A new species of Amystax Roelofs, 1873 endemic to the mountainous area of the Yakushima World Natural Heritage site, Kyushu, Japan

HIROAKI KOJIMA; TAKESHI YÔRO

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4732.3.12

Issue: Vol. 4732 No. 3: 13 Feb. 2020

Type: Article

Published: 2020-02-13

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4732.3.12

Page range: 495–500

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**A new species of Amystax Roelofs, 1873 endemic to the mountainous area of the Yakushima World Natural Heritage site, Kyushu, Japan**

HIROAKI KOJIMA⁺⁻
TAKESHI YÔRO⁺⁻

Laboratory of Entomology, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243–0034 Japan.

4-21-11 Ougigayatsu, Kamakura, Kanagawa, 248–0011 Japan

Coleoptera taxonomy new taxa Entiminae Tanymecini species discovery

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Abstract

Amystax urara Kojima and Yôro, sp. nov. is described from the mountainous area of the Yakushima World Natural Heritage island, Kyushu, southwestern Japan. Adult weevils were captured on leaves of Pieris japonica var. yakushimensis and Buxus microphylla var. japonica (Ericaceae and Buxaceae, respectively). This is the second species of this genus known from the island.

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