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A new genus, Khoisan Meregalli & Borovec, is described, comprising nine new species from the western part of the Republic of South Africa: Khoisan triarthrus Meregalli & Borovec sp. nov. (type locality: South Africa, Namaqua National Park, south of Soebatsfontein); Khoisan albogibbosus Meregalli & Borovec sp. nov. (type locality: South Africa, Nort...

The Malagasy genus Andringitrabius Hustache, 1956, which has not been examined or mentioned in the literature since the time of description and has not been placed in any tribe, is here redescribed and placed for the first time in the tribe Oosomini Lacordaire, 1863. Two new South African genera, also assigned to the Oosomini, are here described. B...

The authors have completed the study of the genera Cervellaea Borovec & Meregalli, 2021, and Namaquania Borovec & Meregalli, 2021, two of the seven genera of the tribe Namaini Meregalli & Borovec, 2021. The type species of the two genera are re-described, to match their descriptions with that of the other species, and eight new species are describe...

A new species of weevil in the tribe Omiini from Tara Mountain, Serbia Omiamima tarensis Pešić & Borovec sp. nov., is described, illustrated, and compared with related species. The presence of an amphigonic population of Omiamima mollina (Boheman) from Serbia is recorded for the first time and facilitated the re-description of the sexual dimorphism...

Two species of Argoptochus WEISE, 1883 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Phyllobiini) from Albania, A. skodai sp.n. and A. valamarensis sp.n., are described and illustrated.

Two new species of the tribe Trachyphloeini from Laos, Laohajekia uniformis Borovec and Anderson sp. nov. and Trachyphloeosoma newthayorum Borovec and Anderson sp. nov., are described, illustrated and compared with related species. Trachyphloeosoma roelofsi (Sharp) is recorded from Laos for the first time.

Brevinasia gen. n., a new genus of edaphic weevils with 14 species from the South African provinces of Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo, is described. The genus is described and illustrated, its taxonomic placement is discussed, and a key to the species is given. The specimens are usually associated with leaf litter in forest...

During an excursion to northern Greece, a new species of Pseudomyllocerus Desbrochers des Loges, 1872 was discovered. It is described here as Pseudomyllocerus thracicus Germann, Kakiopoulos and Borovec sp. nov. and compared to all hitherto known species of that genus. Based on the examination of specimens, the new synonymies Pseudomyllocerus canesc...

Type material of the described species of Scolochirus Marshall, 1944, and Pseudoscolochirus Hoffmann, 1963, was examined, and is completed with all available material of both genera deposited in museums. Lectotypes of Proictes biovatus Hustache, 1936 [current name Scolochirus biovatus (Hustache, 1936)], Proictes dentipes Hustache, 1920 [current nam...

Five new Omotrachelus Kolbe, 1883 species are described and illustrated: Omotrachelus geiseri Borovec sp. nov. from Guinea and Mali, O. kaniai Borovec sp. nov. from Sierra Leone, O. longirostris Borovec sp. nov. from Cameroon, O. parallelus Borovec sp. nov. from Togo and Nigeria and O. thoracomimus Borovec sp. nov. from Democratic Republic of the C...

The authors complete the study of the genus Nama Borovec & Meregalli, 2013, one of the seven genera of the tribe Namaini Meregalli & Borovec, 2021, with the description of 14 new species: Nama chaslavskae (type locality: North of Aggeneys, 29°12′ S 18°50′ E); N. startorum (type locality: Danielskuil, 28°11′ S 23°33′ E); N. ginobartalii (type locali...

Ascopus longisetosus Borovec & Perrin sp. nov. from Guinea and A. suturatus Borovec & Perrin sp. nov. from Guinea and Liberia are described and illustrated. New faunistic records are presented for the species Ascopus curvipes (Hustache, 1931) (new record for Liberia), A. girardi Borovec & Perrin, 2019 (new record for Liberia, Ivory Coast and Sierra...

The present catalogue is an improved and updated edition of the one published in November 2017.It contains 1627 valid genera, 681 valid subgenera, 15,531 valid species, 1,013 valid subspecies and9,098 names of invalid or nomenclaturally unavailable species-group taxa belonging to the sevenfamilies of Coleoptera Curculionoidea recognised in the Pala...

Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) messutati sp. nov. and Pelletierellus holecovae sp. nov. (Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Albania are described and illustrated. The morphological relationships of both new species to all their related taxa are emphasised. Microhabitats and the stenotopic character of both species, having the same locus typicus are discuss...

This paper follows the first part of the annotated checklist of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea excepting Scolytinae and Platypodinae; ‘exSP’ below) of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, published by Benedikt et al. in 2010. The introductory chapter presents a new checklist following the current system and nomenclature of Curculionoidea (Alonso-Z...

A new genus, Oberprielerius gen. n., from the Republic of South Africa, is described for Anchonidium uniforme Voss, 1974 in the tribe Rhythirrinini Lacordaire, 1863 of the subfamily Cyclominae Schoenherr, 1826.

Three species of the genus Trachyphloeosoma Wollaston are described, illustrated and compared with related species: T. ales spec. n. from Taiwan, T. david spec. n. from China, Fujian province and T. philippinense spec. n. from the Philippines.

A new genus Luciculio gen. n., belonging to the tribe Embrithini Marshall, 1942 of the curculionid subfamily Entiminae, is described. It includes nine new species, all from the northeastern part of South Africa: Luciculio venda spec. n., type species, L. albuscrocodilus spec. n., L. ramabulanai spec. n., L. rudyardi spec. n., L. schoemani spec. n.,...

The new genus and species of edaphic Entiminae Caldarinus gwarrie gen. n., sp. n., is described from South Africa: Western Cape province. Its tribal placement in the subfamily is discussed and the most important taxonomic characters are illustrated. The genus Rhysoderes Marshall, 1955 (Entiminae: oosomini) is proposed as a new junior synonym of Cla...

The Afrotropical genus Dicasticus Pascoe, 1886 from São Tomé island is reviewed, redescribed, and four new species from São Tomé are described: D. bonneaui sp. n., D. filippii sp. n., D. nevei sp. n. & D. pearlsteini sp. n. The only already known species from the island, D. verruculatus (Karsch, 1881) is redescribed. All species are illustrated and...

Saotomia tuberculata, a new genus and species of Peritelini (Curculionidae; Entiminae) from São Tomé, West Africa is described. The new genus is most similar to the other African genera Dysommatus Marshal, 1933 and Fernandius Marshall, 1954. Important taxonomic characters are illustrated.

Saotomia tuberculata, a new genus and species of Peritelini (Curculionidae; Entiminae) from São Tomé, West Africa is described. The new genus is most similar to the other African genera Dysommatus Marshal, 1933 and Fernandius Marshall, 1954. Important taxonomic characters are illustrated.

Based on a phylogenetic analysis of a large number of mainly undescribed edaphic Entiminae from South Africa, a new tribe of entimine weevils is described, which includes six new genera. Taxa included in Namaini trib. nov. are clustered into seven clades that are used to delimit the following genera: Nama, type genus of the tribe, plus the new gene...

Based on a phylogenetic analysis of a large number of mainly undescribed edaphic Entiminae from South Africa, a new tribe of entimine weevils is described, which includes six new genera. Taxa included in Namaini trib. nov. are clustered into seven clades that are used to delimit the following genera: Nama, type genus of the tribe, plus the new gene...

A new genus Oxymorus Borovec & Meregalli gen. n., belonging to the tribe Oosomini Lacordaire, 1863 of the curculionid subfamily Entiminae, is described. It includes nine new species, all from South Africa: Oxymorus uitkyk sp. n., type species, O. antennalis sp. n., O. johnprinei sp. n., O. minor sp. n., O. obesus sp. n., O. oculatus sp. n., O. rika...

Rhinodontodes alashanensis sp. nov., Trachyphloeosoma honza sp. nov., T. jirka sp. nov., and T. martin sp. nov. are described from China, illustrated and compared with similar species. The genus Rhinodontodes and the species Rhinodontodes subsignatus Voss, 1967 and Rhinodontus mongolicus Borovec, 2003 are recorded from China for the first time. Key...

Four new Tapinomorphus species are described and illustrated: Tapinomorphus angolanus sp. nov. from Angola, T. kudrnai sp. nov. from Zambia, T. latipennis sp. nov. and T. verunkae sp. nov. from Zimbabwe. This brings the total number of species in the genus to 20. Habitus images and illustrations of important characters are provided.

Two new genera, Barclayanthus Borovec & Skuhrovec, gen. nov. and Janakius Borovec & Skuhrovec, gen. nov., assigned to the tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863, are described for three South African species of weevil: Barclayanthus micros Borovec & Skuhrovec, sp. nov., B. cooteri Borovec & Skuhrovec, sp. nov. and Janakius sylvaticus Borovec & Skuhr...

Type material of the described species of Ascopus Marshall, 1951, Oreosecus Marshall, 1950, Perarogula Hoffmann, 1963 and Rhadinocopes Hustache, 1931 was examined and their taxonomic status is discussed. Oreosecus Marshall, 1950 and Rhadinocopes Hustache, 1931 are proposed as junior synonyms of Tapinomorphus Hartmann, 1904, Perarogula Hoffmann, 196...

A new genus, Coniophloeus gen. n., is described for five species of South African weevils known from the Western and Eastern Cape and assigned to the tribe Embrithini Marshall, 1942: Coniophloeus squalidus (Boheman, 1842) comb. n. (type species, transferred from the genus Trachyphloeus Germar, 1817 and tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863), C. alt...

Species of the genus Pseudocneorhinus occurring in or near China are reviewed, with description of five new species, Pseudocneorhinusangustussp. nov., P.glabersp. nov., P.hlavacisp. nov., P.obliquehumeralissp. nov., and P.setosicallussp. nov. from the provinces of Beijing, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang. They are illustrated and compared wit...

This is the first report of a very rare weevil Altonomus vernalis (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1957) 60 years after its description. It is a new record for the Turkish fauna and Cirsium arvense (L.) is a first plant association record. Comparative sexually dimorphic characters, measurements, and digital photographs are presented for the first time.

The genus Pentatrachyphloeus Voss, 1974, with two known species, is redefined and compared with related genera. An additional thirty seven new species are described here: P. andersoni sp. nov. (South Africa, Mpumalanga); P. baumi sp. nov. (South Africa, Gauteng); P. brevithorax sp. nov. (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal); P. bufo sp. nov. (South Africa,...

The Ellimenistes humeralis Marshall, 1947 species group is defined. Ellimenistes humeralis is redescribed, three new species belonging to this species group are described, illustrated and keyed: E. janaki Borovec & Nakládal, sp. nov., E. marshalli Borovec & Nakládal, sp. nov. and E. raucus Borovec & Nakládal, sp. nov., all from South Africa, Easter...

The new species Haptomerus maculosus Borovec & Nakládal, sp. n. is described, illustrated and compared with its related species. A key to all Haptomerus species is presented. New data for other species of Haptomerus are presented. The relationships of Haptomerus species are discussed with particular attention to the relationships of species from th...

Three new species of Embrithini from South Africa are described: Heisonyx griseoviridis sp. nov., H. oberprieleri sp. nov., and Porpacus wanati sp. nov. The male of Heisonyx giustocaroli Borovec, Colonnelli & Osella, 2009 is newly described.

A new genus, Basothorhynchus gen. n. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Oosomini) is described with one new species from Lesotho, Basothorhynchus endroedyi sp. n. The new genus is well defined by its small glabrous body, the rostrum continuous with the head, all femora with a distinct tooth, the tibiae abruptly enlarged on the inside, the metat...

A new genus, Afromuelleria gen. n., assigned to the tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863, is described for four South African species of weevils: A. awelani sp. n., A. baobab sp. n., A. limpopo sp. n. and A. venda sp. n. All species are illustrated and keyed. Taxonomic status of the new genus is discussed and compared with similar genera of Trachy...

Species of the tolutarius species group of the genus Stomodes Schoenherr, 1826 are revised. A redescription of the genus is provided and all available male and female genitalia are illustrated. Two new species, S. benedikti sp. n. and S. dodocunevi sp. n. from Greece, are described. A lectotype is designated for S. amorei Desbrochers des Loges, 190...

Three new species of the small entimine genus Philetaerobius Marshall, 1923 from southern Africa are described, P. endroedyi sp. n., P. garibebi sp. n. and P. louwi sp. n., with bibliographic reference to fuller descriptions and illustrations in the recent paper by Borovec et al. (2018) published in the journal Diversity 10 (2), 30, in which the na...

A new genus, Lyalinus gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Cneorhi-nini) with one new species, Lyalinus bimaculatus sp. nov. from Burkina Faso, is described, illustrated and compared with other related genera.

The small entimine genus Philetaerobius Marshall, 1923 is revised, entailing a redescription of the genus and the only hitherto described species, P. nidicola Marshall, as well as the description of three new species, P. endroedyi sp. n., P. garibebi sp. n. and P. louwi sp. n. A lectotype is designated for P. nidicola Marshall. The habitus and taxo...

Holcophloeus caldarai sp. n. is described as a fifth species of the genus from central Morocco. The new species differs from all other species of the genus and, generally the entire tribe, by unique irregularly star-shaped appressed scales.

Eudraces barclayi sp. n. is described from South Africa, illustrated and compared with other species of the genus. Echinocnemodes Voss, 1962 is proposed as a new junior synonym of Eudraces Marshall, 1926. Holcolaccus sparsus (Voss, 1959) is proposed as a new combination from Eudraces Marshall, 1926. Eudraces zumpti Voss, 1959 is a new junior synony...

The genus Lalagetes Schoenherr, 1842 is redefined, compared with related genera and all known species placed among three genera. Four new species from South Africa are described: L. andersoni sp. nov. (Mpumalanga), L. howdenorum sp. nov. (Limpopo), L. sarkae sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal) and L. zitae sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal). Lectotypes of Lalagetes sem...

A new genus of Trachyphloeini, Epistomius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) living in forest litter in the eastern part of South Africa is described, illustrated and its position in the subfamily Entiminae is discussed. Seven new species are described: E. bulirschi sp. nov. (KwaZulu-Natal), E. colonnellii sp. nov. (Eastern Cape), E....

The Afrotropical species described as Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863 were examined and their taxonomic status is revised. Atrachyphloeus Voss, 1962 is proposed as a junior synonym of Phaylomerinthus Schoenherr, 1842, Cathormiocerus africanus Hoffmann, 1965 as a junior synonym of Tapinomorphus sylvicola Voss, 1962 and Trachyphloeus pustulifer Voss,...

The present catalogue contains 1,611 valid genera, 678 valid subgenera, 15,407 valid species, 1,042 valid subspecies and 9,381 names of invalid or nomenclaturally unavailable species-group or infrasubspecific taxa belonging to the six families of Coleoptera Curculionoidea recognised in the Palaearctic Region. New combinations are: Mecorhis holzschu...

Catalogue of the weevils of the Palaearctic Region

Five new species of Amicromias Reitter, 1912 from Greece are described, illustrated and compared with closely related species: A. cunevi sp. n., A. osellai sp. n., A. platanegrachei sp. n., A. thracicus sp. n. and A. yunakovi sp. n. The presently unknown male of A. intermedius Yunakov, 2005 is described. Amicromias fodori Yunakov, 2005 and A. inter...

Chiloneus globulus sp. nov. and C. tenietensis sp. nov. from Algeria are described, illustrated and compared with closely related species. The following new combinations are proposed: Chiloneus barbaricus (González, 1970) from Desbrochersella, Chiloneus innotatus (Pic, 1927) from Sciaphilus, Desbrochersella diversepubens (Pic, 1904) and Desbrochers...

Three new species of Chiloneus are described, illustrated and compared with closely related species: C. cyrenaicus sp. nov. from Libya, C. belloi sp. nov. and C. omiasformis sp. nov. from Spain. D. cinerascens (Rosenhauer, 1856), D. franzi González, 1970 and D. mediterranea González, 1970 are transferred to the genus Chiloneus, new combinations, as...

The subgenus Neosciaphobus Apfelbeck, 1922 of the genus Sciaphobus K. Daniel, 1904 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Sciaphilini) is discussed, revised, redefi ned, redescribed and keyed. All included species are redescribed and illustrated. A review of the species of the subgenus Sciaphobus s. str. without long elytral erect setae is given. S...

Argoptochus sappho sp. n. and Pelletierellus bryophilus sp. n. from Lesbos island, Greece, Cathormiocerus kostali sp. n. from Morocco, and C. meyeri sp. n. from Portugal are described. New faunistic data are presented for Argoptochus moraveci Borovec, 2006, Cathormiocerus inflatiscapus Escalera, 1918, C. jeani (Borovec, 1989), C. longiscapus Pic, 1...

A new species of Gyratogaster from Iran (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Cyphicerini) Nový druh rodu Gyratogaster z Íránu (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Cyphicerini) Roman BOROVEC Sloupno 64, CZ-503 53 Smidary, Czech Republic; Abstract. Gyratogaster persicus spec. nov. from Iran is described, illustrated and compared with other known...

Pseudotrachyphloeosoma gen. nov. is erected for the species Trachyphloeosoma alternatum Marshall, 1916, living in South India. Laohajekia gen. nov. is described as a monotypic genus for the new species L. trachyphloeiformis sp. nov. from Laos. One new species of Trachyodes Marshall, 1916, Trachyphloeosoma Wollaston, 1869 and one new species of Myos...

Five new species of the genus Trachyphloeus are described, illustrated and compared with closely related species: T. gonzalezi sp. nov. from Spain, T. ifranensis sp. nov. from Morocco, T. pseudodenticulatus sp. nov. from Spain, T. romanifilii sp. nov. from Algeria and T. rouaulti sp. nov. from France.

A new genus, Afrophloeus gen. n., is described for three South African weevil species assigned to the tribe Embrithini Marshall: Trachyphloeus spathulatus Boheman (type species), T. squamifer Boheman and Afrophloeus dilaticornis sp. n. Afrophloeus squamifer has been introduced to Australia in 1992 and become an agricultural pest in South Australia...

Polydrusus (Polydrusus) kadleci sp. n. from northeastern Turkey and western Iran and P. (Polydrusus) wymanni sp. n. from Samos Island (Greece) are described. Both species show characteristic raised setae on the pronotum and elytra, the length of which is apparently sexually dimorphic. The lectotype of P. (Polydrusus) mecedanus Reitter, 1908 is desi...

The new genus, Nama gen. n., and four new species, N. richtersveldiana sp. n., N. pentamera sp. n., N. iuliae sp. n. and N. erikae sp. n., are described from the Richtersveld National Park. The taxonomic position of the new genus is discussed, and it is compared with the other Trachyphloeini native to South Africa and with some genera of Trachyphlo...

The genus Holcophloeus gen. nov. is here proposed to include Trachyphloeus cruciatus Seidlitz, 1868, and two new species native to North Africa, based on a phylogenetic analysis and an evaluation of the diagnostic characters. The taxonomic position of Holcophloeus in relation to the tribes Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863, and Holcorhinini Desbroche...

Polydrusus (Polydrusus) kadleci sp. n. from northeastern Turkey and western Iran and P. (Polydrusus) wymanni sp. n. from Samos Island (Greece) are described. Both species show characteristic raised setae on the pronotum and elytra, the length of which is apparently sexually dimorphic. The lectotype of P. (Polydrusus) mecedanus Reitter, 1908 is desi...

The examination of series of Seidlitzia barynotoides Escalera, 1914, from Moroccan Middle Atlas and High Atlas has shown a great heterogeneity between individuals. The study of both habitus and genital structures reveals that several species were confused under this name. As a result, Seidlitzia barynotoides latesparsa Antoine, 1953, is considered...

The weevil genus Ita Tournier, 1878 is revised, its phylogeny inferred and its historical biogeography discussed. Its nomenclatural history is detailed and its taxonomic placement within the Curculionidae is examined; the genus is ascribed to the subfamily Curculioninae, tribe Itini. The type specimens of all the described names referable to this g...

A new monotypic genus, Yunakovius gen. nov., is described, based on Y. orientalis sp. nov.from China, Mongolia and Siberia. The genus Omoiotus Sharp, 1896 is recognized as a junior synonym of Asphalmus Sharp, 1896, which currently contains three species: Asphalmus japonicus Sharp, 1896, A. ovatus (Sharp, 1896), comb. nov., and A. sharpi sp. nov. (C...

The first part of the annotated checklist summarizes the present knowledge on the distribution of the superfamily Curculionoidea except for Scolytinae and Platypodinae (below exSP) in the Czech Republic – divided into the historical lands Bohemia and Moravia, and Slovakia. It evaluates the present as well as historical occurrence of each species on...

During exploration for new biological control agents of yellow starthistle, Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae: Cardueae), in eastern Turkey, we observed four species of broad-nosed weevils (subfamily Entiminae) that are newly associated with this plant: Epiphanops persicus (Chevrolat), Eusomomorphus oligops Daniel, Altonomus modestus (Khnzorian...

Six new species of the genus Heisonyx Marshall, 1947 from South Africa (H. barclayi sp. nov., H. danielssoni sp. nov., H. fuscus sp. nov., H. giustocaroli sp. nov., H. hexarthrum sp. nov., and H. jelineki sp. nov.) are described, illustrated and keyed. The genus is redescribed and its taxonomic position is briefly discussed. Heisonyx and Lalagetes...

Species of Donus caucasicus group are redescribed, illustrated and listed in key and catalogue. Lectotypes of Donus caucasicus (Faust, 1887), Donus circassicolus (Reitter, 1888) and Donus swaneticus (Faust, 1887) are designated. Genitalia of both sexes of all four species from Caucasus are described and illustrated for the first time. First finding...

Diez nuevas especies de Curculionidae son registradas por primera vez para la fauna ibérica: Ceutorhynchus chlorophanus Rouget, 1857, C. duvali Ch. Brisout, 1869, C. strejceki Dieckmann, 1981, Mogulones angulicollis (Schultze, 1896), Acalles misellus Boheman, 1844, Anthonomus phyllocola (Herbst, 1795), Barypeithes pyrenaeus (Seidlitz, 1868), Foucar...

A new genus, Pseudaparopion, from southern Caspic region, is described. It includes two species: P. aequale (Reitter, 1883) from Lenkoran (Azerbajdzan) and P. kadleci sp. n. from Mazandaran (Iran). P. aequale was originally described by Reitter (1883) as Aparopion aequale but clearly does not belong in that genus on the basis of intervals not raise...