Telurus Kuschel, 1955

Morrone, Juan J., 2013, The subtribes and genera of the tribe Listroderini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cyclominae): Phylogenetic analysis with systematic and biogeographical accounts, ZooKeys 273, pp. 15-71 : 41

Telurus Kuschel, 1955 rev. placement Fig. 28

Telurus Kuschel, 1955: 288.

Type species.

Antarctobius laticauda Champion, 1918 (= Telurus dissimilis [Fairmaire, 1885]) (by original designation).

Diagnosis.

Small (3.9-6.5 mm); vestiture of setae only; eyes subcircular, slightly convex; female elytral apex produced; female ventrites 3 and 4 combined longer than 5.

Relationships.

Telurus is closely related to Falklandius - Lanteriella , as found in a previous analysis ( Morrone 1997a), and to Nestrius , from New Zealand. Based on the presence of small scars (due to deciduous cusps) on the mandibles of Telurus caudiculatus , Oberprieler (2010) excluded the genus from Listroderini and transferred it to Cylydrorhininae ( Entiminae ). Future molecular analyses are required to corroborate its precise placement.

Species included.

Telurus caudiculatus Morrone and Anderson, 1995; Telurus dissimilis (Fairmaire, 1885).

Geographical distribution.

Andean region (Subantarctic subregion), in southern Chile ( Morrone and Anderson 1995; Posadas 2012).

Material examined.

Telurus caudiculatus (AMNH, BMNH, CMNC, CNCI, CWOB, MCZ, MHNS, MLP, MZFC, USNM, ZMC) and Telurus dissimilis (BMNH, IPUM, MHNS, MZFC, NZAC).

Figures

Figures 27 - 35. Habitus of representative Listroderini. 27 Lanteriella microphtalma 28 Telurus caudiculatus 29 Acrorius papallacta 30 Acrostomus bruchi 31 Antarctobius lacunosus 32 Germainiellus dentipennis 33 Lamiarhinus aelficus 34 Listroderes annulipes 35 Philippius superbus.