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Issue: Vol. 5802 No. 2: 4 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.5
Page range: 323-334
Abstract views: 219
PDF downloaded: 8

Description of a new species of the genus Protacallodes Morimoto (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from Japan, with notes on other Japanese species and a key to all known species

201 Corpo Passion; Komagari; Chichijima Is.; Ogasawara; Tokyo; 100-2101 Japan.
5-9-17 Matsushiro; Tsukuba; Ibaraki; 305-0035 Japan.
Coleoptera Ithyporini Sthereini taxonomy flightless Oriental Region

Abstract

A new species of the genus Protacallodes Morimoto, 2011 (Molytinae), Protacallodes gracilirostris Tsuji & Yoshitake sp. nov., is described from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, and the Nansei Islands), based on morphological characteristics including male and female terminalia. Renewed diagnoses for two Japanese species (Protacallodes masumotoi Morimoto, 2011 and Protacallodes ryukyuensis Morimoto, 2011) and a key to all species of the genus are also provided. Additionally, Protacallodes ryukyuensis is newly recorded from Kyushu (Fukuoka, Oita, and Kagoshima prefectures) and the Nansei Islands (Tokunoshima Island and Okinawajima Island), Japan.

 

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How to Cite

Tsuji, N. & Yoshitake, H. (2026) Description of a new species of the genus Protacallodes Morimoto (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from Japan, with notes on other Japanese species and a key to all known species. Zootaxa, 5802 (2), 323–334. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.2.5