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Published: 2021-05-06
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Saotomia tuberculata, a new genus and species of Peritelini (Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Entiminae) from São Tomé, West Africa

Sloupno 64, CZ-503 53 Smidary, Czech Republic
Research and Collection Division, Canadian Museum of Nature, PO Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON. K1P 6P4, Canada
Coleoptera Weevils taxonomy new genus new species Afrotropical region species discovery

Abstract

Saotomia tuberculata, a new genus and species of Peritelini (Curculionidae; Entiminae) from São Tomé, West Africa is described. The new genus is most similar to the other African genera Dysommatus Marshal, 1933 and Fernandius Marshall, 1954. Important taxonomic characters are illustrated.

 

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