Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

A new genus, Coniophloeus gen. n., is described for five species of South African weevils known from the Western and Eastern Cape and assigned to the tribe Embrithini Marshall, 1942: Coniophloeus squalidus (Boheman, 1842) comb. n. (type species, transferred from the genus Trachyphloeus Germar, 1817...

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Main Author: Roman BOROVEC
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2019-06-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201901-0022_coniophloeus_a_new_genus_of_embrithini_from_south_africa_with_description_of_four_new_species_coleoptera_cu.php
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description A new genus, Coniophloeus gen. n., is described for five species of South African weevils known from the Western and Eastern Cape and assigned to the tribe Embrithini Marshall, 1942: Coniophloeus squalidus (Boheman, 1842) comb. n. (type species, transferred from the genus Trachyphloeus Germar, 1817 and tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863), C. alternans sp. n., C. oberprieleri sp. n., C. robustus sp. n. and C. obrieni sp. n. All five species are illustrated and keyed.
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spelling doaj.art-be7082e1ee1f45b7aa463cebec99e7292022-12-21T22:06:07ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292019-06-01116120121110.14411/eje.2019.022eje-201901-0022Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)Roman BOROVEC0Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Forest Protection and Entomology, Kamýcká 1176, 165 21 Praha 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic; e-mail: romanborovec@mybox.czA new genus, Coniophloeus gen. n., is described for five species of South African weevils known from the Western and Eastern Cape and assigned to the tribe Embrithini Marshall, 1942: Coniophloeus squalidus (Boheman, 1842) comb. n. (type species, transferred from the genus Trachyphloeus Germar, 1817 and tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863), C. alternans sp. n., C. oberprieleri sp. n., C. robustus sp. n. and C. obrieni sp. n. All five species are illustrated and keyed.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201901-0022_coniophloeus_a_new_genus_of_embrithini_from_south_africa_with_description_of_four_new_species_coleoptera_cu.phpcurculionidaeentiminaeembrithiniconiophloeusnew genusnew speciessouth africa
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Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
European Journal of Entomology
curculionidae
entiminae
embrithini
coniophloeus
new genus
new species
south africa
title Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
title_full Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
title_fullStr Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
title_full_unstemmed Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
title_short Coniophloeus, a new genus of Embrithini from South Africa, with description of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
title_sort coniophloeus a new genus of embrithini from south africa with description of four new species coleoptera curculionidae entiminae
topic curculionidae
entiminae
embrithini
coniophloeus
new genus
new species
south africa
url https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201901-0022_coniophloeus_a_new_genus_of_embrithini_from_south_africa_with_description_of_four_new_species_coleoptera_cu.php
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