Amnestus uhleri Distant

Amnestus uhleri Distant

(Fig. 10a)

Amnestus uhleri Distant, 1880, p.453

Diagnosis. The large size of the body and the greatly elongated clypeus strongly mark this species as different from all others in the genus. Body length 4.04 to 4.46 mm.

Description. Head. Tylus surpassing truncated apices of juga, surface irregular, impunctate, shining; juga with five marginal pegs becoming thicker and longer distally (Fig. 10a). Pronotum. Anterior margin shallowly and simply emarginated, anterior angles round; lateral margins entire, transverse impression moderate, punctuate; anterior lobe tumid, impunctate except for single lateral subapical row of very closely set, coarse punctures; posterior lobe, except umbones, with numerous small punctures. Prosternal carinae about as high as labial II, evanescent anteriorly, obtusely angled posteriorly. Scutellum. Width greater than length. Hemelytron. Mesocorium with numerous punctures becoming finer and closer apically; exocorium with numerous punctures becoming obsolete toward costa; costa subparallel on basal half. Legs. Fore femora ventrally with premedian stout, unequally furcated spine; fore tibiae with ventral margin straight, neither angled nor toothed medially; hind femora with subapical spine almost rectangularly bent at middle.

New records. Mexico, Chipas, Ocosingo Chajul, 29-V-1999, L. Cervantes, 1 ♀, 4 ♂; Ocosingo Reserva Montes Azules, 29-V-1999, L. Cervantes, 2 ♀, 1 ♂; 2 km SE Custepec, 1520 m, 17-V-2008, 15° 43' 14" N, 92° 57' 02" W, LLAMA Wa-A-02-1-all, JLC, EORD, JM, 3 ♂, 6 ♀. (CNIN, IEXA). Villa Corzo Ejido Sierra Morena, R. Biosfera La Sepultura, 16° 09' 40" N, 93° 36' 0" W, 15-V-2008, R. Anderson, 1367 m, Liquidambar forest litter 2008-008, 2 ♂, 4 ♀.

Distribution. Mexico: Chiapas, State of Mexico, Veracruz. (Froeschner, 1960: Mayorga, 2002).