Falklandius Enderlein, 1907

Morrone, Juan J., 2013, The subtribes and genera of the tribe Listroderini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cyclominae): Phylogenetic analysis with systematic and biogeographical accounts, ZooKeys 273, pp. 15-71 : 37-38

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scientific name	Falklandius Enderlein, 1907
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Falklandius Enderlein, 1907 Fig. 25 View Figures 18–26

Falklandius Enderlein, 1907: 65.

Type species.

Falklandius brachyomma Enderlein, 1907 (= Otiorhynchus antarcticus Stierlin, 1903) (by original designation).

Diagnosis.

Small to very small (1.9-6.1 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; eyes small; club inflated; pronotal disc rugose; elytra with intervals convex.

Relationships.

Falklandius is the sister genus to Lanteriella , asfound in a previous analysis (Morrone, 1997a).

Species included.

Falklandius antarcticus (Stierlin, 1903); Falklandius chilensis Morrone and Anderson, 1995; Falklandius goliath Morrone, 1992; Falklandius kuscheli Morrone, 1992; Falklandius peckorum Morrone and Anderson, 1995; Falklandius turbificatus Enderlein, 1907.

Host plants.

Falklandius antarcticus : Callitriche sp. ( Callitrichaceae ), Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O. Berg ( Myrtaceae ), Nothofagus antarctica (G. Forster) Oerst. (Nothofagacae) and Poa flabellata (Lam.) Raspail ( Poaceae ) (Morrone, 1992b); Falklandius turbificatus : Myrteola nummularia (Poir.) O. Berg ( Myrtaceae ) (Morrone, 1992b).

Geographical distribution.

Andean region (Subantarctic subregion), in southern Argentina, including the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and southern Chile ( Morrone 1992b; Morrone and Anderson 1995; Posadas 2008, 2012).

Material examined.

Falklandius antarcticus (AMPC, BMNH, CADIC, CMNC, CWOB, MACN, MHNS, MZFC, USNM), Falklandius chilensis (AMNH, BMNH, CMNC, CWOB, FMNH, MLP, MZFC, USNM), Falklandius goliath (BMNH), Falklandius kuscheli (BMNH), Falklandius peckorum (AMNH, BMNH, CMNC, CWOB, FMNH, MLP, MZFC, USNM), Falklandius turbificatus (BMNH) and Falklandius spp. (MZFC).