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Some Palearctic weevils in the subfamily Ceutorhynchinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) recently discovered in North America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Robert S. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Research Division, Canadian Museum of Nature, PO Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 6P4
Boris A. Korotyaev
Affiliation:
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Embankment 1, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: randerson@mus-nature.ca).

Abstract

The first fully documented North American records of the Palearctic Ceutorhynchinae weevil species Amalorrhynchus melanarius (Stephens, 1831), Microplontus campestris (Gyllenhal, 1837), Pelenomus waltoni (Boheman, 1843), and Rhinoncus perpendicularis (Reiche, 1797) are presented. Characters providing for their recognition, as well as keys and habitus photographs facilitating their identification, are provided. It is likely that all four species have recently been introduced unintentionally by human activities.

Résumé

On documente ici la première mention nord-américaine des espèces de charançons paléarctiques Ceutorhynchinae suivants: Amalorrhynchus melanarius (Stephens, 1831), Microplontus campestris (Gyllenhal, 1837), Pelenomus waltoni (Boheman, 1843) et Rhinoncus perpendicularis (Reiche, 1797). On donne aussi les caractères permettant de les reconnaître, des clés de détermination, et des photographies de leurs habitus pour faciliter leur identification. Il est à peu près certain que ces quatre espèces ont été introduites de façon non intentionnelle par des activités humaines.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2004

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