Entimus granulatus, (Linnaeus)

Morrone, Juan J., 2002, The Neotropical Weevil Genus Entimus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Cladistics, Biogeography, And Modes Of Speciation, The Coleopterists Bulletin 56 (4), pp. 501-513 : 507

E. granulatus (Linnaeus)

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Curculio granulatus Linnaeus 1758:386 ; Dejean 1821:92 ( Entimus ).

Curculio sumptuosus Olivier 1790:525 ; Dejean 1821:92 ( Entimus ); Schönherr 1826:84 (5 E. granulatus ).

Entimus speciosus Erichson 1847:127 ; Marshall 1930:572 (5 E. granulatus ).

Diagnosis. Frontal groove widened; pronotum as wide as long, with rounded postocular lobes, and erect setae; scutellum protruding; elytra with angulate and projecting humeri, interstriae lacking rounded tubercles, and scarce to absent setae; scales ovate, only covering punctures, imbricate, present on intestriae; elytra lacking white bands; and male legs with scarce setae. Total length (pronotum 1 elytra): 21–31 mm.

Distribution. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, and Peru.

Material Examined. BOLIVIA. Without more precise data, 3 ( MACN) . BRAZIL. Hohenau , Alto Parana´, 1 ( BMNH) . GUYANA. A. W. Bartlett coll., 1 ( BMNH) . ECUADOR. Morona­Santiago: Río Cuangos, near Cuevas de los Tayos , 7­VII­1976, A. M. Huston coll., 1 ( BMNH) . PERU. Without more precise data, 3 ( BMNH) . Without more precise data. 2 ( BMNH) .

Figures

Figs. 6–9. Entimus spp., habitus photographs. 6) E. granulatus (30 mm length); 7) E. imperialis (28 mm length); 8) E. nobilis (29 mm length); 9) E. sastrei (22 mm length).