Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species

Six species of genus Athesapeuta Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India and the adjacent countries are included, of which three new species, namley meghalayensis sp. nov., richardi sp. nov., and spinulatus sp. nov., are described. An annotated checklist of known species along with t...

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Main Authors: B. Ramesha, V. V. Ramamurthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/604087
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description Six species of genus Athesapeuta Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India and the adjacent countries are included, of which three new species, namley meghalayensis sp. nov., richardi sp. nov., and spinulatus sp. nov., are described. An annotated checklist of known species along with their synonymy and distribution is given. Descriptions are supplemented with details of genitalia and elytral vestiture; a key to the species studied is provided.
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Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
title_full Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
title_fullStr Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
title_short Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Athesapeuta (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species
title_sort taxonomic studies on the genus athesapeuta coleoptera curculionidae baridinae from india with description of three new species
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