Sitonini of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Authors

  • Antonio Velázquez de Castro Museo Valenciano de Historia Natural, Fundación Torres-Sala, Paseo de Pechina, 15, 46008 Valencia, Spain.
  • Ariel-Leib-Leonid Friedman The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Israel National Center for Biodiversity Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel. E-mail: laibale@tauex.tau.ac.il
  • Roman Borovec Husovo náměstí 48, 503 15 Nechanice, Czech Republic.

Keywords:

Charagmus, Coelositona, Schelopius, Sitona, new species, identification key, taxonomy, zoogeography, biodiversity, weevils, Israel, Middle East

Abstract

A survey of the weevil tribe Sitonini was conducted in Israel, recording a total of 23 species in four genera. Sitona aliciae Velázquez de Castro n. sp. and S. wahrmani Velázquez de Castro and Friedman n. sp. are described, and five additional Sitona species (S. brucki Allard, S. demoflysi Normand, S. fairmaieri Allard, S. lepidus Gyllenhal, S. puncticollis Stephens, and Sche­lopius planifrons Fåhraeus) are recorded from Israel for the first time. Geni­talia illustrations are given for new and poorly known species (i.e., S. brucki, S. syriacus Stierlin, S. fairmairei, and S. demoflysi). Data on the distribution and host plants of species and keys for their determination are provided.

To cite: Velázquez de Castro, A.J., Friedman, A.-L.-L. & Borovec, R. 2010. Sitonini of Israel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Israel Journal of Entomology 40: 71–108. 

Coelositona limosus

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2011-09-01

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Vol. 40 (2010)

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