[Taxacom] weevil ID

[Steve Lingafelter]

That explains why I couldn't match it to any of our Homalinotus species at
the Smithsonian!
...back to the longhorned beetles...sigh....
--Steve
Steven W. Lingafelter, Ph. D.
Systematic Entomology Lab, PSI, ARS, USDA
National Museum of Natural History, MRC-168
P O Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
U. S. A.




On 2/5/10 4:05 AM, "Chris Lyal" <C.lyal at nhm.ac.uk> wrote:

> 
> The weevil is in the same group as Homalinotus (Curculionidae:
> Molytinae: Cholini: Cholina) but belongs to the genus Odontoderes.  I'm
> pretty sure it is O. morbillosus (Drury), although it is always tricky
> from an image, and the species is very similar to O. spinicollis
> (Boheman).  O. spinicollis is recorded from Bolivia, O. morbillosus not,
> as far as I know (Wibmer & O'Brien, 1986).
> 
> A review of Odontoderes was produced by Vaurie, 1974, American Museum
> Novitates 2542 (available at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/2744).
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris
> 
> Dr Christopher H. C. Lyal,
> Beetle Diversity and Evolution Programme,
> Department of Entomology,
> The Natural History Museum,
> Cromwell Road,
> London SW7 5BD
> UK
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> Weevil scratchpad http://weevil.info
> World Catalogue of Weevil Names - http://wtaxa.csic.es/
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Couvreur,
> Thomas
> Sent: 04 February 2010 20:20
> To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: [Taxacom] weevil ID
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Anybody has an idea of what genus (or even species) of weevil this is? I
> found it in a palm inflorescence in Bolivia (lower Madidi river region).
> It was pretty big. I would greatly appreciate any kind of ID, so I can
> include this in an article I am writing up.
> 
>  
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/tlpcouvreur/PALMSMadidi#5434484863580721906
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Thomas Couvreur
> 
>  
> 
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