Catogenus longicornis Grouvelle, 1874

Figs. 2 (distribution), 7 – 8 (habitus, head)

Catogenus longicornis Grouvelle 1874: 28.

Catogenus longicornis: Bruch 1914: 326 (catalogue; distribution); Blackwelder 1945: 423 (catalogue; distribution); Viana & Williner 1978: 38 (distribution; natural history); Ślipiński 1989: 118 –121 (re-description; distribution; figs. 81–86); Burckhardt & Ślipiński 2003: 823 (references; distribution; figs. 349–354).

Literature records: BRAZIL: Goiás; Minas Gerais (Burckhardt & Ślipiński 2003); BOLIVIA (Burckhardt & Ślipiński 2003); ARGENTINA (Blackwelder 1945): Santiago del Estero (Ślipiński 1989; Burckhardt & Ślipiński 2003); Córdoba (Bruch 1914); “Cordova Deyr./ Type / Catogenus longicornis Gr. ”, 1 ex. Lectotype [MNHN] (Ślipiński 1989); El Sauce, under bark of “churqui” [Acacia caven] and “chañar” [Geoffroea decorticans], cut for firewood (Viana & Williner 1978); San Juan: Valle Fértil (Viana & Williner 1978); San Luis: San Gerónimo (Viana & Williner 1973, 1978); Mendoza: La Paz (Viana & Williner 1978).

Material examined: BRAZIL: [Mato Grosso do Sul]: Río Amambai, Rancho Grande, 9-XI-1966, G.J. Williner leg., 2 exx. [DIOC]. PARAGUAY: Alto Paraguay: Línea 28, Ea. Chovoreca (19º 35´16.7" S, 58º 41´30.2" W), 2 exx. [DIOC], mercury light trap; Ea. Campo Grande (19º 46´51.1" S, 59º 46´51.5" W), Di Iorio leg., 30-XI-2002, 4 exx. [DIOC], 5–6- XII-2002, 9 exx.[DIOC], 9-XII-2002, 2 exx. [DIOC], mercury light trap. ARGENTINA: Salta: Destilería Campo Durán, I-1978, 1 ex. [DIOC], light trap; Catamarca: Concepción, M. Gómez leg., 1 ex. [CBBA]; La Ciénaga (Belén), W. Wolters leg., XII-1925, 1 ex. [CBBA], I-1926, 2 exx. [CBBA]; Tucumán: [ilegible numbers], Girard leg., # 16937, 3 exx. [MACN]; Santiago del Estero: 190_, C. Bruch leg., 1 ex. [CBBA]; Laprida, I-2004, Borquez leg., 1 ex. [GZSM]; Chaco: La Gringa, 23-I-1996, Di Iorio leg., 6 exx. [DIOC], emerged 21-XI-96 (1), 5-XII- 96 (3), 26-XII-96 (1), from Prosopis alba [lopped branch] (Appendix 1); La Gringa, Di Iorio leg., 23-I-1996, 3 exx. [DIOC], 24-I-1996, 7 exx. [DIOC], mercury light trap; San Bernardo, Di Iorio leg., II-1990, 1 ex. [DIOC], 8-III-1991, 1 ex. [DIOC], mercury light trap; Charata, 19-I-1992, Di Iorio leg., 1 ex. [DIOC], under bark of Prosopis kuntzei [dry portions in a bole of a living tree]; Charata, 12-I-1993, Di Iorio leg., 2 exx. [DIOC], under bark of Prosopis alba [dead standing tree]; Charata, Di Iorio leg., 13-I-1993, 1 ex. [DIOC], 16-I-1993, 3 exx. [DIOC], 10-I-1994, 2 exx. [DIOC], 18-I-1994, 3 exx. [DIOC], 19-I-1994, 1 ex. [DIOC], 31-I-1994, 1 ex. [DIOC], mercury light trap; Tres Estacas, Di Iorio leg., II-1991, 1 ex. [DIOC], 13-I-1993, 4 exx. [DIOC], under bark of Prosopis kuntzei; El Espinillo, 4-I-2009, Di Iorio leg., 1 ex. [DIOC], mercury light trap; San Juan: 190_, C. Bruch, 1 ex. [CBBA]; La Rioja: Coll. G. Pellerano, 1 ex. [MACN]; Iliar, M. Gómez leg., 2 exx. [CBBA]; Los Molinos, Di Iorio leg., 17-XII-1999, 1 ex. [DIOC], 4-I-2000, 1 ex. [DIOC], 20-I-2000, 1 ex. [DIOC], 9-XII-2000, 3 exx. [DIOC], 10-XII-2000, 1 ex. [DIOC], 1-I-2001, 2 exx. [DIOC], 17-XII-2001, 1 ex. [DIOC], 25-XII-2001, 1 ex. [DIOC], 12-I-2002, 1 ex. [DIOC], 30-I-2002, 1 ex. [DIOC], mercury light trap; Córdoba: 190_, C. Bruch leg., 1 ex. [CBBA], “ Catogenus / longicornis / Grouv.” [handwritten by Bruch], “ Catogenus / longicornis ” [handwritten by Grouvelle, cutted]; Entre Ríos: Ceibas, 12-X-1995, Di Iorio leg., 1 ex. [DIOC], emerged 10-XI-96 from Prosopis affinis [fallen dry young tree] (Appendix 1); Mendoza: 189_, C. Bruch, 1 ex. [CBBA]; Palmira, XII-1976, A. Roig leg., 1 ex. [MACN]; San Luis: San Gerónimo, I-1974, G.J. Williner leg., 1 ex. [DIOC]; Buenos Aires: La Plata, 190_, C. Bruch, 1 ex. [CBBA], “en casa” (“at home”).

Note. Blackwelder (1945) cited C. longicornis from United States and Mexico. According to Ślipiński (1989), “Grouvelle in his original description reported this species from Deyrolle and Mniszech collections, ‘3 ex, du Mexique et du Texas’. Two specimens, from Texas and Cordova, are still in the Grouvelle collection in MNHN, and the lectotype is selected from the syntype series, although their localities seems to erroneous”. Cordova is an ancient spelling of Córdoba, and the specimen with this label was selected as lectotype (Ślipiński 1989). Coincidentally, one specimen from Córdoba with an identification label by Grouvelle was found in the Bruch collection at MACN.