Catapion Schilsky, 1906

Morris, Michael G., Sw, London & Dt, Dorset, 2011, The Apionidae (Coleoptera) of the Canary Islands, with particular reference to the contribution of T. Vernon Wollaston, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 157-182 : 165

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scientific name	Catapion Schilsky, 1906
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1 Elytra long-oval, about 1.7× as long as broad; head flat or slightly convex between eyes; length 2.1 mm; one recorded Canarian specimen (La Gomera) only. ............................... ......................................................................... C. austrinum ( Wollaston, 1864) ( Fig. 13 View Figs ) – Elytra short-oval, about 1.5× as long as broad; head concave between eyes; length 1.4–1.9 mm; one recorded Canarian specimen (Tenerife) only. .................................................... ................................................................................ C. pubescens (Kirby, 1811) ( Fig. 12 View Figs )

Male rostrum much shorter than head and pronotum combined. Female rostrum about as long as head and pronotum combined.

References

WOLLASTON T. V. 1864: Catalogue of the Coleopterous insects of the Canaries in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), London, 648 pp.

Figures

Figs. 13–14. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 13 – Catapion austrinum (Wollaston, 1864), holotype, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH); 14 – Ischnopterapion sp., author’s Coll.

Figs. 9–12. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 9 – Taeniapion delicatulum (Wollaston, 1857), author’s Coll.; 10 – Hemitrichapion gomerense Stüben & Behne, 2010, author’s Coll; 11 – Holotrichapion rotundipenne (Wollaston, 1854), author’s Coll.; 12 – Catapion pubescens (Kirby, 1811), holotype of Apion ceuthorhynchoides Wollaston, 1864, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH).