CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MESOZOIC CURCULIONOIDEA (COLEOPTERA)

Authors

  • A. A. Legalov Institute of Animal Systematics and Ecology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2009-1-4-283-295

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Mesozoic

Abstract

111 species of the Curculionid-beetles are known from the Mesozoic (Obrieniidae – 7, Nemonychidae – 63, Ithyceridae – 24, Belidae – 4, Anthribidae – 2, Rhynchitidae – 3, Brentidae – 2, Curculionidae – 5, Scolytidae – 1). New subfamily Metrioxenoidinae Legalov, subfam.n. (type genus: Metrioxenoides Gratshev, Zherikhin, Jarzembowski, 1998), new tribes Kenderlykanini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Kenderlyka Zherikhin & Gratshev, 1993), Probelini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Probelus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Karataucarini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Karataucar Legalov, gen.n.), Gobicarini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Gobicar Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1999), Cretanthribini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Cretanthribus Legalov, gen.n.), Axeirodiellini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Axeirodiellus Zhericin & Gratshev, 2004), Cretuliini Legalov, trib.n. (type genus: Cretulio Zherikhin, 1993), new subtribe Abrocarina Legalov, subtrib.n. (type genus: Abrocar Liu & Ren, 2006) of tribe Baissorhynchini Zherikhin, 1993, new genera Archaeorrhynchoides Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Archaeorrhynchus paradoxopus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Arnoldibelus Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Belonotaris karatavicus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Belonotaroides Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Belonotaris lineatipunctatus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Khetanamonyx Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Oxycorynoides crassirostris Zherikhin, 1993), Karataucar Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Oxycorynoides progressivus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Gratshevicar Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Scelocamptus dubius L. Arnoldi, 1977), Brasilnemonyx Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Brasilnemonyx zherichini Legalov, sp.n.), Chinabrenthorrhinus Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Brenthorrhinus longidigitatus Ren, 1995), Abrenthorrhinus Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Brenthorrhinus brevirostris Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996), Cretanthribus Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Anthribites cretaceus Zherikhin, 1993), Orapauletes Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Orapauletes cretaceus Legalov, sp.n.), new subgenera Probeloides Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Probelus tibialis L. Arnoldi, 1977) of the genus Probelus L. Arnoldi, 1977, Pseudoxycorynoides Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Oxycorynoides brevipes L. Arnoldi, 1977) of the genus Oxycorynoides L. Arnoldi, 1977, Hispanocarodes Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Gobicar hispanicus Gratshev & Zherikhin, 2000) and Rugosocar Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Cretonanophyes rugosithorax Gratshev & Zherikhin, 2000) of the genus Montsecanomalus Soriano, Gratshev, Delclòs, 2006 and new species Brasilnemonyx zherichini Legalov, sp.n. (Early Cretaceous, Brazil: Santana) and Orapauletes cretaceus Legalov, sp.n. (Late Cretaceous (Botswana: Orap) are described. New taxonomic name Montsecanomalus sorianoi Legalov, nom.n. for M. zherichini Soriano, Gratshev, Delclòs, 2006 non Liu & Ren, 2006 is proposed. New synonyms Procurculionini L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn.n. for Eccoptarthrinae L. Arnoldi, 1977, Probelopsis L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn.n. (type species: Probelopsis acutiapex L. Arnoldi, 1977) for Probelus L. Arnoldi, 1977 (type species: Probelus curvispinus L. Arnoldi, 1977), Pseudobrenthorrhinus Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996, syn.n. (type species: Pseudobrenthorrhinus crassicornis Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996) for Eccoptarthrus L. Arnoldi, 1977 (type species: Eccoptarthrus crassipes L. Arnoldi, 1977) are presented. New systematic placements are proposed: Belonotaris L. Arnoldi, 1977, placem.n. (type species: Belonotaris punctatissimus L. Arnoldi, 1977) is transferred from tribe Eobelini to tribe Oxycorynoidini; Paleocartinae Legalov, 2003, placem.n., Nebrenthorrhinini Legalov, 2007, placem.n., Eccoptarthrinae L. Arnoldi, 1977, placem.n., Brenthorrhinoidini Legalov, 2003, placem.n. are transferred from family Ithyceridae to family Nemonychidae; Montsecanomalus hispanicus (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 2000), placem.n. is transferred from Gobicar Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1999 to Montsecanomalus Soriano, Gratshev, Delclòs, 2006; Zherichiniletes Legalov, 2007, placem.n. is transferred from Auletini subtribe incertae sedis to tribe Sanyrevilleini Legalov, 2003. Paleocartinae Legalov, 2003, stat.n. and Distenorrhininae L. Arnoldi, 1977, stat.n. are upgraded from tribes to subfamilies. 15 new combinations are proposed: Archaeorrhynchoides latitarsis (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., A. paradoxopus (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Probelus acutiapex (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Arnoldibelus karatavicus (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Belonotaroides lineatipunctatus (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Khetanamonyx crassirostris (Zherikhin, 1993), comb.n., Karataucar progressivus (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Gratshevicar dubius (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb.n., Eccoptarthrus crassicornis (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996), comb.n., E. magnus (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996), comb.n., E. tenuicornis (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996), comb.n., Abrenthorrhinus brevirostris (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 1996), comb.n., Chinabrenthorrhinus longidigitatus (Ren, 1995), comb.n., Montsecanomalus hispanicus (Gratshev & Zherikhin, 2000), comb.n. and Cretanthribus cretaceus (Zherikhin, 1993), comb.n.

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