Seticotasteromimus, Germann & Ch- & Ch-, 2013

Germann, Christoph, 2013, Seticotasteromimus gen. n. jarawa sp. nov. from the Andaman Islands (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (1), pp. 125-129 : 125-127

Seticotasteromimus gen. n.

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TYPE SPECIES: Seticotasteromimus­jarawa sp. nov., designated here by monotypy.

DESCRIPTION: Head hidden in pronotum; frons vertical, rostrum straight; eyes below level of dorsum of rostrum, oblong-oval and flat. Antennae 7-segmented with strong first segment. Pronotum longer than wide, constricted at first third, punctures coarse and of irregular shape. Scutellum visible, pentagonal. Elytra elongated, parallel sided. Shoulders distinct, hind wings present. Integument of body consisting of long, raised clubbed bristles. Suture between first and second ventrite indistinct. Legs with femorae edentate, tibiae all uncinate at outer angle, third tarsal segment bilobed, claws simple, free.

Seticotasteromimus gen. n. is compared with Cotasteromimus described by Chûjô & Voss (1960), and shares the following characters: i) Antennae 7-segmented with strong first segment, ii) hind wings present, iii) suture between first two ventrites indistinct, iv) Femorae edentate, v) tibiae all uncinate at outer angle, vi) 3rd tarsal segment bilobed. Seticotasteromimus gen. n. differs from Cotasteromimus in the following: i) habitus with elongate and parallel sided elytra, ii) distinct (prominent) shoulders, iii) very long raised bristles, iv) peculiar shape of head and rostrum (vertical frons, eyes below rostral dorsum, rostrum straight), v) scutellum visible, pentagonal.

A new genus belonging to the tribe Pissodini , subtribe Cotasteromimina ( Curculionidae : Molytinae).

ETYMOLOGY: The genus name of masculine gender is composed of the noun “seta” (bristle) – a typical character of the new genus and species – and the name of the similar genus Cotasteromimus .