Xenelmis bufo (Sharp)

Elmis bufo Sharp 1882: 140; Xenelmis bufo Hinton, 1936: 427; Hinton, 1936: 427, Hinton 1940: 298; Brown 1970: 64.

Diagnosis

This species may be distinguished from all other known Xenelmis species by the following combination of characters: (1) row of granules on each side of head ending near base of antenna (Fig.26); (2) third elytral interval without row of granules.

Distribution

Panama and Mexico.

Type data

The female holotype has the following labels: “Ψ”, “V. de Chiriqui, 2­3000 ft Champion”, B.C.A. Col. I.2. Elmis bufo Sharp ”