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2016 , Vol. 41 >Issue 2: 173 - 185

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11865/zs.201616

Two new species and a key to species of the genus Proscleropterus Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China

  • Mei Qin ,
  • Junhao Huang ,
  • Enzo Colonnelli ,
  • Runzhi Zhang ,
  • Hong Wu
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  • 1Institute of Forestry Protection, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A and F University, 88 Huancheng Beilu, Linan, Hangzhou 311300, China 
    2Via delle Giunchiglie, 56; 00172 Roma, Italy; E-mail: gruff.enzo@tiscalinet.it 
    3CAS Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; E-mail: zhangrz@ioz.ac.cn *Corresponding author, E-mail: junhao_huang@hotmail.com

Online published: 2016-04-24

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This study was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (31472031) and Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (LY14C040001).

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Abstract

The weevil genus Proscleropterus Korotyaev, 2008 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae: Scleropterini) has been recorded endemic from China and is comprised of three species, including two new species: P. shennongjianus Qin & Huang, sp. nov. and P. rudis Colonnelli, Qin & Huang, sp. nov. A key to the three species and illustrations are provided. In addition, Rubus eucalyptus Focke (Rosaceae) is recorded as the host plant of P. shennongjianus Qin & Huang, sp. nov.

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Mei Qin , Junhao Huang , Enzo Colonnelli , Runzhi Zhang , Hong Wu . Two new species and a key to species of the genus Proscleropterus Korotyaev (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2016 , 41(2) : 173 -185 . DOI: 10.11865/zs.201616

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