Three new species of <i>Anchylorhynchus</i> Schoenherr, 1836 from Colombia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Acalyptini)

2013/03/04 by Bruno A. S. de Medeiros, Luís A. Núñez-Avellaneda · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

paper · pdf · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.10

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Abstract

Three new species of the genus Anchylorhynchus from Colombia, are described: Anchylorhynchus pinocchio sp. nov., A. centrosquainatus sp. nov. and A. luteobrunneus sp. nov.. A morphological description, including the male genitalia, is provided for each species as well as a comparison with similar species within the genus. All three species are found in inflorescences of species of Syagrus Mart. (Arecaceae). The adults are pollinators and the larvae develop inside fruits and feed on the endosperm, interrupting seed formation and causing fruit abortion.

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• Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)

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