A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)

The genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 is herein revised for the first time. Based on adult morphological characters, five species are recognized as valid: <i>Hypoglyptus conspersus</i> (Leonhard, 1912) (Greece), <i>H. elegans</i> (Brullé, 1832) (Greece, A...

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Main Authors: Roberto Caldara, Michael Košťál
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description The genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 is herein revised for the first time. Based on adult morphological characters, five species are recognized as valid: <i>Hypoglyptus conspersus</i> (Leonhard, 1912) (Greece), <i>H. elegans</i> (Brullé, 1832) (Greece, Albania), <i>H. gracilis</i> Kiesenwetter, 1864 (Greece), <i>H. graecus</i> (Pic, 1902) (Greece), <i>H. heydeni</i> Faust, 1889 (Greece, Syria, Turkey). For this last species a lectotype is designated. <i>Hypoglyptus pictus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 is proposed as <b>n. syn.</b> of <i>H. elegans</i> (Brullé, 1832). Male and female genitalia have been examined and are illustrated for the first time. The five species are very similar to and separable from each other by a few subtle differences in the shape, the sculpture, and the vestiture of the pronotum and elytra and in the more or less toothed femora. On the basis of morphological characters, the genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i>, previously incertae sedis in Curculionidae, is here tentatively placed in the tribe Smicronychini of the subfamily Curculioninae.
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spelling doaj-art-e141485ec6674e43b5c574feaf44b3e22025-08-20T02:43:09ZengMDPI AGTaxonomy2673-65002024-12-0151110.3390/taxonomy5010001A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)Roberto Caldara0Michael Košťál1Independent Researcher, via Lorenteggio, IT-20146 Milano, ItalyIndependent Researcher, Šoporňa 1602, SK-925 52 Šoporňa, SlovakiaThe genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 is herein revised for the first time. Based on adult morphological characters, five species are recognized as valid: <i>Hypoglyptus conspersus</i> (Leonhard, 1912) (Greece), <i>H. elegans</i> (Brullé, 1832) (Greece, Albania), <i>H. gracilis</i> Kiesenwetter, 1864 (Greece), <i>H. graecus</i> (Pic, 1902) (Greece), <i>H. heydeni</i> Faust, 1889 (Greece, Syria, Turkey). For this last species a lectotype is designated. <i>Hypoglyptus pictus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 is proposed as <b>n. syn.</b> of <i>H. elegans</i> (Brullé, 1832). Male and female genitalia have been examined and are illustrated for the first time. The five species are very similar to and separable from each other by a few subtle differences in the shape, the sculpture, and the vestiture of the pronotum and elytra and in the more or less toothed femora. On the basis of morphological characters, the genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i>, previously incertae sedis in Curculionidae, is here tentatively placed in the tribe Smicronychini of the subfamily Curculioninae.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/5/1/1CurculioninaeSmicronychini<i>Hypoglyptus</i>taxonomysynonymsdistribution
spellingShingle Roberto Caldara
Michael Košťál
A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
Taxonomy
Curculioninae
Smicronychini
<i>Hypoglyptus</i>
taxonomy
synonyms
distribution
title A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
title_full A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
title_fullStr A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
title_full_unstemmed A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
title_short A Taxonomic Revision of the Weevil Genus <i>Hypoglyptus</i> Gerstaecker, 1855 (Coleoptera Curculionidae)
title_sort taxonomic revision of the weevil genus i hypoglyptus i gerstaecker 1855 coleoptera curculionidae
topic Curculioninae
Smicronychini
<i>Hypoglyptus</i>
taxonomy
synonyms
distribution
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6500/5/1/1
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