Rhynchitobius Sharp,

Legalov, Andrei A., 2011, A new species of the genus Zherichiniletus Legalov, 2003 with systematic notes on the tribes Sanyrevilleini Auletini and Cesauletini (Coleoptera: Rhychitidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 11 (1), pp. 93-104 : 99-100

Genus Rhynchitobius Sharp,

1889

Rhynchitobius Sharp, 1889: 26

Type species: Rhynchitobius Figs. 9-22. Rhynchitidae gen. spp.: 9-14, body, dorsal view: 9 –

longicollis Sharp, 1889 Pseudauletes mixtus (female), 10 – P. modestus (lectotype), 11 – P.

rufiventris (lectotype), 12 – Auletes laticollis (lectotype), 13 – A.

Remarks. This genus includes rufipennis (holotype), 14 – Cesauletes viridis (lectotype); 15-22,

the American species with genitalia of male: 15 – Zherichiniletus ponomarenkoi sp.n.

antennae located in first third (aedeagus, holotype), 16 – Auletobius fukienensis (armament of

of the rostrum.

the endophallus, lectotype), 17 – Pseudomesauletes klapperichi

(aedeagus, lectotype), 18 – Pseudauletes curvirostris (aedeagus,

holotype), 19 – P. freiburgensis (aedeagus, lectotype), 20 – P.

Key to subgenera of genus rufiventris (aedeagus, lectotype), 21 – P. championi (armament of

Rhynchitobius

the endophallus), 22 – P. subelongatus (armament of the endophallus).

1. Elytral apex of males with hardly distinct matte stains without setae.

Body naked, usually yellowy-brown or brown.........2

- Elytral apex of males with well distinct stains with setae. Body with setae..................4

2. Antennae inserted in the first quarter, closer to the rostrum middle. Rostrum long and thin. Eyes strongly convex. Body yellow, without metal lustre......... ............................................. Gymnauletes

- Antennae inserted more close to the rostrum basis. Rostrum shorter, wide behind place of antennal attachment................3

3. Rostrum shorter, behind antennal attachment wide. Eyes weakly convex and body dark, with metal lustre.......... Amerauletes

- Rostrum longer, behind antennal attachment narrower. Eyes stronger convex........................... Gymnauletobius

4. Body dark, with rare setae............. Colombletes

- Body yellow- or red-brown, rarer brown, with more dense setae as a rule forming elytral drawing.........................................5

5. Body with dense, long setae. Mesotibiae strongly curved....... Rhynchitobius s.str.

- Body with more rare setae. Mesotibiae almost straight. .............................. Hamiltoniauletes s.str.