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Sciaphobus Borovec & Skuhrovec, 2015, s. str.

  • 1. Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Drnovská 507, CZ- 161 06 Praha 6 - Ruzyně, Czech Republic; e-mail: romanborovec @ mybox. cz
  • 2. Group Function of Invertebrate and Plant Biodiversity in Agrosystems, Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, CZ- 161 06 Praha 6 - Ruzyně, Czech Republic; e-mail: jirislavskuhrovec @ gmail. com

Description

Key to species of Sciaphobus s. str. without long erect setae on elytra

1 Metafemora in both sexes with distinct tooth (Figs 7B, D). Italy. Size: 3.90–5.20 mm............................................................... S. (S.) abbreviatus (Desbrochers des Loges, 1871)

– Metafemora in both sexes unarmed (Figs 8B, D)........................................................... 2

2 Dorsal part of pronotum and elytra brownish, remaining parts green (Figs 7E, G). Elytra with slightly laterally projecting humeral calli (Fig. 7E, G). Scutellum squamose. Greece. Size: 3.60–4.30 mm................................................... S. (S.) dorsualis (Gyllenhal, 1840)

– Entire pronotum and elytra bright green (Figs 8A, C). Elytra without laterally projecting humeral calli (Figs 8A, C). Scutellum glabrous.............................................................. 3

3 Elytra with 2–3 irregular rows of short, semierect setae, clearly visible in lateral view. Funicle segment II longer than segment I. Montenegro. Size: 3.63–5.31 mm........................................................................................................................ S. (S.) pelikani sp. nov.

– Elytra with one irregular row of short, semiadherent setae, hardly visible in lateral view. Funicle segments I and II equally long........................................................................... 4

4 Elytra short oval with rounded sides, in males 1.4–1.5× and in females 1.3–1.4× as long as wide (Figs 8E, G). Rostrum in apical part parallel-sided. Aedeagus with short and wide apex in dorsal and lateral view (Fig. 5L). Spermatheca with ramus cylindrical, twice as long as wide (Fig. 6J). Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia. Size: 2.80–3.80 mm.............................................................................................................. S. (S.) rasus (Seidlitz, 1867)

– Elytra elongate-oval with subparallel sides, 1.5–1.6× as long as wide (Figs 7I, K). Rostrum in apical part enlarged apicad. Aedeagus with long and slender apex in dorsal and lateral view (Fig. 5J). Spermatheca with ramus subtrapezoidal, isodiametric (Fig. 6H). Montenegro. Size: 3.80–3.90 mm...................................... S. (S.) formaneki sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Borovec, Roman & Skuhrovec, Jiří, 2015, A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 745-785 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (2) on page 780, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5302796

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
K. Daniel
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Sciaphobus
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Sciaphobus Borovec & Skuhrovec, 2015

References

  • DESBROCHERS DES LOGES J. 1871: Diagnoses d'especes nouvelles de Coleopteres. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 1: 231 - 239.
  • GYLLENHAL L. 1840: [new taxa]. In: SCHOENHERR C. J. 1840: Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiae. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitae, descriptionibus a Dom. L. Gyllenhal, C. H. Boheman, O. J. Fahraeus, et entomologiis aliis illustratae. Tomus quintus. Pars secunda. Supplementum continens. Roret, Paris; Fleischer, Lipsiae, pp. v - viii + 465 - 970.
  • SEIDLITZ G. 1867: Zur Coleopterenfauna Europa's. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 11: 431 - 434.