Curculio sikkimensis (Heller)

Pelsue, Frank W. & Zhang, Runzhi, 2003, A Review of the Genus Curculio from China with Descriptions of Fourteen New Species. Part IV. The Curculio sikkimensis (Heller) Group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Curculionini), The Coleopterists Bulletin 57 (3), pp. 311-333 : 312-313

Key to the Species of the Curculio sikkimensis (Heller) Group

1 Profemur unarmed. Male 3.3 mm ( Figs. 1–2 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. hsifanus (Heller)

1 9 Profemur armed, size variable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

2(1 9) Segment 1 of antennae twice as long as 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

2 9 Segment 1 of antennae as long as or longer than 2, but not twice as long as 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

3(2 9) Hind femur with prominent proximolateral sulcus, reaching apex of abdomen; mesosternal intercoxal process prominent Male 5.0– 5.3 mm (Figs. 11–12) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. penteri n. sp.

3 9 Hind femur lacking prominent proximolateral sulcus, not reaching apex of abdomen; mesosternal intercoxal process not prominent. Female 4.5 mm ( Figs. 13–14 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. zangi n. sp.

4(2) Antennal club as long as or longer than funicular segments 5–7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5

4 9 Antennal club not as long as funicular segments 5–7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

5(4) Rostrum half as long as or less than half the body length - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

5 9 Rostrum longer than half the body length - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8

6(5) Mesosternal intercoxal process prominent; hind femur with proximolateral sulcus. Male 5.0 mm (Figs. 3–4) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. c -album Fabricius

6 9 Mesosternal intercoxal process not prominent; hind femur without proximolateral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

7(6 9) Hind femur does not reach apex of abdomen; testaceous with white maculae. Male 3.4 mm (Figs. 5–6) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. pylzovi (Smirnov)

7 9 Hind femur reaches apex of abdomen; uniformly piceous Female 2.9 mm (Figs. 15–16) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. nigra n. sp.

8(5 9) Tooth on hind femur small (Fig. 6) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

8 9 Tooth on hind femur medium to large (Fig. 24) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

9(8) Sternite 1 as long as 2 behind coxal cavity; metauncus small. Female 2.6 mm ( Figs. 7–8 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. hippophes Zhang

9 9 Sternite 1 longer than 2 behind coxal cavity; metauncus absent; elytra with fascia of back to back ‘‘C’’. Female 2.9 mm (Figs. 17–18) - - - C. dijoui n. sp.

10(8 9) Scape not as long as funicular segments 1–3. Female 5.0 mm ( Figs. 19–20 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. mullai n. sp.

10 9 Scape as long as funicular segments 1–3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

11(10 9) Mesosternal intercoxal process prominent (Fig. 30). Male 6.0 mm (Figs. 21–22) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. megadens n. sp.

11 9 Mesosternal intercoxal process not prominent (Fig. 24). Male 5.7–6.0 mm (Figs. 23–24); Female 6.5 mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. careoparvus n. sp.

12(4 9) Segment 2 of funiculus shorter than 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13

12 9 Segment 2 of funiculus as long as 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

13(12) Scape longer than funicular segments 1–3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14

13 9 Scape shorter than funicular segments 1–3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16

14(13) Hind femoral tooth small. Female 5.5 mm ( Figs. 25–26 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. brevidens n. sp.

14 9 Hind femoral tooth medium. Male 7.0 mm ( Figs. 37–38 ) - - - - - - - C. lyali n. sp.

15(12 9) Mesosternal intercoxal process prominent (Fig. 10). Male 6.0– 7.2 mm (Figs. 9–10) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. sikkimensis (Heller)

15 9 Mesosternal intercoxal process not prominent (Fig. 28). Female 5.5 mm (Figs. 27–28) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. bullabrevis n. sp.

16(13 9) Metauncus absent. Female 6.7 mm (Figs. 29–30) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. wangi n. sp.

16 9 Metauncus small, but present - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17

17(16 9) Hind femur not reaching apex of abdomen. Male 6.0 mm (Figs. 35–36) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. songi n. sp.

17 9 Hind femur reaching apex of abdomen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

18(17 9) Mesosternal intercoxal process not prominent. Male 4.7 mm (Figs. 33–34) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. hobbsi n. sp.

18 9 Mesosternal intercoxal process prominent. Male 5.7 mm ( Figs. 31–32 ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. pascoei n. sp.

Figures

Figs. 1–2. Curculio hsifanus (Heller) Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views. Figs. 3–4. Curculio c-album Fabricius Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views. Figs. 5–6. Curculio pylzovi (Smirnov) Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views. Fig. 6. Arrow indicates small tooth. Various scales.

Figs. 13–14. Curculio zangi n. sp. Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 15–16. Curculio nigra n. sp. Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 17–18. Curculio dijoui n. sp. Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Various scales.

Figs. 7–8. Curculio hippophes Zhang Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views. Figs. 9–10. Curculio sikkimensis (Heller) Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views. Figs. 11–12. Curculio penteri n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Various scales.

Figs. 19–20. Curculio mullai n. sp. Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 21–22. Curculio megadens n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 23–24. Curculio careoparvus n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Fig. 24. Arrow indicates medium tooth. Various scales.

Figs. 25–26. Curculio brevidens n. sp. Female, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype.

Figs. 37–38. Curculio lyali. n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Various scales.

Figs. 31–32. Curculio pascoei n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 33–34. Curculio hobbsi n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Figs. 35–36. Curculio songi n. sp. Male, habitus dorsal and lateral views, holotype. Various scales.