Tylodinus wibmeri Luna-Cozar, 2014

11. Tylodinus wibmeri Luna-Cozar , sp. nov.

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Diagnosis. Length female, 3.8 mm. Width female, 1.9 mm. As for T. buchanani with the following exceptions: head with yellow scales, vertex with scales similar in coloration and tonality as head scales; frons moderately concave. Elytra with basal margin sinuate, tubercles similar to T. jonesi , surface with fine granules, stria 10 complete. Metasternal tooth weak. Abdomen with ventrite 2 with a transverse line of scales. Hind femur length extended near to elytral apex, front tibiae sinuate, narrowly carinate on internal margin, middle and hind tibiae subparallel, wide at 1/3 basal on external margin, premucro present. Male unknown. Female genitalia with tergite eight constricted, apex slightly curved, sternite eight sub-trapezoidal, median membranous area ½ as long as length of basal plate, spermatheca very shallowly curved, ramus and nodulus indistinct.

Geographic distribution. México ( Chiapas).

Habitat and elevation. The holotype was collected from leaf litter in high elevation cloud forest at 2000 m.

Derivation of specific name. Patronym, named after Guillermo J. Wibmer ( U.S.A.), a well-known worker on weevils.

Material examined. Total 1 female. Holotype female ( CMNC): México: Chiapas, Motozintla , 7 km SSW Motozintla de Mendoza, elev. 2000 m ( 15°19'40.8''N, 92°16'34.7''W), 17.ix.1992, coll. R. S. Anderson. GoogleMaps