Genus Cophes

Data on Genus Cophes (tribe Gasterocercini, subfamily Cryptorhynchinae)

Wikipedia states that there are 8 named species of Cophes worldwide. iNaturalist has Observations for only 4 of those species worldwide, with 67 of the 68 Observations occurring in North America - all of those in the U.S., and the last being a questionable Observation in Costa Rica. I have found the top two at a single site in Pennsylvania, attracted to the wall at night by outside lights.

C. obtentus
C. fallax
C. oblongus
C. longiusculus

A larger dataset with more species is found in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database - 184 North American Observations & Museum-preserved specimens over 6 species as follows:

C. obtentus (US)
C. fallax (US, C)
C. oblongus (US)
C. longiusculus (US, M, Panama)
C. texana (US)
C. yucatanus (M)
C. quadricostatus (Panama)

The BugGuide platform (which only covers the US and Canada), has 63 Observations of the following 5 species in total - all in the US:

C. obtentus
C. fallax
C. oblongus
C. longiusculus
C. texana

E. Sleeper, in a 1955 paper, enumerated 5 North American species, with a slightly different mix that may be attributable to taxonomic changes over the years.

C. gibba
C. cognata
C. hieroglyphica
C. longiuscula
C. texana

Ref: "A Synopsis of the Genus Cophes in the United States and Mexico (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)," by Elbert L. Sleeper, Deptartment of Zoology & Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, The Ohio Journal of Science 55(3), May, 1955, pp. 188-191

"The purpose of this paper is to review the North American species in the genus Cophes Champion, and aid other workers in determining these species. The genus was first recorded as occurring in the United States by the late Dr. E. C. Van Dyke in 1930*."

*"New Rhynchophora (Coleoptera) from Western North America," E. C. Van Dyke, Pan-Pacific Entomologist 6, pp. 140-166

Publicado el 20 de junio de 2021 por kidneymoth