Brachysomus pseudosetiger, Yunakov, 2022

Yunakov, Nikolai, 2022, A review of the genus Brachysomus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), Zootaxa 5193 (1), pp. 1-165 : 16

Brachysomus s. str.: B. mihoki group

1 Body covered with short erect setae not longer than interstrial width. Epifrons at the level of antennal articulation narrower than vertex, the two areas separated by deep transverse depression. Elytra in male oblong-ovate (EL/EW = 1.4)................................................................................................. B. pseudosetiger sp. n.

- Body covered with long erect setae, longer than interstrial width. Epifrons as wide as vertex, without or with weakly developed transverse depression. Elytra in male broad-ovate (EL/EW = 1.23–1.30).......................................... 2

2 Body uniformly covered with yellowish-grey erect and recumbent piliform scales. Disc of elytra without spots of brown scales. Head and pronotum shining, finely sparsely punctate. Fore tibiae in male distinctly curved internally. Body length 2.3–3.0 mm................................................................................ B. podlussanyi sp. n.

- Body covered with dark erect and grey recumbent piliform scales. Disc of elytra with spots of brown scales. Head and pronotum dull, coarsely densely punctate. Fore tibiae in male straight. Body length 2.55–4.25 mm............... B. mihoki Penecke