens from Panama (Fig.
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C-E). In general, the specimens, considered by Champion as a variety of
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, are externally similar to the northern white form and have overall similar male genitalia, but differ clearly by the following characters: brighter white colouration (Fig.
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A, B; as opposed to pearly white to pale brown), cylindrical pronotum (Fig.
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A; as opposed to trapezoid in
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, see Fig.
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A), conspicuously strongly costate interstriae (in comparison with moderately elevated in
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), angulate elytral declivity (Fig.
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B; as opposed to broadly rounded in
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, see Fig.
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B) and acuminate elytral apices (Fig.
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B; as opposed to rounded in
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, see Fig.
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B). Furthermore, there are evident differences in the shape of the median lobe: median lobe pre-apically widened (Fig.
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C; as opposed to parallel-sided throughout as in
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, Fig.
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D); in lateral view, median lobe weakly and rather evenly curved (Fig.
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D; as opposed to broadly and strongly curved basad of mid length, in
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, Fig.
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E), greatest width uniform along median three-fifths (Fig.
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D; as opposed to greatest width uniform along second third, in
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, Fig.
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E); in dorsal view, gonopore pear-shaped (Fig.
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C; as opposed to oval, as in
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, Fig.
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D); basal endophallite complex with different configuration (compare Fig.
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E to Fig.
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G).
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Based on this character combination (external and male genitalia), we conclude that
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proper extends as far south as Zacapa, Guatemala (CMNEN00019741) and specimens of the
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series housed at the BMNH from Costa Rica (Boca del
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- BMNH(E)1722205; Cangrejal del Aserri - BMNH(E)1722203), Guatemala (Vera Paz - BMNH(E)1722199); Nicaragua (Chontates - BMNH(E)1722202), Panama (
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Blancas - BMNH(E)1722207; BMNH(E)1722197; Caldera - BMNH(E)1722204) do not correspond to
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, but to a different species of
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that may or may not be described with a different name. The Acapulco, Mexico specimen, identified by Champion as part of this variety of
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(BMNH(E)1722200), is here confirmed to belong to
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proper. Specimen codes and associated data can be found in Suppl. material 1.
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Until more studies can be performed on a broader representation, both across the geographic range and number of specimens of Champion's variety, along with a revision of a larger sample of
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species, we refer to this variety as
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as defined by
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and refrain from naming it as new, given that, even though we have made comparisons with some similarly-looking species, we have not seen all the white species of
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, nor have we been able to dissect the ones we have examined externally.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Distribution</paragraph>
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The distributional information for
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was summarised by
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. The distributional data gathered here are mapped in Fig.
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. The updated distribution is as follows:
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: Guatemala, Mexico, U.S.A.: Alabama (new record), Arizona (new record), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (new record; one specimen with incomplete data: just &quot;FLA.&quot; on label, USNM, needs confirmation), Georgia (one specimen with incomplete data: just &quot;GA&quot; on label, USNM, needs confirmation), Illinois (
<bibRefCitation author="Blatchley, Willis Stanley" journalOrPublisher="Journal of the New York Entomological Society" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="87 - 113" refId="B5732560" refString="Blatchley, Willis Stanley, 1925. Notes on the Rhynchophora of Eastern North America with descriptions of new species, III. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 33 (2): 87 - 113" title="Notes on the Rhynchophora of Eastern North America with descriptions of new species, III" volume="33" year="1925">Blatchley 1925</bibRefCitation>
[overlooked by
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
]), Kentucky (new record), Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico (new record), Ohio (new record; incomplete data: just &quot;Ohio&quot; on label, USNM, needs confirmation), Oklahoma (
<bibRefCitation author="Fenton, F. A." journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="20 - 25" refId="B5732645" refString="Fenton, F. A., 1944. The insect record for Oklahoma, 1942 and 1943. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 24: 20 - 25" title="The insect record for Oklahoma, 1942 and 1943" volume="24" year="1944">Fenton 1944</bibRefCitation>
[overlooked by
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
]), Tennessee (new record), Texas, Utah (new record). Canada: Ontario (intercepted at port of entry;
<bibRefCitation author="McNamara, J." journalOrPublisher="Agriculture Canada, Ottawa" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732818" refString="McNamara, J., 1991. Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa" title="Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska" year="1991">McNamara 1991</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus aff. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: Costa Rica, Honduras (new record), Nicaragua, Panama.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
Comments on current distribution of
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
According to our specimen examination,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurs north of Zacapa, Guatemala, as far west in the U.S. as Cedar City, Utah and Phoenix, Arizona, as far north as Ohio and as far east to Georgia and Florida. Most of the records are concentrated around Brownsville, Texas and along the Mississippi River. Across the U.S.A., the distribution of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
seems to be associated with commodities such as cotton plantations (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_production_in_the_United_States). There seems to be no geographic pattern of green/white colour morphs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Records for Florida, Georgia and Ohio (eastern outliers) are represented by single specimens with minimal information: &quot;FLA.&quot;, &quot;Ga.&quot; and &quot;Ohio&quot;, respectively. We report these records here, but highlight that they need confirmation, as these might be cases of interceptions at ports of entry (e.g. Florida), incomplete information (e.g. there is an &quot;Ohio&quot; locality in Hamilton Co., Texas, which is in the area where the species has been recorded) or just mislabelling.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
Western outliers (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah) are represented by either records from literature (see
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
) or single specimens in collections. Given that there are unique records for each of these occurrences and, even though they have more detailed collecting information (see GBIF dataset at https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.rat633 and Suppl. material 1), they may be adventitious (e.g. transported with plants from elsewhere) and not part of actual established populations of the species in those regions. Data from local collections, as well as more sampling from those areas, would be required to confirm the presence of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in those States.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
As for
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus aff. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is known to occur from Yoro, Honduras, south to the Canal Zone in Panama (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F5880196" captionText="Figure 9. Map of localities recorded for Compsus auricephalus and Compsus aff. auricephalus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/427413" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">9</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" type="ecology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Ecology</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been collected in palmetto thickets and woods (
<bibRefCitation author="Blatchley, Willis Stanley" journalOrPublisher="Nature Publishing Company" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732531" refString="Blatchley, Willis Stanley, Leng, Charles William, 1916. Rhynchophora or weevils of North Eastern America. Nature Publishing Company" title="Rhynchophora or weevils of North Eastern America" year="1916">Blatchley and Leng 1916</bibRefCitation>
) and, according to label data, on vegetation along roads, on prairies and using a variety of methods (beating, blacklights, flight intercept traps, malaise traps, pitfall traps, sweeping, manual capture). The species has been found at elevations from sea level up to 1200 m, with most specimens collected below 100 m.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" type="associated plants">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Associated plants</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
Host plant records were recovered from literature, as well as from label data from specimens in collections. Host specificity in broad-nosed weevils is difficult to assess, given that the presence of adults on a particular plant does not necessarily mean that feeding occurred (
<bibRefCitation author="Kissinger, D. G." journalOrPublisher="Taxonomic Publications, South Lancaster, Massachusetts" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5804989" refString="Kissinger, D. G., 1964. Curculionidae of America North of Mexico. A Key to the Genera. Taxonomic Publications, South Lancaster, Massachusetts" title="Curculionidae of America North of Mexico. A Key to the Genera" year="1964">Kissinger 1964</bibRefCitation>
). A summary including 46 plant species in 23 families is presented in Table
<tableCitation captionStart="Table 1" captionStartId="T5740386" captionText="Table 1. Host plants associated with Compsus auricephalus. Acronyms in the References column correspond to collections presented in Materials and Methods. Localities with an asterisk (*) correspond to Compsus aff. auricephalus, as defined by Champion (1911)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/B336AA2B64C6F0DF8882DA68F96162E3" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" tableUuid="B336AA2B64C6F0DF8882DA68F96162E3">1</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" type="biology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Biology</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
According to
<bibRefCitation author="Blatchley, Willis Stanley" journalOrPublisher="Nature Publishing Company" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732531" refString="Blatchley, Willis Stanley, Leng, Charles William, 1916. Rhynchophora or weevils of North Eastern America. Nature Publishing Company" title="Rhynchophora or weevils of North Eastern America" year="1916">Blatchley and Leng (1916)</bibRefCitation>
, citing
<bibRefCitation author="Pierce, W. D." journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="6 - 10" refId="B5732540" refString="Pierce, W. D., 1916. Notes on the habits of weevils. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 18: 6 - 10" title="Notes on the habits of weevils" volume="18" year="1916">Pierce (1916)</bibRefCitation>
,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
&quot;lays its eggs in a mass of gummy substance on leaves and folds a portion on the leaf over them so that they are perfectly concealed. [...] The eggs hatch in seven or eight days and the larvae enter the ground to feed on the roots of plants.&quot; This behaviour matches Howden's oviposition category 9: eggs and adhesive placed in fabricated or discovered niches, usually without use of rostrum, which is typical of most &quot;Adelognatha&quot; (
<bibRefCitation author="Howden, A. T." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="53 - 102" refId="B5732387" refString="Howden, A. T., 1995. Structures related to oviposition in Curculionoidea. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 53 - 102" title="Structures related to oviposition in Curculionoidea" volume="14" year="1995">Howden 1995</bibRefCitation>
). &quot;The larvae are typical legless, C-shaped, white to translucent grubs that feed on roots in soil [...] adults are collected in June and July in southern Texas (
<bibRefCitation author="Headrick, D." journalOrPublisher="Citrus production manual" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732727" refString="Headrick, D., 2014. . Citrus production manual Publication 3539" volume="Publication 3539" year="2014">Headrick 2014</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
According to
<bibRefCitation author="Headrick, D." journalOrPublisher="Citrus production manual" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732727" refString="Headrick, D., 2014. . Citrus production manual Publication 3539" volume="Publication 3539" year="2014">Headrick (2014)</bibRefCitation>
, damage caused by
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
on
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus" order="Sapindales" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Citrus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is significant in Texas; most of the damage is associated with the underground larval stages which open the door for
<taxonomicName class="Peronosporea" family="Peronosporaceae" genus="Phytophthora" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Chromista" lsidName="Phytophthora" order="Peronosporales" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Oomycota" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Phytophthora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Oomycota" rank="phylum">Oomycota</taxonomicName>
) infections to the trees; the habits of the larvae make control measures difficult and costly. In addition,
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has been reported to damage young cotton plants in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas (
<bibRefCitation author="Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5880730" refString="Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1978. 31st Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control." title="31 st Annual Conference Report on Cotton Insect Research and Control" year="1978">Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture 1978</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
As for natural enemies,
<taxonomicName authorityName="Crawford" authorityYear="1915" class="Insecta" family="Eulophidae" genus="Tetrastichus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetrastichus compsivorus" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="compsivorus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Tetrastichus compsivorus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Crawford, 1914 (
<taxonomicName lsidName="" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="order">Hymenoptera</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName lsidName="" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="superFamily" superFamily="Chacidoidea">Chacidoidea</taxonomicName>
,
<bibRefCitation author="Crawford, J. C." journalOrPublisher="Insecutor inscitiae menstruus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="180 - 182" refId="B5732617" refString="Crawford, J. C., 1914. Some new Chalcidoidea. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 2 (12): 180 - 182" title="Some new Chalcidoidea" volume="2" year="1914">Crawford 1914</bibRefCitation>
) has been recorded from eggs of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Oklahoma (
<bibRefCitation author="Crawford, J. C." journalOrPublisher="Insecutor inscitiae menstruus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="180 - 182" refId="B5732617" refString="Crawford, J. C., 1914. Some new Chalcidoidea. Insecutor inscitiae menstruus 2 (12): 180 - 182" title="Some new Chalcidoidea" volume="2" year="1914">Crawford 1914</bibRefCitation>
), as well as from Texas, Mississipi (
<bibRefCitation author="Krombein, K. V." journalOrPublisher="Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732755" refString="Krombein, K. V., Hurd, P. D., Smith, D. R., Burks, B. D., 1979. . Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico 1" volume="1" year="1979">Krombein et al. 1979</bibRefCitation>
) and Nicaragua (
<bibRefCitation author="Maes, J. M." journalOrPublisher="Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 78" refId="B5732784" refString="Maes, J. M., O'Brien, Charles W., 1990. Lista anotada de los Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) de Nicaragua. Revista Nicaraguense de Entomologia 12: 1 - 78" title="Lista anotada de los Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) de Nicaragua" volume="12" year="1990">Maes and O'Brien 1990</bibRefCitation>
). There are mentions of Gray Grosbeak (
<taxonomicName class="Aves" family="Cardinalidae" genus="Pyrrhuloxia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pyrrhuloxia sinuata" order="Passeriformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sinuata">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Pyrrhuloxia sinuata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and Cardinal (
<taxonomicName authority="cardinalis" class="Aves" family="Cardinalidae" genus="Cardinalis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cardinalis cardinalis" order="Passeriformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cardinalis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Cardinalis cardinalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) feeding on miscellaneous beetles including
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation author="McAtee, W. L." journalOrPublisher="U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 92" refId="B5732794" refString="McAtee, W. L., 1908. Food babits of the Grosbeaks. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey 32: 1 - 92" title="Food babits of the Grosbeaks" volume="32" year="1908">McAtee 1908</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" type="barcode data">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Barcode data</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Molecular data from the mitochondrial gene Cytochrome Oxidase subunit I (COI) was obtained for the specimen identified as USNMENT01070595 (see Suppl. material 1). The sequence of 361 bp is identified with the GenBank number MN344151.1 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/1770599749).</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" type="taxon discussion">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Taxon discussion</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
Due to its variation in size and colouration (two main colour morphs: predominantly green with pink/coppery head and part of the legs or completely white to pale brown),
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be confused with a number of eustyline species from Central and South America, not only with other
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species, but with species of other genera in the
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
genus complex in South America and even species in the
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Exophthalmus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Exophthalmus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Exophthalmus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
genus complex in Central America. Colouration patterns alone partly overlap with at least a dozen different species; in these instances, particularities of the colouration pattern (e.g. colouration of legs and/or elytra) along with characters of the elytral sculpture allow for differentiation. Here, we illustrate and discuss some characters useful for distinguishing
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from look-alike species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Marshall" authorityYear="1922" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus adonis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adonis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus adonis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Marshall, 1922 (
<bibRefCitation author="Marshall, Guy A. K." journalOrPublisher="Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="181 - 224" refId="B5732368" refString="Marshall, Guy A. K., 1922. On new genera and species of Neotropical Curculionidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 70 (1-2): 181 - 224" title="On new genera and species of Neotropical Curculionidae." volume="70" year="1922">Marshall 1922</bibRefCitation>
) is a brightly-coloured species with the head, anterior margin of the pronotum, apical region of elytra and outer surfaces of the tibia covered with pink scales, with the elytra, remainder of prothorax and elytra and femora mostly green; the apices of the femora and the tarsi are covered by blue scales and the elytra have irregular areas covered by white scales blending in with the general green coverage (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
B). This very particular colouration pattern is quite different from the colourations exhibited by
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In addition, the less regularly distributed elytral punctation, along with the irregularly-elevated surface of the elytra and projected elytral apices in
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. adonis" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="adonis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. adonis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
further allows its recognition.
<taxonomicName authorityName="Marshall" authorityYear="1922" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus adonis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="adonis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus adonis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Colombia (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus albus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
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) shares many of the characteristics present in specimens of the white form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as well as with
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. aff. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as defined by
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, G. C." journalOrPublisher="Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732603" refString="Champion, G. C., 1911. . Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3 4(3)" volume="4 (3)" year="1911">Champion (1911)</bibRefCitation>
: body covered by uniformly-white scales, costate interstriae 3, 5 and 7, acuminate elytral apices with regularly-aligned elytral punctures. The holotype of this species has a shiny lustre throughout (Fig.
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I).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus albus</emphasis>
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can be differentiated by the lack of a medial sulcus along the rostrum, which is present in
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(compare Fig.
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I vs. Figs
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,
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A, C).
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus candidus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="candidus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus candidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. albus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="albus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. albus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, both species being endemic to Colombia (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
In
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus bellus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bellus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus bellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
<bibRefCitation author="Hustache, A." journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="67 - 118" refId="B5732397" refString="Hustache, A., 1938. Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 78: 67 - 118" title="Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae)" volume="78" year="1938">Hustache 1938</bibRefCitation>
), the head and distal parts of the legs are covered by coppery/pink scales just as in the green form of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus bellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be recognised by its combined green and white thorax and elytra, where the elytra have a broad white medial longitudinal stripe (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
C; as opposed to either uniformly-green or uniformly-white thorax and elytra in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Figs
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F5738450" captionText="Figure 3. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus: (A-D) Texas, Garza Co. (TTU-Z _ 050014); scale bar: 1 mm: (A) dorsal habitus, (B) lateral habitus (s 10: stria 10; s 9: stria 9; i 7: interstria 7; i 9: interstria 9), (C) ventral habitus of female, (D) posterior view (i 3: interstria 3; i 5: interstria 5; i 7: interstria 7; as: articular surface; ob: outer bevel; if: inner fringe), (E) Texas, Cameron Co. (TTU-Z _ 219291) ventral habitus of male; (F) Mississippi, Warren Co. (TTU-Z _ 219296), anterolateral habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/418900" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">3</figureCitation>
) and by the strongly-projected elytral apices (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
C; apex of elytra not projected in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, see Fig.
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A). In addition, there are no conspicuously-elevated interstria along the elytra in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. bellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Even though
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. bellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is currently considered a junior synonym of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. adonis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, by comparing both holotypes, beyond the evident differences in colouration (compare Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
8B vs. Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
C), the elytral punctation and the length of the apical elytral projections suggest that these are, in fact, different species, although, until more detailed studies, including dissections of male and female genitalia can be performed, we refrain from making any taxonomic changes at this time.
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus bellus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bellus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus bellus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Colombia (
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).
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus divisus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="divisus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus divisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
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) has the head and entire legs (except the tarsi) covered by pink scales, with bluish-green scales covering thorax and elytra; it also has part of the odd-numbered elytral interstriae elevated. The round eyes in lateral view of the head, along with the presence of an elevated, glabrous and smooth longitudinal ridge along the head and rostrum would allow the recognition of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. divisus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="divisus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. divisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; this longitudinal ridge suggests that this species may actually be better placed in the genus
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Exophthalmus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Exophthalmus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Exophthalmus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation author="Franz, Nico M." journalOrPublisher="Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="510 - 557" refId="B5732358" refString="Franz, Nico M., 2012. Phylogenetic reassessment of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini, Geonemini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164 (3): 510 - 557" title="Phylogenetic reassessment of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini, Geonemini)" volume="164" year="2012">Franz 2012</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation author="Zhang, G." journalOrPublisher="The Florida Entomologist" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732521" refString="Zhang, G., Franz, Nico M., 2015. Systematics of Eustylini - Reclassification of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae)." title="Systematics of Eustylini - Reclassification of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae)" year="2015">Zhang and Franz 2015</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus divisus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="divisus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus divisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Colombia (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1833" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus exanguis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="exanguis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus exanguis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Boheman, 1833) (
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1833
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) is generally similar to the white form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except for the conspicuous thick setae uniformly distributed all over the surface of the body and the presence of green scales at midpoint of the anterior margin of the pronotum, scattered through the antennae, at the apex of the tibiae and along the tarsi (Fig.
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L).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus divisus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Peru (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Fabricius" baseAuthorityYear="1781" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus lacteus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lacteus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus lacteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fabricius, 1781) (
<bibRefCitation author="Fabricius, J. C." journalOrPublisher="Species insectorum, exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin, adjectis observationibus, descriptionibus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732627" refString="Fabricius, J. C., 1781. . Species insectorum, exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin, adjectis observationibus, descriptionibus 1" volume="1" year="1781">Fabricius 1781</bibRefCitation>
) has variable colour morphs within the same colour range as
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(i.e. green and white colour forms); however, the head is never pink and the legs and antennae are always distally blue (Fig.
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G, H).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus lacteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has strongly-projected eyes, projected elytral apices and conspicuous setae along the surface of the prothorax and elytra, which differentiates it from
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Fabricius" baseAuthorityYear="1781" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus lacteus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="lacteus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus lacteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distributed in Brazil, French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Jamaica (
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,
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus sulcicollis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulcicollis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus sulcicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
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) has the head covered by coppery/pink scales, with the legs covered by light green and blue scales; the thorax and elytra are uniformly covered by light green scales; the surface of elytral interstriae 3 is elevated only along the elytral declivity in
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. sulcicollis" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="sulcicollis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. sulcicollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the apices of the elytra are strongly projected (Fig.
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F); these features allow its differentiation from
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus sulcicollis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sulcicollis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus sulcicollis</emphasis>
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is endemic to Venezuela (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus violaceus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="violaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus violaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
<bibRefCitation author="Hustache, A." journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="67 - 118" refId="B5732397" refString="Hustache, A., 1938. Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 78: 67 - 118" title="Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae)" volume="78" year="1938">Hustache 1938</bibRefCitation>
) follows the general pink head/green body pattern of the green form of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; however, the rostrum of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. violaceus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="violaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. violaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is covered by pink scales, while the frons and mid-anterior section of the pronotum are covered by purple scales; the remainder of the pronotum and anterior half of the elytra are covered by pale green scales, the posterior half of the elytra are covered mostly by white scales and the legs are covered completely by iridescent green scales (Fig.
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E). In addition, the overall body shape of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. violaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is pyriform (Fig.
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E), as opposed to subrectangular as in
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
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A).
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus violaceus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="violaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus violaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Colombia (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Faust" authorityYear="1892" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus virginalis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="virginalis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus virginalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Faust, 1892 (
<bibRefCitation author="Faust, J." journalOrPublisher="Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 44" refId="B5880290" refString="Faust, J., 1892. Reise von E. Simon in Venezuela. Curculionidae. Pars prima. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 53 (1-3): 1 - 44" title="Reise von E. Simon in Venezuela. Curculionidae. Pars prima." volume="53" year="1892">Faust 1892</bibRefCitation>
) is generally similar to the white form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and more so to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. aff. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as defined by
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, G. C." journalOrPublisher="Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732603" refString="Champion, G. C., 1911. . Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3 4(3)" volume="4 (3)" year="1911">Champion (1911)</bibRefCitation>
, as it is uniformly covered by white scales, has cylindrical prothorax and acuminate elytral apices. It can be distinguished by its somewhat irregular elytral punctation and irregularly-elevated elytral surface (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
M; as opposed to having costate odd-numbered elytral interstriae).
<taxonomicName authorityName="Faust" authorityYear="1892" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus virginalis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="virginalis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus virginalis</emphasis>
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is endemic to Venezuela (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1911" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Exophthalmus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Exophthalmus carneipes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="carneipes">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Exophthalmus carneipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Champion, 1911 (
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),
<taxonomicName lsidName="E. cupreipes" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="cupreipes">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. cupreipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Champion, 1911 (
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),
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. opulentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Boheman, 1840 (
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Schönherr">Schoenherr</normalizedToken>
1840
</bibRefCitation>
) and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. vitticollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Champion, 1911 (
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, G. C." journalOrPublisher="Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732603" refString="Champion, G. C., 1911. . Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3 4(3)" volume="4 (3)" year="1911">Champion 1911</bibRefCitation>
) are generally similar to the green form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
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, all of them being predominantly covered by green scales with the head covered by pink scales. The legs fully covered by pink scales and the presence of an elevated, glabrous and smooth longitudinal ridge along the head and rostrum clearly differentiate
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from these
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Exophthalmus</emphasis>
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species. In addition,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. carneipes</emphasis>
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, which is distributed in Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama (
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
), has transverse bands of pink scales along the elytral shoulders and elytral apices, (see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/874484-
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-
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). On the other hand,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. cupreipes</emphasis>
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, which is endemic to Mexico (
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), has a more elongated rostrum and its scales are green with golden tones (
<bibRefCitation author="Bautista-Martinez, Nestor" journalOrPublisher="Florida Entomologist" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="708 - 712" refId="B5880300" refString="Bautista-Martinez, Nestor, Illescas-Riquelme, Carlos Patricio, Lopez-Bautista, Everardo, Jones, Robert W., Lopez-Buenfil, Jose Abel, 2020. Exophthalmus cupreipes Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Citrus Crops in Mexico. Florida Entomologist 102 (4): 708 - 712" title="Exophthalmus cupreipes Champion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Citrus Crops in Mexico" volume="102" year="2020">
<normalizedToken originalValue="Bautista-Martínez">Bautista-Martinez</normalizedToken>
et al. 2020
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), very similar to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. opulentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Guatemala and Mexico (
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
); these two species can be differentiated by the fully pink head in
<taxonomicName lsidName="E. opulentus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="opulentus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. opulentus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/269236-
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-
<taxonomicName authorityName="Boheman" authorityYear="1840" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Exophthalmus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="opulentus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="opulentus">opulentus</taxonomicName>
), whereas the head of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">E. cupreipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has green lateral areas.
<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Exopthalmus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Exopthalmus vitticollis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vitticollis">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Exopthalmus vitticollis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, from Belize and Guatemala (
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
) can be recognised by the presence of a pink median longitudinal stripe along the pronotum (https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1073743-
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-
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces cinereus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Hustache, 1938) (
<bibRefCitation author="Hustache, A." journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="67 - 118" refId="B5732397" refString="Hustache, A., 1938. Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 78: 67 - 118" title="Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae)" volume="78" year="1938">Hustache 1938</bibRefCitation>
) is generally similar to the white form of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, especially because of its elevated odd-numbered elytral interstriae. It differs by the pyriform shape of the body and the greyish colouration of the scales covering the head and the mid and lateral lines of the pronotum, along with the presence of a pair of relatively-large dark spots about mid-length on the elytra (Fig.
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N).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces cinereus</emphasis>
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is endemic to Ecuador (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Fabricius" baseAuthorityYear="1792" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Oxyderces" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oxyderces cretaceus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cretaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces cretaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fabricius, 1792) (
<bibRefCitation author="Fabricius, J. C." journalOrPublisher="Impensis Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732636" refString="Fabricius, J. C., 1792. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus descriptionibus, tom. 1, pars 2. Impensis Christ. Gottl. Proft., Hafniae" title="Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus descriptionibus, tom. 1, pars 2" year="1792">Fabricius 1792</bibRefCitation>
) is similar to the white form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
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and nearly identical to
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. aff. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as defined by
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, G. C." journalOrPublisher="Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" refId="B5732603" refString="Champion, G. C., 1911. . Biologia Centrali-Americana, Volume 4, Part 3 4(3)" volume="4 (3)" year="1911">Champion (1911)</bibRefCitation>
. The sculpture of the pronotum with three basal foveae, the tubercles of interstriae 3 at elytral declivity and the apical projections of the elytra clearly distinguish
<taxonomicName lsidName="O. cretaceus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="cretaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">O. cretaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
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J).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces cretaceus</emphasis>
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has been recorded from Guadeloupe and Martinique (
<bibRefCitation author="O'Brien, Charles W." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 382" refId="B5732435" refString="O'Brien, Charles W., Wibmer, G. J., 1982. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 34: 1 - 382" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="34" year="1982">O'Brien and Wibmer 1982</bibRefCitation>
). Records of &quot;
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
&quot; in iNaturalist from Trinidad and Tobago (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32103921) may actually correspond to
<taxonomicName lsidName="O. cretaceus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="cretaceus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">O. cretaceus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but the available specimen photographs do not allow its confirmation.
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Oxyderces" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oxyderces exaratus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="exaratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces exaratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Hustache, 1938) (
<bibRefCitation author="Hustache, A." journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="67 - 118" refId="B5732397" refString="Hustache, A., 1938. Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 78: 67 - 118" title="Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae)" volume="78" year="1938">Hustache 1938</bibRefCitation>
) is similar to the green form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, in the presence of pink scales covering the head and green scales covering most of the body. They differ mostly by the presence of blue scales covering the antennae and tarsi and by the rounded projections of the elytral apices which are covered by pink scales (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F5880287" captionText="Figure 10. Habitus of species in the Compsus genus complex apparently similar to C. auricephalus: (A) Oxyderces viridipes NHRS-JLKB 000022891 (syntype, NHRS), (B) Compsus adonis BMNH (E) 1722340 (holotype, NHMUK, (C) Compsus bellus (holotype, MNHN), (D) Oxyderces exaratus (syntype, MNHN), (E) Compsus violaceus (syntype, MNHN), (F) Compsus sulcicollis (holotype, MNHN), (G) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, white form), (H) Compsus lacteus (MNHN, green form), (I) Compsus albus (syntype MNHN), (J) Oxyderces cretaceus ZMUC 00037512 (holotype, ZMUK), (K) Oxyderces mansuetus NHRS-JLKB 000023017 (paratype, NHRS), (L) Compsus exanguis NHRS-JLKB 000022886 (syntype, NHRS), (M) Compsus virginalis (syntype, MNHN) and (N) Oxyderces cinereus (syntype, MNHN). Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420520" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">10</figureCitation>
D). In addition, the surface of the elytra is irregularly elevated in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">O. exaratus</emphasis>
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, in contrast with the elevated odd-numbered elytral interstriae typical of
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. auricephalus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">C. auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F5738450" captionText="Figure 3. Morphological features of Compsus auricephalus: (A-D) Texas, Garza Co. (TTU-Z _ 050014); scale bar: 1 mm: (A) dorsal habitus, (B) lateral habitus (s 10: stria 10; s 9: stria 9; i 7: interstria 7; i 9: interstria 9), (C) ventral habitus of female, (D) posterior view (i 3: interstria 3; i 5: interstria 5; i 7: interstria 7; as: articular surface; ob: outer bevel; if: inner fringe), (E) Texas, Cameron Co. (TTU-Z _ 219291) ventral habitus of male; (F) Mississippi, Warren Co. (TTU-Z _ 219296), anterolateral habitus." figureDoi="10.3897/BDJ.8.e55474.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/418900" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">3</figureCitation>
A).
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Oxyderces" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oxyderces exaratus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="exaratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces exaratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to Colombia (
<bibRefCitation author="Wibmer, G. J." journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="1 - 563" refId="B5732511" refString="Wibmer, G. J., O'Brien, Charles W., 1986. Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 39: 1 - 563" title="Annotated checklist of the weevils (Curculionidae sensu lato) of South America (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)" volume="39" year="1986">Wibmer and O'Brien 1986</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Hustache" authorityYear="1938" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Oxyderces" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Oxyderces mansuetus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mansuetus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces mansuetus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Hustache, 1938 (
<bibRefCitation author="Hustache, A." journalOrPublisher="Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" pagination="67 - 118" refId="B5732397" refString="Hustache, A., 1938. Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 78: 67 - 118" title="Compsus sud-americains (Coleoptera Curculionidae)" volume="78" year="1938">Hustache 1938</bibRefCitation>
) is similar to the white form of
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Say" baseAuthorityYear="1824" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Compsus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Compsus auricephalus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="auricephalus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, differing by the deep punctation of both pronotum and elytra, resulting in irregularly-elevated elytral surface, especially along the posterior half of elytra in
<taxonomicName lsidName="O. mansuetus" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474" rank="species" species="mansuetus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">O. mansuetus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
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K). In addition,
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has strongly projected eyes and acuminate elytral apices (Fig.
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K) and is endemic to Argentina (
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).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Oxyderces viridipes</emphasis>
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Boheman, 1840 (
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1840
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) is a species with a very similar colouration pattern to the green form of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="55474">Compsus auricephalus</emphasis>
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, especially because of the pink colouration of the head. The fully green legs and white longitudinal band along the elytral interstriae 1 and 2, along with the sculpture of the elytra lacking elevated interstriae (Fig.
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A), clearly distinguish
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, which is endemic to Colombia (
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), quite common in
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and surrounding areas (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=869547).
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has been found domestically in Pennsylvania and California (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6246529) and intercepted at south-eastern ports of entry in the U.S.A.
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