Nacodius Morrone, 1994

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 : 24-25

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scientific name	Nacodius Morrone, 1994
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Treatment

Nacodius Morrone, 1994e: 3.

Type species.

Nacodius martitae Morrone, 1994.

Diagnosis.

Small (4.6-6.9 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; eyes large, slightly convex; pronotum lacking postocular lobes, with disc smooth, polished; elytra with intervals flat.

Relationships.

Nacodius is the sister genus to Amathynetoides , and both are placed in Macrostyphlina . In a previous analysis ( Morrone 1997a) Nacodius was placed in the Antarctobius generic group (= Listroderina ).

Species included.

Nacodius alectrus Morrone, 1994; Nacodius brevirostris (Voss, 1954); Nacodius martitae Morrone, 1994; Nacodius omissus (Kuschel, 1952).

Geographical distribution.

South American Transition Zone (North Andean Paramo and Puna biogeographical provinces), in Ecuador and Peru ( Morrone 1994e).

Material examined.

Nacodius alectrus (CWOB), Nacodius brevirostris (SMTD), Nacodius martitae (AMNH, CWOB, MLP, MZFC) and Nacodius omissus (BMNH).