Two new species of Larinus from Iran (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae)

Publication Type:Journal Article
:2012
Authors:L. Gultekin, Podlussany A.
Journal:Acta entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae
Volume:52
Pagination:245-258
Date Published:2012
:0374-1036
:Larinus, Larinus iranicus, Larinus zagros
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Two new species of the genus Larinus Dejan, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae), Larinus iranicus sp. nov. and Larinus zagros sp. nov., are described from Iran. The first species is classified in the subgenus Larinus s. str., the second species in Phyllonomeus Gistel, 1856. Both new species are compared with closely related species and illustrated.

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