Nocheles LeConte and Horn, 1876, 1874

Spanton, Timothy G. & Anderson, Robert S., 2016, A Taxonomic Revision of Weevils of the Genus Panscopus Schönherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Tropiphorini), The Coleopterists Bulletin (mo 15) 70, pp. 1-86 : 38

Subgenus Nocheles LeConte and Horn, 1876

Nocheles LeConte 1874: 453 (nomen nudum).

Nocheles LeConte and Horn 1876: 54 . Gender masculine. Type species: Hylobius torpidus LeConte , designated by Pierce (1913). LeConte and Horn 1883: 444; Buchanan 1927: 28, 1936:14; Schenkling and Marshall 1931: 41; Kissinger 1964: 36; Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal 1999: 186; Bousquet et al. 2013: 345.

Nomidus Casey 1895: 819 . Gender masculine. Type species: Nomidus abruptus Casey , by monotypy. New synonymy. Pierce 1913: 395; Leng 1920: 312; Buchanan 1927: 28, 1936: 14; Schenkling and Marshall 1931: 41; Blackwelder 1939: 66; Kissinger 1964: 36; Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal 1999: 186.

Neopanscopus Pierce 1913: 397. Gender masculine. Type species: Nocheles aequalis Horn 1876 , by original designation. New synonymy. Buchanan 1927: 28, 1936: 12; Schenkling and Marshall 1931: 40; Blackwelder 1939: 66; Kissinger 1964: 36; Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal 1999: 186.

(Nomichus); Blatchley and Leng 1916: 104 (error).

( Nomidius ); Hatch 1971: 290 (error).

Notes about Synonymy. The name Nocheles was first published by LeConte (1874), but he included no description and no species were associated with it. The next use of the name was by LeConte and Horn (1876), who included with it a description and the species P. torpidus (LeConte) and P. aequalis (Horn) . The name of this subgenus was thus made available by LeConte and Horn (1876). The subgenera Nomidus and Neopanscopus are both herein regarded as junior synonyms of Nocheles based upon their proposed phylogenetic relationships (Spanton 1992).

Subgeneric Name. “ Nocheles ” is a Greek word meaning moving slowly, sluggish, in reference to the very slow-moving behavior of many Panscopus species as well as many other broad-nosed weevils.

Diagnosis. Members of this subgenus are distinguished by the short scape not extending to the middle of the eye when next to head; five ventrites in females; and male apex of aedeagus slightly angular in shape with a slight medial acuity ( Figs. 63–73 ).

Included Species. Panscopus johnsoni , P. bakeri , P. longus , P. schwarzi , P. coloradensis , P. pallidus , P. ovalis , P. tricarinatus , P. bufo , P. abruptus , P. rugicollis , P. aequalis , and P. squamifrons .

Figures

Figs. 62–64. Panscopus species, aedeagus, dorsal (a), ventral (b), and left lateral (c) views. 62) P. michelbacheri; 63) P. johnsoni; 64) P. bakeri. b = belt of tegmen; is = internal sac; mb = manubrium of tegmen; ml = median lobe; ms = median strut; t = tegmen. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figs. 65–67. Panscopus species, aedeagus, dorsal (a), ventral (b), and left lateral (c) views. 65) P. longus; 66) P. torpidus; 67) P. ovalis. b = belt of tegmen; is = internal sac; mb = manubrium of tegmen; ml = median lobe; ms = median strut; t = tegmen. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figs. 68–70. Panscopus species, aedeagus, dorsal (a), ventral (b), and left lateral (c) views. 68) P. tricarinatus; 69) P. bufo; 70) P. schwarzi. b = belt of tegmen; is = internal sac; mb = manubrium of tegmen; ml = median lobe; ms = median strut; t = tegmen. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figs. 71–73. Panscopus species, aedeagus, dorsal (a), ventral (b), and left lateral (c) views. 71) P. coloradensis; 72) P. squamifrons; 73) P. abruptus. b = belt of tegmen; is = internal sac; mb = manubrium of tegmen; ml = median lobe; ms = median strut; t = tegmen. Scale bar = 1 mm.