Airosimus Howden, 1966

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This genus has 19 species of which only two are represented in Mexico ( Howden 1993b). Species of Pandeleteius (Exmenetypus) seem to be related and could be erroneously identified as Airosimus , because they share characteristics in the apex of the rostrum and some species have a rudimentary semi-enclosed corbel (here termed as false corbel, Howden 1974, 1976). Nevertheless, the Mexican Pandeleteius (Exmenetypus) can be separated from Airo-

simus as in the key. The phylogenetic relationships among these groups need to be discussed. See Howden (1993b) to separate the Mexican species.

Airosimus callifer (Voss, 1934) .

Airosimus kissingeri Howden, 1993 .

References

Howden, A. T. (1966) Airosimus, a new genus of Neotropical Tanymecini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 92, 173 - 229.

Howden, A. T. (1974) The Pandeleteius subgenus Exmenetypus Voss in Central America (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Tanymecini). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 28, 7 - 16.

Howden, A. T. (1976) Pandeleteius of Venezuela and Colombia (Curculionidae: Brachyderinae: Tanymecini). Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 24, 1 - 310.

Howden, A. T. (1993 b) Revision of the Mesoamerican species of Airosimus Howden (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 47, 249 - 267.