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Type: Article
Published: 2013-03-04
Page range: 394–400
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Three new species of Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr, 1836 from Colombia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Acalyptini)

palm inflorescence Arecaceae Derelomina biodiversity

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Anchylorhynchus from Colombia, are described: Anchylorhynchus pinocchio sp. nov., A. centrosquamatus sp. nov. and A. luteobrunneus sp. nov.. A morphological description, including the male genitalia, is pro-vided for each species as well as a comparison with similar species within the genus. All three species are found in inflo-rescences of species of Syagrus Mart. (Arecaceae). The adults are pollinators and the larvae develop inside fruits and feed on the endosperm, interrupting seed formation and causing fruit abortion.

How to Cite

de Medeiros, B.A. & Núñez-Avellaneda, L.A. (2013) Three new species of Anchylorhynchus Schoenherr, 1836 from Colombia (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Curculioninae; Acalyptini). Zootaxa, 3636 (2), 394–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3636.2.10