Imera setauropsis and Orsophagus indicus (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Acalyptini), Two New Species from Tamil Nadu, India

2025/02/20 by G. Mahendiran, Gopinath Poornima, Thoremavinahalli Nagaraju Chaithra +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

paper · doi:10.5735/086.062.0102

openalex publication_date 2025/02/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

Two new species, Imera setauropsis from the Jawadhu Hills and Orsophagous indicus from the Vellimalai, Nuchikutti and Kalrayan hills of the Tamil Nadu, India, are described and illustrated. These genera are reported for the first time from India.

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