Phrixosoma concavifrons - A sexually dimorphic Phrixosomatini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from the Udzungwa mountains in Tanzania

Abstract

A new species of Phrixosoma from Tanzania is described and illustrated. This is a unique species for the genus in having a strongly concave female frons. Several characters are described for the first time for this genus, including male and female genitalia, mouthparts, thoracic sutures, and several overlooked features of the meso- and metatibiae and sternal processes. Copyright © 2012 Magnolia Press.