A review of Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) and descriptions of new species of Sciaphobus s. str. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Borovec Roman, Skuhrovec Jiří
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 745-785, 2015
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Abstract: The subgenus Neosciaphobus Apfelbeck, 1922 of the genus Sciaphobus K. Daniel,
1904 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Sciaphilini) is discussed, revised,
redefined, 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. Sciaphobus (Neosciaphobus) angustus sp. nov.
from Albania, S. (Sciaphobus) formaneki sp. nov., and S. (Sciaphobus) pelikani
sp. nov. from Montenegro are described and compared with similar species. Four
new synonyms are proposed: Sciaphobus curvimanus Apfelbeck, 1922 = S. muelleri
Penecke, 1928, syn. nov.; S. squalidus (Gyllenhal, 1834) = Sciaphobus balcanicus
Apfelbeck, 1922, syn. nov. = Sciaphobus squalidus alternans Apfelbeck, 1922,
syn. nov. = Sciaphobus squalidus ovalipennis Apfelbeck, 1922 syn. nov.
A neotype for Sciaphilus subnudus Desbrochers des Loges, 1892 is designated;
lectotypes for the following species are designated: Eusomus setosulus Germar,
1824, Polydrusus squalidus Gyllenhal, 1834, Polydrusus vittatus Gyllenhal, 1834,
Sciaphilus beckeri Stierlin, 1863, Sciaphobus balcanicus Apfelbeck, 1922,
Sciaphobus scheibeli Apfelbeck, 1922, Sciaphilus smaragdinus Boheman, 1840, and
Thylacites ningnidus Germar, 1824. Sciaphobus rasus (Seidlitz, 1867) is
tranferred from the subgenus Neosciaphobus to the nominotypical subgenus. All
the examined types of both subgenera are commented on. Female genitalia of the
genus are studied and illustrated for the first time. The following new country
records are presented: Sciaphobus ningnidus from Croatia and Montenegro, S.
reitteri from Croatia, and S. squalidus from Moldova and Greece.
Key words: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Sciaphilini, Sciaphobus, Neosciaphobus, taxonomy, new species, neotype designation, lectotype designation, new synonymy, new combination, check-list, Europe, Palaearctic Region
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