Antiquis, 2014

Peris, David, Davis, Steven R., Engel, Michael S. & Delclòs, Xavier, 2014, An evolutionary history embedded in amber: reflection of the Mesozoic shift in weevil-dominated (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) faunas, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (3), pp. 534-553 : 543

GENUS ANTIQUIS PERIS, DAVIS, ENGEL ET DELCLÒS GEN. NOV.

Etymology

The name of the genus, Antiquis , is Latin for ‘old’, and is treated as masculine in gender.

Type species

Antiquis opaque Peris, Davis, Engel et Delclòs sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Large and subquadrate rostrum; transverse pronotum; geniculate antennae; slightly compacted antennal funicle and club; pronotal base slightly narrower than elytra; tibial spurs absent; apical tibial modifications (such as an uncus or mucro) absent; tibiae with transverse apical setal combs; short, oblique trochanters; abdominal ventrites with straight sutures.

Description

See specific description below.