CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEAF-ROLLING WEEVILS (COLEOPTERA, RHYNCHITIDAE, ATTELABIDAE) FROM THAILAND

Abstract

New genus Tanzanauletes Legalov, gen.n. (type species: Auletobius hustachei Dalla Torre & Voss, 1937), new subgenera Tanzanominurus Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Kuschelanthus tangensis Legalov, 2007) of the genus Pseudominurus Voss, 1956, Madauletes Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Auletobius gibbipennis Hustache, 1955) and Rubrauletoides Legalov, subgen.n. (type species: Pseudomesauletes jizushanensis Legalov, sp.n.) of the genus Pseudomesauletes Legalov, 2001 and new species Auletobius iviei Legalov, sp.n. (Madagascar), A. baishuiensis Legalov, sp.n. (Yunnan), Pseudomesauletes collarti Legalov, sp.n. (Zaire), P. friedmani Legalov, sp.n. (Tanzania), P. jizushanensis Legalov, sp.n. (Yunnan), Proinvolvulus flandriensis Legalov, sp.n. (Zaire), Heterorhynchites korshunovi Legalov, sp.n. (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and Allapoderus bhutanensis Legalov, sp.n. (Bhutan) are described. New synonyms are established: Auletobius montanus Voss, 1922, syn.n. for Pseudominurus hortulanus (Faust, 1899), Alonsoiauletes Legalov, 2003, syn.n. for Pseudomesauletes s. str., Pseudomesauletes stanleyvillensis Legalov, 2007, syn.n. for P. subsignatus (Voss, 1922), Auletobius subtuberculatus Voss, 1921, syn.n., A. tuberculatus Voss, 1921, syn.n. and A. hirtellus Voss, 1941, syn.n. for Pseudomesauletes formosanus (Voss, 1921), Rhynchites pullus Voss, 1935, syn.n. for Metarhynchites longulus (Gyllenhal, 1833), Rhynchites homalinus Voss, 1930, syn.n. for Cyllorhynchites ursulus rostralis (Voss, 1930), Rhynchites platynotus Voss, 1938, syn.n. for Clinorhynchites despectus (Voss, 1938), Rhynchites collarti Voss, 1938, syn.n. and Rh. benitoensis Voss, 1938, syn.n. for Clinorhynchidius flexirostris (Voss, 1938), Rhynchites bipubescens Hustache, 1929, syn.n. for Afrorhynchites villosus (Boheman, 1845), Rhynchites semiopacus Voss, 1939, syn.n. for Proinvolvulus rugosipennis (Voss, 1938), Rhynchites argutus Faust, 1882, syn.n. for Heterorhynchites alcyoneus (Pascoe, 1875), Aspidobyctiscus giganteus Legalov, 2003, syn.n. for Aspidobyctiscus sculpturatus (Pascoe, 1875), Lagenoderes brevicollis Fairmaire, 1897, syn.n. and L. vadoni Voss, 1966, syn.n. for L. dentipennis (Gyllenhal, 1839). New systematic placements are made: Australetobius incostans (Lea, 1910), placem.n. and A. rubricollis (Voss, 1922), placem.n. from Auletobius Desbrochers des Loges, 1869 to Australetobius Legalov, 2007; subgenus Mandelschtamius Legalov, 2003, placem.n. from Kuschelanthus Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999, stat.n. to Pseudominurus Voss, 1956; Yunnanuletes perturbatus (Voss, 1930), placem.n. from genus Pseudomesauletes Legalov, 2001 to genus Yunnanuletes Legalov, 2007; Pseudomesauletes podocarpi (Voss, 1933), placem.n. from genus Kuschelanthus Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 to genus Pseudomesauletes Legalov, 2001; Pseudomesauletes fuscofasciatus (Voss, 1933), placem.n. and Pseudomesauletes maculatus (Voss, 1933), placem.n. from subgenus Rubrauletes Legalov, 2003 to subgenus Fascauletes Legalov, 2007; Pseudodicranognathus fuliginosus (Voss, 1933), placem.n. from genus Pseudomesauletes Legalov, 2001 to genus Pseudodicranognathus Legalov, 2001; Caenorhinus rufiventris (Voss, 1921), placem.n. from genus Neoarodepus Legalov, 2003 to genus Caenorhinus C.G. Thomson, 1859; Cartorhynchites breviusculus (Voss, 1939), placem.n. from subgenus Hyperinvolvulus Legalov, 2003 to subgenus Cartorhynchoides Legalov, 2003; Cartorhynchites crassiusculus (Voss, 1938), placem.n. from subgenus Cartorhynchoides Legalov, 2003 to subgenus Hyperinvolvulus Legalov, 2003; Metarhynchites longulus (Gyllenhal, 1833), placem.n. from Rhynchitidae ins. sedis to genus Metarhynchites Voss, 1923; Afrorhynchites villosus (Boheman, 1845), placem.n. from genus Pararhynchites Legalov, 2003 to genus Afrorhynchites Legalov, 2003; Heterorhynchites pruinosus (Voss, 1938), placem.n. from subgenus Eosawadaia Legalov, 2004 to subgenus Eosawadaia s. str; Omolabus centomyrciae (Voss, 1925), placem.n. from subgenus Paralabus Legalov, 2004 to subgenus Pseudomolabus Legalov, 2004; Apleurolabus evanescens (Voss, 1928), placem.n. from genus Pleurolabus Jekel, 1860 to genus Apleurolabus Legalov, 2007; Metriotracheloides regularis (Ter-Minassian, 1986), placem.n. from genus Trachelophoridius Voss, 1929 to genus Metriotracheloides Legalov, 2008. Changes of status: Auletobius ebenus Hustache, 1955, stat.n., Clinorhynchites rufofemoratus (Voss, 1938), stat.n. and Trachelismus prolixus (Voss, 1929), stat.n. are upgraded from variation and form to species, and Kuschelanthus Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999, stat.n. and Paralleuscelus Legalov, 2004, stat.n. are downgraded from genera to subgenera. Hamiltoniauletes trifasciatus (Suffrian, 1870) in fauna of Dominican Republic, Pseudomesauletes ueleanus (Voss, 1939) in fauna of Cameroon, P. gestroi (Faust, 1894) in fauna of Laos, Eumetopon flavomaculatus (Voss, 1922) in fauna of Zejiang, Clinorhynchidius flexirostris (Voss, 1938) in fauna of Gabon, Heterorhynchites wahnesi (Hartmann, 1899) in fauna of Sabah, H. elysius (Pascoe, 1875) in faunae of Malaysia, Kalimantan and Java, H. subdentatus (Voss, 1938) in fauna of Kalimantan, Suniops gorochovi Legalov, 2003 in fauna of Thailand, Kobusynaptops verrucosus Legalov & X. Zhang, 2007 in fauna of Sichuan, Riedeliops zolotarenkoi Legalov, 2003 in fauna of Thailand, Parasynaptopsis chinensis (Voss, 1922) in fauna of Anhui, Parasynaptopsis lespedezae koreanus (Voss, 1924) in fauna of Hubei and P. moanus Legalov, 2003 in fauna of Yunnan are recorded for the first time. 30 new combinations are established.