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- Title
The Enigmatic Weevil Genus Philetaerobius from Southern Africa: Definition, Affinities and Description of Three New Species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae).
- Authors
Borovec, Roman; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Meregalli, Massimo
- Abstract
The small entimine genus <italic>Philetaerobius</italic> Marshall, 1923 is revised, entailing a redescription of the genus and the only hitherto described species, <italic>P. nidicola</italic> Marshall, as well as the description of three new species, <italic>P. endroedyi</italic> sp. n., <italic>P. garibebi</italic> sp. n. and <italic>P. louwi</italic> sp. n. A lectotype is designated for <italic>P. nidicola</italic> Marshall. The habitus and taxonomically important structures of all species are illustrated, including the previously unrecorded male and female genitalia. A key to the four species is provided, as well as a map of their known distributions in southern Namibia and the Northern and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. The habits of the genus, as known, are summarized, and its taxonomic position and indicated relationship with the taxonomically equally isolated genus <italic>Spartecerus</italic> are discussed. The habitus and genitalia of some <italic>Spartecerus</italic> species are also illustrated, and the available information on the life-history of the genus is summarized.
- Subjects
GRANARY weevil; BEETLES; TAXONOMY; CURCULIONIDAE; SPECIES distribution
- Publication
Diversity (14242818), 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p30
- ISSN
1424-2818
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/d10020030