Ceratapion Schilsky, 1901

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 : 162

Ceratapion Schilsky, 1901

One species. A blue-black weevil, with two small patches of whitish pubescence at elytral base on either side of scutellum. The dilation of the rostrum (or tooth) characteristic of the genus is not well-developed in this species. Length 2.0– 2.5 mm; on Carduus etc. .............. .......................................................................... C. calcaratum ( Wollaston, 1864) ( Fig. 5 )

Male fore-tibia curved inwards at apex and with a subapical tooth; first metatarsomere with an inwardly-pointing tooth or spur. Female fore-tibia almost straight at apex, unarmed; 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.