New species of Laparocerus Schoenherr, 1834 from La Gomera, Canary Islands (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2007
Authors:A. Machado
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:1643
Pagination:1-38
Date Published:21 November
:1175-5326
:Laparocerus, Laparocerus acutipennis, Laparocerus aethiops garajonay, Laparocerus benchijigua, Laparocerus depressus, Laparocerus exiguus, Laparocerus exophthalmus, Laparocerus heres, Laparocerus heres jocoensis, Laparocerus humeralis, Laparocerus hupalupa, Laparocerus inermis, Laparocerus junonius, Laparocerus mulagua, Laparocerus oculatissimus, Laparocerus orone, Laparocerus roudieri, Laparocerus spinimanus
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In the course of a monographic study of the weevil genus Laparocerus Schonherr, 1834, which is very diverse in Macaronesia, this paper describes fifteen new species and one subspecies from the Canary island of La Gomera: L. acutipennis n. sp., L. aethiops garajonay n. ssp., L. benchijigua n. sp., L. depressus n. sp., L. exiguus n. sp., L. exophthalmus n. sp., L. heres n. sp., L. humeralis n.sp, L. hupalupa n. sp., L. inermis n. sp., L. junonius n. sp., L. mulagua n. sp., L. oculatissimus n. sp., L. orone n. sp., L. roudieri n. sp. and L. spinimanus n. sp.. In addition, L. heres jocoensis n.ssp. is described from the neighbouring island of Tenerife. Detailed descriptions, including photographs of holotypes and drawings of the aedeagus, spermatheca and sternite VIII, are supplemented with remarks on diagnostic features comparing the species to similar or related taxa. Data on their distribution on the island, phenology and host-plants are also presented, as is a key to all Laparocerus known from La Gomera.

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