Aptopus purica Johnson, 2018

Zaragoza-Caballero, Santiago, López-Pérez, Sara, Rodríguez-Mirón, Geovanni M. & Gutiérrez-Carranza, Ishwari G., 2025, First supplement illustrated of the beetle type specimens (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Insect Collection of Mexico, Zootaxa 5701 (1), pp. 1-53 : 17

58. Aptopus purica Johnson, 2018 ( Fig. 4J )

Holotype: 1 ♂. México, Sonora, Las Antennas 19.1 km NNW of Nacosari Dr. García, Sierra La Purica , 30.54417°N, 109.76861°W- 2467, 17/VII/2013, T.R. Vanderver, A.L. Reina-G., rocky ridge, pine forest. COL. TIP-04077 .

Preservation status: Complete, well-preserved.

Paratypes: 2 ♂♂. México, Sonora, Las Antennas 19.1 km NNW of Nacosari dr García, Sierra la Purica, 30.54417°N, 109.76861°W- 2467, 17/VII/2013, T. R. Vanderver, A. L. Reina-G., rocky ridge, pine forest. COL. TIP-04078–79 .

Preservation status: Complete, well-preserved.

Paratype: unknown sex. México, Sonora, Las Antennas 19.1 km NNW of Nacosari Dr García, Sierra La Purica , 30.54417°N, 109.76861°W- 2467, 17/VII/2013, T.R. Vanderver, A.L. Reina-G., rocky ridge, pine forest. COL. TIP-04080 .

Preservation status: Incomplete.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Dorsal habitus. A) Paracupes mexicanus; B) Coptoborus silviasalasi; C) Cactopinus rhettbutleri; D) Distenia (Distenia) toledoi; E) Elytrimitatrix (Grossifemora) chimalapensis; F) Parygrus maya; G) Postelichus bajaensis; H) Platynectes zoque; I) Anoplischius murrieta; J) Aptopus purica; K) Dipropus sonora; L) Dipropus yaqui; M) Raphaellus deusminutusi; N) Scaptolenus paltingi; O) Scaptolenus pacofierroi; P) Scaptolenus zuritai.