ON THE GENERA OF ORIENTAL CRYPTORHYNCHINAE (COLEOPTERA : CURCULIONIDAE)

Abstract

Present paper deals with tribes and genera of the subfamily Cryptorhynchinae of the Oriental region west of the Wallace’s line. Tribe Ithyporini auct. and Sophrorhini auct. are combined into Ithyporini of new sense, and a new tribe Mecistocerini is proposed for Mccistocerus-allied genera of Sophrorhini auct. Simulatacalles is described as a new genus, and six genera are sunk as new synonyms as follows: Coelosteridius Morimoto, 1962 = Sybulus Pascoe, 1871 Cryptorrhynchobius Voss, 1965=Cryptorhynchus Illiger, 1807 Deiradocranoides Morimoto, 1962 =Deiradocranus Marshall, 1953 Heterocryptorrhynchus Morimoto, 1962 = Sclerolips Faust, 1895 Paracryptorrhynchus Morimoto, 1962= Sternochetus Pierce, 1917 Sculptosternellum Morimoto, 1962= Rhadinopus Faust, 1897 Key to 93 genera is given together with illustrations of 62 species.