Description of a new species of Bothinodroctonus Schedl, 1969 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Africa

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 02 Jun 2015Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 3,964 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Knížek, Miloš; Mandelshtam, Michail;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.8

pmid: 26249437

Description of a new species of Bothinodroctonus Schedl, 1969 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) from Africa

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Abstract

A new species of Bothinodroctonus in the tribe Polygraphini is described from Gambia and Kenya. This is the first representative of the genus in Afrotropical region. A holotype based description contains also the intraspecific variety of the newly described species based on available specimens and differential diagnoses to species within the genus.

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St Petersburg University
Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University
Russian Federation
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute
Czech Republic

Keywords

Male, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animal Structures, Biodiversity, Organ Size, Kenya, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Animalia, Animals, Body Size, Weevils, Female, Gambia, Animal Distribution, Taxonomy

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