Genyocerus shoreae Browne, 1981

Beaver, R. A. & L. - Y, 2007, A review of the genus Genyocerus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae), with new synonyms and keys to species, Zootaxa 1576 (1), pp. 25-56 : 40

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.1576.1.3
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scientific name	Genyocerus shoreae Browne
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Genyocerus shoreae Browne View in CoL

Genyocerus shoreae Browne, 1981: 605 View in CoL .

Taxonomy: The holotype male ( BMNH) has been examined. This is the largest species of Genyocerus View in CoL , 5.4 mm long, and characterised by the combination of long, acutely pointed elytral teeth and the presence of a hyaline extension of the fourth ventrite. The species is known only from two males imported from the Philippines to Japan, intercepted at Nagoya port .

Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao).

Biology: Recorded from Shorea sp. (Dipterocarpaceae) ( Browne 1981).