The Canadian Entomologist
- The Canadian Entomologist / Volume 137 / Issue 03 / June 2005, pp 283-303
- Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2005
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/n05-010 (About DOI), Published online: 02 April 2012
Articles
The genus Eucatops of Costa Rica (Coleoptera: Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Eucatopini)
Stewart B. Pecka1 c1 and Joyce Cooka1
a1 Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6
Abstract
The genus Eucatops Portevin, 1903 was previously known by 20 described species, all from South America. In this paper we describe 13 new species from Costa Rica, all in the subgenus Eucatops: Eucatops (Eucatops) andersoni sp. nov.; E. (E.) antennatus sp. nov.; E. (E.) apterus sp. nov.; E. (E.) dentatus sp. nov.; E. (E.) femoratus sp. nov.; E. (E.) globosus sp. nov.; E. (E.) magnus sp. nov.; E. (E.) minutus sp. nov.; E. (E.) montanus sp. nov.; E. (E.) osa sp. nov.; E. (E.) paramontanus sp. nov.; E. (E.) solisi sp. nov.; and E. (E.) tenuisaccus sp. nov. Some of the species are also reported from neighboring Nicaragua or Panama.
Résumé
Le genre Eucatops Portevin, 1903 contenait jusqu'à maintenant 20 espèces décrites, toutes d'Amérique du Sud. Nous décrivons ici 13 espèces nouvelles du Costa Rica, appartenant toutes au sous-genre Eucatops: Eucatops (Eucatops) andersoni sp. nov., E. (E.) antennatus sp. nov., E. (E.) aptetus sp. nov., E. (E.) dentatus sp. nov., E. (E.) femoratus sp. nov., E. (E.) globosus sp. nov., E. (E.) magnus sp. nov., E. (E.) minutus sp. nov., E. (E.) montanus sp. nov., E. (E.) osa sp. nov., E. (E.) paramontanus sp. nov., E. (E.) solisi sp. nov. et E. (E.) tenuisaccus sp. nov. Quelques-unes des espèces sont aussi signalées des pays limitrophes, le Nicaragua ou le Panama.
[Traduit par la Rédaction]
(Received February 04 2005)
(Accepted May 04 2005)
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c1 Corresponding author (e-mail: stewart_peck@carleton.ca).
