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Issue: Vol. 4948 No. 1: 18 Mar. 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-03-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4948.1.2
Page range: 42–50
Abstract views: 125
PDF downloaded: 17

Three Eurasian malvid-associated Baridinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) with widely different vestiture: congeneric or not?

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
School of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
Coleoptera weevils host plants Baris Malvaevora Malvaceae Sterculiaceae

Abstract

Based on biological, morphological, distributional and genomic data, it is concluded that the malvid-associated Baris albosparsa (Faust), Malvaevora timida (Rossi) and Squamobaris aurea Pajni, Kohli & Kumar are monophyletic and distinct from Baris Germar. Squamobaris Pajni, Kohli & Kumar is synonymized with Malvaevora Zaslavskij (new synonymy). Baris albosparsa and S. aurea are transferred to Malvaevora (new combinations). Baris timida polita Reitter, B. subtilina Reitter, Baridius landgrebii Hochhuth and Baridius striatopunctatus Gistel are synonymized with M. timida and Baris striatopunctata Reitter is synonymized with Melanobaris carbonaria (Boheman) (new synonymies). Lectotypes are designated for B. timida polita and B. landgrebii. Baris striolala Aurivillius is recorded from China for the first time.

 

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