Howdeniola, Osella, 1980

Germann, Christoph, 2012, A new eyeless species of Howdeniola Osella, 1980 from Ecuador (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (2), pp. 189-193 : 192

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5962/bhl.part.150025

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7037102

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E05687BF-FFBB-F14F-60A8-43AA790FEB2F

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Howdeniola
status

 

KEY OF THE SPECIES OF HOWDENIOLA View in CoL

Modified after Belló & Osella (2008: 473)

1 Elytra smooth, shiny. Pronotum with small and widely space punctation. Colombia (Quindio)......................... nitidipennis Osella, 1980

- Elytra with punctate striae not or faintly shiny. Pronotum with dense punctation................................................... 2

2 Elytra globose, strongly striate. Pronotum rounded laterally. Colombia (Saladido)................................. sulcipennis Osella (1980)

- Elytra less globose. Pronotum cylindrical............................ 3

3 Intervals on Elytra flat, smooth. Aedeagus widened with a cordiform apex. Ecuador (Pichincha, Cerro Blanco)........ onorei Belló & Osella 2008

- Intervals slightly cariniform. Aedeagus elongate pointed................ 4

4 Antennae inserted at apical fifth of rostrum. Vestigial eyes. Pronotum constricted before fore margin. Elytra more oval, with long raised setae. Ecuador (Pichincha, Otonga)............ margheritae Belló & Osella 2008

- Antennae inserted at beginning of apical third of rostrum. Eyes lacking. Pronotum strongly constricted before fore margin. Elytra more elongate, with minute adherent hairs. Ecuador (Zamora Chinchipe, San Francisco)................................................. polleti View in CoL sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

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