Puranius Germain, 1895

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Puranius Germain, 1895 Fig. 19

Puranius Germain, 1895: 313.

Puranus Germain, 1911: 205 (lapsus).

Reichertia Enderlein, 1912: 31 (type species: Listroderes sculpticollis Enderlein, 1907, by original designation).

Type species.

Puranius inaequalis Germain, 1896 (subsequent designation by Morrone, 1994c).

Relationships.

Puranius is the sister genus to Amathynetoides-Nacodius .

Diagnosis.

Small to very small (1.9-6.5 mm); vestiture of subcircular scales and setae; pronotum transverse to strongly transverse; metanepisternal suture present, complete; elytra oblong-oval, with small, rounded tubercles.

Species included.

Puranius argentinensis Morrone, 1994; Puranius australis Germain, 1896; Puranius championi (Kuschel, 1952); Puranius dubius (Germain, 1896); Puranius elguetai Morrone, 1994; Puranius exsculpticollis (Enderlein, 1907); Puranius fasciculiger (Blanchard, 1851); Puranius hispidus (Germain, 1896); Puranius inaequalis Germain, 1896; Puranius midas Morrone, 1994; Puranius nigrinus (Fairmaire, 1884); Puranius obrienorum Morrone, 1994; Puranius pusillus Morrone, 1994; Puranius scaber (Enderlein, 1907); Puranius sylvanius Morrone, 1994; Puranius torosus Morrone, 1994; Puranius tothus Morrone, 1994; Puranius tuberosus Germain, 1896; Puranius verrucosus (Germain, 1896); Puranius vulgaris Morrone, 1994.

Host plants.

Puranius argentinensis : Mulinum sp. ( Apiaceae ); Puranius championi : Poa flabellata (Lam.) Raspail ( Poaceae ); Puranius fasciculiger : Senecio smithii DC ( Asteraceae ); Puranius nigrinus : Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F. H. Wigg. ( Asteraceae ) and Nothofagus sp. ( Nothofagaceae ); Puranius vulgaris : Mulinum sp. ( Apiaceae ); Puranius scaber : Baccharis sp. ( Asteraceae ) and Ephedra sp. ( Ephedraceae ) (Morrone, 1994c).

Geographical distribution.

Andean region (Subantarctic and Central Chilean subregions) and South American Transition Zone, from southern Argentina, including the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), to Peru ( Morrone 1994c; Posadas 2008, 2012).

Material examined.

Puranius argentinensis (AMNH, BMNH, MLP, MZFC), Puranius australis (AMNH, CWOB, MHNS, NZAC), Puranius championi (BMNH, CWOB, NZAC), Puranius dubius (CWOB, MHNS, NZAC), Puranius elguetai (AMNH, MHNS, MLP, MZFC), Puranius exsculpticollis (BMNH), Puranius fasciculiger (CWOB, MHNS, NZAC, USNM), Puranius hispidus (CWOB, MHNS, NZAC), Puranius inaequalis (CMNC, CWOB, MHNS, MZFC, NZAC), Puranius midas (AMNH), Puranius nigrinus (ARPC, BMNH, CADIC, CBPC, CMNC, CNCI, CWOB, DEI, FIML, IPUM, MCZ, MHNS, MZFC, NZAC, USNM), Puranius obrienorum (AMNH, CMNC, CWOB, MLP, MZFC), Puranius pusillus (MHNS, MLP, MZFC), Puranius scaber (AMPC, BMNH, CWOB, NZAC), Puranius sylvanius (AMNH, BMNH, CMNC, MLP, MZFC), Puranius torosus (MHNS, MLP, MZFC), Puranius tothus (MHNS), Puranius tuberosus (CWOB, MHNS, NZAC), Puranius verrucosus (CMNC, CWOB, MHNS, MZFC, NZAC) and Puranius vulgaris (AMNH, BMNH, CMNC, MHNS, MLP, MZFC).

Figures

Figures 18 - 26. Habitus of representative Listroderini. 18 Adioristidius hirsutus 19 Puranius nigrinus 20 Haversiella albolimbata 21 Listronotus bosqi 22 Neopachytychius squamosus 23 Falklandiellus suffodens 24 Falklandiopsis magellanica 25 Falklandius antarcticus 26 Gromilus veneris.