A new species of Larinus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from China

Authors :: Levent Gültekin
Christopher H. C. Lyal
Source :: Journal of Insect Biodiversity, Vol 4, Iss 24, Pp 1-7 (2016)
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Insect Biodiversity Research Group, 2016.
Abstract: Based on specimens in the Natural History Museum (London), a new species of the genus Larinus Dejan, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae), Larinus barclayi sp. nov., is described from China. The new species is assigned to the subgenus Phyllonomeus Gistel, 1856, compared with closely related species, and colour digital photographs of morphological characters are presented.