Alcidodes ramezei, Lyal, 2000

Lyal, C. H. C. & Curran, L. M., 2000, Seed-feeding beetles of the weevil tribe Mecysolobini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) developing in seeds of trees in the Dipterocarpaceae, Journal of Natural History 34 (9), pp. 1743-1847 : 1796-1797

disc in ramezei , not, or barely so, in curranae ; from themus by the elytral strial punctures, which are much broader in themus (®gure 55) than curranae (®gure 56).

Comments. There is some variability in the degree of fusion of the parameres, and in the length of the aedeagus; neither is signi®cant, nor are there enough specimens to detect whether this is correlated with host, although given that all the specimens were collected in the same area this is unlikely.

Etymology. The species is named for Dr Lisa Curran, whose eOEorts in collecting and documenting the hosts has enabled a light to be shed on a confusing area of insect-host interactions.

Specimens examined

HOLOTYPE, l Indonesia: Borneo: Kalimantan, with labels`Holo- / type’ and`’l and` INDONESIA / W. Kalimantan / Gunung Palung Nat. Pk., / Cabang Panti Res. Sta. / 1ss15¾ S, 110ss05¾ E, i-iv, 1991, Lisa M. Curran’ and`LAB REARED: Ex seeds / Dipterocarpus / tempehes / ( Dipterocarpaceae ) / 91Dtemp2’ and`178’ and`Dissection / B 2#2’ and` HOLOTYPE / Alcidodes curranae Lyal / Lyal det. 1997’ ( MZB).

PARATYPES: Indonesia: Borneo : Kalimantan, 1, l 6mm , same locality and host as holotype; 1m , same locality as holotype but reared from seed of D. caudiferus ; 1, l same locality, reared from seed of D. costulatus ; 1, l same locality, reared from seed of D. stellatus parvus ; 1, l same locality, reared from seed of D. hasseltii ; 2 ll, 3mm , same locality, reared from seeds of D. sublamellatus (BMNH, MZB, UMMZ) .

Other material. Indonesia: Borneo : Kalimantan, 1m, same locality and host as holotype, reared from seeds of D. sublamellatus (MZB) .

Range. Borneo.

Hosts. Dipterocarpus caudiferus Merr. , D. costulatus Sloot , D. hasseltii Bl. , D. stellatus parvus Ashton , D. sublamellatus Foxw. , D. tempehes Sloot.