Kalcapion 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 : 163

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5327310

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scientific name

Kalcapion Schilsky, 1906
status

 

Kalcapion Schilsky, 1906

1 Legs entirely red to yellow [length 1.4–1.9 mm]. .............................................................

.............................................................. K. semivittatum semivittatum (Gyllenhal, 1833)

Male rostrum shorter than pronotum, pubescent and dull. Female rostrum longer than pronotum, glabrous (or nearly so) and shining.

– Legs with femora infuscated to black, at least apicad [length 1.4– 1.7 mm]. ................... ................................................................... K. semivittatum fortunatum ( Roudier, 1963)

Secondary sexual differences as in K. s. semivittatum .

ROUDIER A. 1963: A contribution to the study of beetles in the Madeira Islands. Results of expeditions in 1957 and 1959. XIX. Curculionides de l'Archipel de Madere (Troisieme note). Commentationes Biologicae 25: 130 - 153.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Apionidae