The first discovery of the genus Pseudoalaocybites Osella, 1980 from Ecuador, with a description of a new species in an alpine ecosystem (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Molytinae)

Authors: Germann, Christoph Country: Ecuador DOI: 10.3897/alpento.4.49848 Published: Jan. 1, 2020 Source: Alpine Entomology OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: South America · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Insect Utilization and Effects

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Pseudoalaocybites chimborazoi sp. nov. – a new microphthalmic weevil from the Ecuadorian Páramo is described, compared, and the discovery is discussed. The record enlarges the distribution area of the genus considerably to the South, furthermore it is the first record of a Pseudoalaocybites from the Páramo, an Andean ecosystem, which is also known as an evolutionary hot spot.

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