Trogellus maesi Paulsen, 2013
........Trogellus maesi Paulsen, 2013: 13 (original comb.)

T. maesi, male. Photo by M.J. Paulsen.

Distribution of the Central American species of Trogellus.

Distribution: NIcaragua.

Taxonomy:

Paulsen, M.J. 2013. A new genus for the Neotropical species of Aesalus Fabricius, with descriptions of eight new species (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae). Insecta Mundi 0325: 1-25. Download.

Paulsen, M.J. 2018. Generic changes in the stag beetle tribe Aesalini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Aesalinae) with the description of two new species. Insecta Mundi 0666: 1-10. Download.

Remarks:

The species has been collected in flight intercept traps. Although originally described from only two female specimens, more specimens, including the first males of this species, were collected recently by collector Ryo Ishikawa (Paulsen 2018). Adults are around 4 to 6 mm in length.