Hesse , 1929: 525 Ebenacobius Haran, a new southern African genus of flower weevils (Coleoptera: Curculioninae: Derelomini) associated with dicotyledonous plants Haran, Julien Benoit, Laure Procheş, Şerban Kergoat, Gael J. European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-05-05 818 1 1 54 (Hesse, 1929) Haran & Benoit & Procheş & Kergoat 2022 Hesse 1929 [473,892,264,291] Insecta Curculionidae Ebenacobius Animalia Coleoptera 47 48 Arthropoda species atratus     Derelomus atratus   Hesse, 1929: 525.    Differential diagnosis   Ebenacobius atratus gen. nov.can be distinguished by the combination of appendiculate claws and elytra with distinct but recumbent setae, as long as or shorter than width of interstriae. This species is very close to, if not a synonym of,  E. turneri gen. et comb. nov.(see the remarks section under that species).  E. atratushas short, not or slightly raised squamiform setae on elytra (long, erect and piliform setae in  E. turneri).    Material examined    Holotype(from description) REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA–  KwaZulu-Natal Province• ♂; Estcourt.    Remarks   Ebenacobius atratus gen. nov.) was described in the genus  Derelomusbased on a single male deposited at SAMC (  Hesse1929). This specimen was loaned to Guillermo Kuschel (loan 24018) who undertook a study on palaeotropical Derelominifrom 2007. Unfortunately he passed away before he could complete this work and left the very preliminary manuscript and the material borrowed from institutions was partly not recovered (see postscript in Haran et al.2020). Despite intensive search in the material of Derelominiloaned, the holotypeof this species could not be identified and is provisionally considered as lost.   Life history Unknown.    Distribution  Republic of South Africa( Kwazulu-Natal Province). 3765338383 South Africa Estcourt 47 48 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal Province holotype