Open Access<em>Caldarinus gwarrie</em>, a new genus and species of edaphic weevil from South Africa with notes on some genera of Oosomini
Author(s) -
Massimo Meregalli,
Roman Borovec
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bollettino della società entomologica italiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2281-9282
pISSN - 0373-3491
DOI - 10.4081/bollettinosei.2022.7
Subject(s) - edaphic , weevil , subfamily , genus , synonym (taxonomy) , biology , zoology , type species , key (lock) , ecology , botany , biochemistry , soil water , gene
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 Cladeyterus Schoenherr, 1842 and Rhysoderes atrobruneus Marshall, 1958 is proposed as a new junior synonym of Cladeyterus lepidopterus Boheman, 1842. The remaining nine Rhysoderes species are transferred to the genus Cladeyterus.