Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ormiscus albofasciatus (Schaeffer)
Orig. Comb: Toxotropis albofasciatus Schaeffer 1906
Numbers
14 described spp. and about 30 undescribed spp. n. of Mex.
(1)Identification
The nearly black pubescence of the upper surface and the well defined, narrow, arcuate, white post-basal fascia render the recognition of this species easy. The form is also slightly shorter and a little more robust than pusillus, and the antennal fossae are nearer the eyes than in any of our other species. (Schaeffer 1906)
Range
s. TX (Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo and San Patricio counties). -
Map (2)(3)Season
Number of compiled Texas collecting events by month:
March (1), April (2), May (1), June (1), July (2), Oct (1), Nov (1).
(2),(BG data)
Life Cycle
"Taken on anacahuita (Cordia boissieri)" (Pierce 1930, as quoted in Riley & King 2009).
Remarks
Type Locality: Brownsville, Cameron Co., TX (Schaeffer 1906)
Texas considers this a SGCN
(4)Print References
Pierce, W.D. 1930. Studies of the North American weevils belonging to the superfamily Platystomoidea. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 77: 1-34, pls. i-v.
Riley, E.G. & J.E. King. 2009. Element record datasheets submitted to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Wildlife Division, Austin.
(2)
Schaeffer, C. 1906. New Anthribidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32: 267-278. (
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Contributed by
Ed Riley on 2 November, 2010 - 1:59pm
Additional contributions by
Mike QuinnLast updated 19 December, 2019 - 12:45pm