. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 86 D. G. H. HALSTEAD nr Sasoima; Brazil: Sta Catharina; Argentina: Tabilias Saita. In BMNH, London; CAS, California; MNHN, Paris; USNM, Washington and ZM, Berlin. Habitats. This species has been imported to Britain on Brazil nuts from Belon and on Brazilian cocoa beans. In Costa Rica (Nevermann Collection USNM, Washington) it has been collected at light, on fruits of Musa textilis Nee (Manilla hemp), dead leaves of Sechium edule Swartz, and under loose bark. Cathartosilvanus tropicalis (Van Dyke) comb. n. (Text-figs 102, 103, no) S
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 86 D. G. H. HALSTEAD nr Sasoima; Brazil: Sta Catharina; Argentina: Tabilias Saita. In BMNH, London; CAS, California; MNHN, Paris; USNM, Washington and ZM, Berlin. Habitats. This species has been imported to Britain on Brazil nuts from Belon and on Brazilian cocoa beans. In Costa Rica (Nevermann Collection USNM, Washington) it has been collected at light, on fruits of Musa textilis Nee (Manilla hemp), dead leaves of Sechium edule Swartz, and under loose bark. Cathartosilvanus tropicalis (Van Dyke) comb. n. (Text-figs 102, 103, no) Silvanus tropicalis Van Dyke, 1953 : 62. Holotype sex indet., Galapagos Is. (CAS, California) [paratypes examined]. The following description is based on two paratypes (,$, 9) which are in the CAS, California; measurements etc., are quoted for the $ first. This species is similar to vulgaris and characters are described only when they differ from that species. Length 2-65, 2-76 mm. A rather dull coarsely punctured species with head and pronotum darker than elytra. Head slightly broader than long (11*7, 11-5-10) across eyes slightly narrower than pronotum across anterior angles (10 : 10-2, io-6), densely punctured, largest punctures at side of head larger than eye-facets; eyes large and prominent, 2-1, 2-3 times as long as broad. Pronotum (Text-fig. no) a little longer than broad (n-o, 10-5 : 10), puncturation coarse and dense, towards sides punctures becoming as broad as 1 -5 eye-facets or. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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