Diplapion Reitter, 1916

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

Diplapion Reitter, 1916

One species. A delicate weevil, length 1.4–1.9 mm. Elytra with whitish to cream pubescence, thicker and more conspicuous basad, especially on third elytral interstice; on Argyranthemum . ...................................................................... D. westwoodi ( Wollaston, 1864) ( Fig. 6 )

Male first metatarsomere with an inwardly-pointing tooth or spur. Female first metatarsomere unarmed.

Figures

Figs. 5–8. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 5 – Ceratapion calcaratum (Wollaston, 1864), lectotype, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH); 6 – Diplapion westwoodi (Wollaston, 1864), paralectotype, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH); 7 – Lepidapion senex (Wollaston, 1864), lectotype, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH); 8 – Taeniapion atlanticum (Uyttenboogaart, 1935), author’s Coll.