Redescription of Seven Genera of the Tribe Mecysolobini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from India

Authors

  • Tarun Kumar Division of Entomology, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012
  • Guru Dayal Ram Guru Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj 211007, Uttar Pradesh
  • Kolla Sreedevi Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.977

Keywords:

Molytinae, Mecysolobini, redescription, identification key, Merus, Oriental region

Abstract

Present study reviewed the seven genera of the weevil tribe Mecysolobini Reitter, 1913 of the subfamily Molytinae from India viz., Brahmalcidodes Pajni and Dhir, 1987; Cylindralcides Heller, 1918; Merus Giste1, 1857; Neomecyslobus Pajni and Dhir, 1987; Ornatalcides Heller, 1918; Sternuchopsis Heller, 1918 and Tuberculomecyslobus Pajni and Dhir, 1987. A modified key to the genera of tribe from India is also provided. All the taxonomic characters including the genitalia are illustrated, adding to the existing taxonomic knowledge of these taxa.

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Published

2023-01-03

How to Cite

Kumar, T., Dayal Ram Guru, G., & Sreedevi, K. (2023). Redescription of Seven Genera of the Tribe Mecysolobini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology, 85(1), 52–67. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2022.977

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Volume 85, Issue 1, March 2023

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