Catapion Schilsky, 1906

Morris, Michael G., Sw, London & Dt, Dorset, 2011, The Apionidae (Coleoptera) of the Canary Islands, with particular reference to the contribution of T. Vernon Wollaston, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 157-182 : 165

Catapion Schilsky, 1906

1 Elytra long-oval, about 1.7× as long as broad; head flat or slightly convex between eyes; length 2.1 mm; one recorded Canarian specimen (La Gomera) only. ............................... ......................................................................... C. austrinum ( Wollaston, 1864) ( Fig. 13 ) – Elytra short-oval, about 1.5× as long as broad; head concave between eyes; length 1.4–1.9 mm; one recorded Canarian specimen (Tenerife) only. .................................................... ................................................................................ C. pubescens (Kirby, 1811) ( Fig. 12 )

Male rostrum much shorter than head and pronotum combined. Female rostrum about as long as head and pronotum combined.

Figures

Figs. 13–14. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 13 – Catapion austrinum (Wollaston, 1864), holotype, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH); 14 – Ischnopterapion sp., author’s Coll.

Figs. 9–12. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 9 – Taeniapion delicatulum (Wollaston, 1857), author’s Coll.; 10 – Hemitrichapion gomerense Stüben & Behne, 2010, author’s Coll; 11 – Holotrichapion rotundipenne (Wollaston, 1854), author’s Coll.; 12 – Catapion pubescens (Kirby, 1811), holotype of Apion ceuthorhynchoides Wollaston, 1864, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH).