Eur. J. Entomol. 115: 668-683, 2018 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2018.066

Afromuelleria, a new genus of Trachyphloeini from Limpopo, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)Original article

Roman BOROVEC1, Jiĝí SKUHROVEC2 *
1 Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Department of Forest Protection and Entomology, Kamŭcká 1176, 165 21 Praha 6 - Suchdol, Czech Republic; e-mail: romanborovec@mybox.cz
2 Group Function of Invertebrate and Plant Biodiversity in Agro-Ecosystems, Crop Research Institute, Drnovská 507, 161 06 Prague 6 - Ruzynì, Czech Republic; e-mail: jirislavskuhrovec@gmail.com

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 Trachyphloeini and Embrithini Marshall, 1942.

Keywords: Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae, Trachyphloeini, Afromuelleria, taxonomy, new genus, new species, Afrotropical region, South Africa

Received: June 14, 2018; Revised: October 1, 2018; Accepted: October 1, 2018; Published online: December 4, 2018  Show citation

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BOROVEC, R., & SKUHROVEC, J. (2018). Afromuelleria, a new genus of Trachyphloeini from Limpopo, with descriptions of four new species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). EJE, 115, Article 668-683. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.066
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