01618nas a2200157   4500008004100000020002500041245007400066210006900140260001200209300000900221490000900230520111000239653001501349100002101364856007501385       2010                        eng d  a0749-6737; 1942-135400aCentral American Temnocerus Thunberg, 1815 (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae)0 aCentral American Temnocerus Thunberg 1815 Coleoptera Rhynchitida  cJune 18  a1-420 v01283 aTwenty eight species of Temnocerus Thunberg, 1815 are recognized from Central America (Mexico to Panama) with eight previously described species and 20 new species as follows: T. abdominalis (Voss), T. chiapensis n. sp., T. chiriquensis (Sharp), T. confertus (Sharp), T. cyaneus n. sp., T. ellus n. sp., T. giganteus n. sp., T. guatemalenus (Sharp), T. guerrerensis n. sp., T. herediensis n. sp., T. mexicanus n. sp., T. michoacensis n. sp., T. minutus n. sp., T. niger n. sp., T. oaxacensis n. sp., T. obrieni, n. sp., T. oculatus (Sharp), T. potosi n. sp., T. pseudaeratus n. sp., T. pueblensis n. sp., T. pusillus (Sharp), T. regularis (Sharp), T. rostralis n. sp., T. rugosus n. sp., T. salvensis n. sp., T. tamaulipensis n. sp., T. thesaurus (Sharp) and T. yucatensis n. sp. Rhynchites debilis Sharp is placed in synonymy with Temnocerus guatemalenus (Sharp) and Pselaphorhynchites lindae Hamilton is placed in synonymy with Temnocerus regularis (Sharp). A key to species based on external characters and male genitalia is provided as well as digital images, aedeagus drawings, and map distributions.10aTemnocerus1 aHamilton, R., W.  uhttp://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insectamundi/0128Hamilton.pdf