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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 1018" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figures 10 - 18. Variation in the mesoventrite. 10 Lechriops californicus [ASUHIC 0024146] showing relatively parallel carinae marking the lateral margin of the rostral channel and a closure of the channel on the metaventrite 11 Microzygops nigrofasciatus [ARTSYS 0000797] with tubercles anterior to the mesocoxae and slight, arcuate carinae on the anterior region of the mesoventrite (encircling the central scaled region) 12 Paramnemyne decemcostata [ARTSYS 0000798] showing tuberculate posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite and a transverse carina near the posterior margin of the metaventrite 13 Pseudolechriops klopferi [SSAC 0001060] showing a deep ovoid receptacle on the meso- and metaventrite 14 Turcopus viscivorus [ARTSYS 0000530] showing a receptacle on the mesoventrite with prominently carinate posterior margin 15 Lissoderes subnudus [SSAC 0001066] showing a completely unmodified mesoventrite covered with multifid setae 16 Peltophorus adustus [ASUHIC 0031514] showing a ventrally expanded posterior margin of the mesoventrite to receive the rostrum in repose 17 Philenis fuscofemorata [ARTSYS 0000659] with tubercles at the posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite and a deep depression at the posterior margin in between 18 Philinna bicristata [ARTSYS 0000799] showing slight lamellate processes at the posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite as well as transversely flattened projections behind the procoxae." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures1018" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143827" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Figs 17</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 1936" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figures 19 - 36. Variation in the metatibial apex. 19 Mesotibial apex of Lechriops vestitus illustrating parts of the tibial apex: a) posterior apical angle with large, curved uncus; b) middle of the apex with produced, rounded inner flange; c) anterior apical margin with premucro; d) oblique ridge of premucro; e) apical setal tuft 20 Male Trichodocerus brevilineatus [ARTSYS 0000609] with a tibial uncus arising at the middle of the apex 21 Cratosomus punctulatus mexicanus [ASUHIC 0031510] with thick fascicles of golden setae near the anterior apical margin and a dense setal brush at the posterior apical face 22 Pseudopiazurus centraliamericanus [ASUHIC 0086627] with a large, subapical premucro 23 Piazurus laetus [SSAC 0001077], showing a typical tibial apex for that genus 24 Acoptus suturalis [ASUHIC 0016915] 25 Cylindrocopturinus pictus [SSAC 0001288] with a pointed, premucro-like inner flange 26 Pseudolechriops klopferi [SSAC 0001060] showing an elongate, uncus-like inner flange. 27 Arachnomorpha circumlineata [ARTSYS 0000535] 28 Archocopturus medeterae [ASUHIC 16884] 29 Cylindrocopturus adspersus [ASUHIC 0016896] with a rounded, produced inner flange 30 Helleriella longicollis [ASUHIC 0065241] with a very short uncus 31 Lissoderes cecropiae [ASUHIC 0064707] with an elongate uncus and minute premucro 32 Phileas granulatus [ARTSYS 0000528] with the middle of the apex (between uncus and premucro) sunken 33 Peltophorus adustus [ASUHIC 0012325] with a short uncus and posterodistal setal comb extending halfway to the base of the tibia 34 Zygops erythropygus [ASUHIC 0086640] with short posterodistal setal comb. 35 Philenis flavipes [ASUHIC 0065102] 36 Philinna bicristata [ARTSYS 0000799] with a small tooth at the anterior apical angle." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures1936" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143828" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">, 35</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 4654" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figures 46 - 54. Variation in eye shape. 46 Poecilogaster brevis [ARTSYS 0000805] with relatively vertical, separated eyes 47 Arachnomorpha circumlineata [ARTSYS 0000535] showing subcontiguous eyes separated at the top by a broad interocular space 48 Archocopturus medeterae [ASUHIC 0086637] with subcontiguous eyes separated at the top by a thin lanceolate space 49 Cylindrocopturus quercus [ASUHIC 0016905] with vertical, separated eyes 50 Helleriella longicollis [ASUHIC 0065241] with widely separated eyes and a very thin rostrum 51 Larides cavifrons [ASUHIC 0016882], showing a strongly depressed interocular space 52 Male Lissoderes cecropiae [ASUHIC 0064708] showing oval, subcontiguous eyes and an apical antennal insertion on the rostrum 53 Philenis fuscofemorata [ARTSYS 0000659] showing ovoid eyes and slender antennae 54 Zygopsella ruficauda [ARTSYS 0000526] with a sinuous lateral and mesal margin of the eyes which is strongly inflexed at the lower lateral margin." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures4654" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143830" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">, 53</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 99102" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figures 99 - 102. Lateral and dorsal habitus images of Zygopini. Scale bars = 2 mm unless otherwise specified. 99 a-b Peltophorus polymitus suffusus [ASUHIC 0016837]. 100 a-b Phileas granulatus [ARTSYS 0000528]. 101 a-b Philenis flavipes [ASUHIC 0065102]; scale bar for 101 a = 1 mm 102 a-b Zygops vitticollis [ASUHIC 0086634]; scale bar for 102 b = 5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures99102" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143840" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">, 101</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Type species.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Philenis flavipes</emphasis>
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Champion, 1906 [by original designation].
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<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Gender.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Feminine.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="41" pageNumber="92" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">
The short, slender antenna and narrow, acuminate club are given by
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, GC" journalOrPublisher="The Canadian Entomologist" pageId="52" pageNumber="103" refId="B20" refString="Champion, GC, 1906b. Insecta - Coleoptera - Rhychophora - Curculionidae - Curculioninae (part). In: Champion GC (Ed.) Biologia Centrali-Americana (Vol. 4, part 5). 1-136." title="Insecta - Coleoptera - Rhychophora - Curculionidae - Curculioninae (part). In: Champion GC (Ed.) Biologia Centrali-Americana (Vol. 4, part 5). 1 - 136." year="1906 b">Champion (1906b</bibRefCitation>
: 43) to distinguish the genus from
<taxonomicName authorityName="Schoenherr" authorityYear="1825" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Copturus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Copturus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Copturus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(=
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Macrocopturus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), which also separate it from the rest of the genera except for the observed South American specimens of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Desbrochers" authorityYear="1891" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Hypoplagius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Hypoplagius" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Hypoplagius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1906" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Philenis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Philenis flavipes" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="flavipes">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Philenis flavipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has an unmodified mesoventrite but
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">P. fuscofemorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Champion, 1906 and three observed undescribed species have a large tubercle at the posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite with the posteromedial margin being strongly depressed (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 1018" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figures 10 - 18. Variation in the mesoventrite. 10 Lechriops californicus [ASUHIC 0024146] showing relatively parallel carinae marking the lateral margin of the rostral channel and a closure of the channel on the metaventrite 11 Microzygops nigrofasciatus [ARTSYS 0000797] with tubercles anterior to the mesocoxae and slight, arcuate carinae on the anterior region of the mesoventrite (encircling the central scaled region) 12 Paramnemyne decemcostata [ARTSYS 0000798] showing tuberculate posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite and a transverse carina near the posterior margin of the metaventrite 13 Pseudolechriops klopferi [SSAC 0001060] showing a deep ovoid receptacle on the meso- and metaventrite 14 Turcopus viscivorus [ARTSYS 0000530] showing a receptacle on the mesoventrite with prominently carinate posterior margin 15 Lissoderes subnudus [SSAC 0001066] showing a completely unmodified mesoventrite covered with multifid setae 16 Peltophorus adustus [ASUHIC 0031514] showing a ventrally expanded posterior margin of the mesoventrite to receive the rostrum in repose 17 Philenis fuscofemorata [ARTSYS 0000659] with tubercles at the posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite and a deep depression at the posterior margin in between 18 Philinna bicristata [ARTSYS 0000799] showing slight lamellate processes at the posterolateral margins of the mesoventrite as well as transversely flattened projections behind the procoxae." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures1018" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143827" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">17</figureCitation>
). The two described species are easily distinguished for being the only known members of the putative bee mimicry complex (
<bibRefCitation author="Hespenheide, HA" journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington" pageId="55" pageNumber="106" pagination="145 - 154" refId="B67" refString="Hespenheide, HA, 1995. Mimicry in the Zygopinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 145 - 154" title="Mimicry in the Zygopinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)." volume="14" year="1995">Hespenheide 1995</bibRefCitation>
: 150) with the contrasting yellow and black or brown pattern, but some observed undescribed species are not, with one being a representative of the &quot;red-eyed fly&quot; mimicry complex. The second funicular article is longer than the first, eyes are ovoid and somewhat protruding (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 4654" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figures 46 - 54. Variation in eye shape. 46 Poecilogaster brevis [ARTSYS 0000805] with relatively vertical, separated eyes 47 Arachnomorpha circumlineata [ARTSYS 0000535] showing subcontiguous eyes separated at the top by a broad interocular space 48 Archocopturus medeterae [ASUHIC 0086637] with subcontiguous eyes separated at the top by a thin lanceolate space 49 Cylindrocopturus quercus [ASUHIC 0016905] with vertical, separated eyes 50 Helleriella longicollis [ASUHIC 0065241] with widely separated eyes and a very thin rostrum 51 Larides cavifrons [ASUHIC 0016882], showing a strongly depressed interocular space 52 Male Lissoderes cecropiae [ASUHIC 0064708] showing oval, subcontiguous eyes and an apical antennal insertion on the rostrum 53 Philenis fuscofemorata [ARTSYS 0000659] showing ovoid eyes and slender antennae 54 Zygopsella ruficauda [ARTSYS 0000526] with a sinuous lateral and mesal margin of the eyes which is strongly inflexed at the lower lateral margin." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.683.12080.figures4654" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/143830" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">53</figureCitation>
), and the femora are non-carinate and ventrally toothed.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">
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: 44) notes that the pygidium is slightly exposed in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">P. flavipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but all observed specimens of that species have the last abdominal ventrites deflected downwards (i.e. not in their natural position during life) so this character has not been confirmed.
<taxonomicName authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1906" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Philenis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Philenis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Philenis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was not moved to
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by
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001714" author="Lyal, CHC" journalOrPublisher="Systematics and Biodiversity" pageId="57" pageNumber="108" pagination="203 - 241" refId="B105" refString="Lyal, CHC, Douglas, DA, Hine, SJ, 2006. Morphology and systematic significance of sclerolepidia in the weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Systematics and Biodiversity 4 (2): 203 - 241, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001714" title="Morphology and systematic significance of sclerolepidia in the weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)." url="https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477200005001714" volume="4" year="2006">Lyal et al. (2006)</bibRefCitation>
despite having some type of modification to the mesoventrite because of a lack of sclerolepidia. The two described species,
<taxonomicName class="Dicotyledoneae" family="Caricaceae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="P. flavipes" order="Violales" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="flavipes">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">P. flavipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName class="Dicotyledoneae" family="Caricaceae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="P. fuscofemorata" order="Violales" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="fuscofemorata">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">P. fuscofemorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, lack sclerolepidia, however, observed specimens of three congeneric undescribed species do have sclerolepidia. The genus is not moved to the
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here due to the lack of a suitably identified sister genus.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="41" pageNumber="92" type="phylogenetic relationships">
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Phylogenetic relationships.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">
<taxonomicName authorityName="Champion" authorityYear="1906" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Philenis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Philenis" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Philenis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was regarded by
<bibRefCitation author="Champion, GC" journalOrPublisher="The Canadian Entomologist" pageId="52" pageNumber="103" refId="B20" refString="Champion, GC, 1906b. Insecta - Coleoptera - Rhychophora - Curculionidae - Curculioninae (part). In: Champion GC (Ed.) Biologia Centrali-Americana (Vol. 4, part 5). 1-136." title="Insecta - Coleoptera - Rhychophora - Curculionidae - Curculioninae (part). In: Champion GC (Ed.) Biologia Centrali-Americana (Vol. 4, part 5). 1 - 136." year="1906 b">Champion (1906b</bibRefCitation>
: 43) to be &quot;closely related to
<taxonomicName authorityName="Schoenherr" authorityYear="1825" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Copturus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Copturus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Copturus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[=
<taxonomicName authorityName="Heller" authorityYear="1895" class="Insecta" family="Meliaceae" genus="Macrocopturus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Macrocopturus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="41" pageNumber="92" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Macrocopturus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
] in its restricted sense&quot;, but the genus is not very similar in appearance to others in the
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or
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. Interestingly, both the reported host association and the mesoventrite, which in some species has a deep semicircular depression, are similar to that found in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Hoplocopturus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Mnemynurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="41" pageNumber="92" type="host">
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Host associations.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">
One species has been collected from a &quot;gall on an aroid stem&quot; (
<bibRefCitation author="Hespenheide, HA" journalOrPublisher="Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington" pageId="55" pageNumber="106" pagination="145 - 154" refId="B67" refString="Hespenheide, HA, 1995. Mimicry in the Zygopinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 14: 145 - 154" title="Mimicry in the Zygopinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)." volume="14" year="1995">Hespenheide 1995</bibRefCitation>
: 150).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="41" pageNumber="92" type="described species">
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Described species.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Two.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="41" pageNumber="92" type="range">
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Range.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="41" pageNumber="92">Costa Rica, Panama.</paragraph>
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