Abstract
Anthonomus petrus Soto-Hernández n. sp. is described based on specimens collected from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico (Chiapas, Michoacán and Zacatecas); it is associated with Heliocarpus and Triunffeta (Malvales: Tiliaceae). The species can be easily recognized by the following diagnostic characters: rostrum in both sexes with distinct, elongate scales present beyond point of antennal insertion; body elongate-oval, length 2.1-2.8 mm, body and rostrum with uniform vestiture of elongate, ochreous scales; rostrum toward apex slightly expanded; scape longer than funicle and club combined; scutellum convex and triangular.
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