Formal Record of Mecopus hopei Rosenschöld, 1838 (Curculionidae: Conoderinae) in Taiwan

Abstract: Mecopus hopei Rosenschöld, 1838 is a common species in Taiwan. However, it has been frequently misspelled in Taiwanese records, leading to its omission from regional catalogs. In this study, we formally record M. hopei in Taiwan and provide dorsal habitus photos and barcode sequences to improve species identification.