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Haptomerus angolanus Marshall 1958

Description

Haptomerus angolanus Marshall, 1958

Haptomerus angolanus Marshall, 1958a: 124.

Material examined. 1 female (BMNH): Type [p, rounded with red border] / Cuchi, Menongue, S.E. ANGOLA, Padre Eduardo, Dec. 1950 [p] / Haptomerus angolanus Mshl., TYPE ♀ [hw].

Remarks. This small species is easily distinguishable from all others by its evenly tapered rostrum and by its elytra having a contrasting longitudinal stripe on the third interstria, consisting of dense, whitish, rounded, appressed scales.

Notes

Published as part of Borovec, Roman & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Haptomerus maculosus, a new species of the tribe Myorhinini from Zambia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 387-395 in Zootaxa 4563 (2) on page 392, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4563.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/2601139

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
BMNH
Family
Curculionidae
Genus
Haptomerus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Marshall
Species
angolanus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Haptomerus angolanus Marshall, 1958 sec. Borovec & Nakládal, 2019

References

  • Marshall, G. A. K. (1958 a) On the Curculionidae (Coleoptera) of Angola. II. Publicacoes de Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes Angola, 38, 111 - 154.