A new species of the genus Sphinxis Roelofs, 1875 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from China

A new species, Sphinxis yunnanicus Legalov, sp. nov. from Yunnan (China) is described and illustrated. The new species is closely related to Sphinxis uniformis Kojima et Morimoto, 2000, but differs in that the rostrum is longer than the pronotum, the elytra are narrower towards the apex, the mesoste...

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Published inBaltic Journal of Coleopterology Vol. 24; no. 2; p. 235
Main Author Legalov, Andrei A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Daugavpils Baltic Coleopterological Society 27.12.2024
Subjects
Coxa
Elytra
Integument
New species
Rostrum
Setae
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Summary:A new species, Sphinxis yunnanicus Legalov, sp. nov. from Yunnan (China) is described and illustrated. The new species is closely related to Sphinxis uniformis Kojima et Morimoto, 2000, but differs in that the rostrum is longer than the pronotum, the elytra are narrower towards the apex, the mesosternal process is distinctly broader than the coxa, and the integument is thinly covered with greyish to dark setae. This is the first record of this genus from mainland China.
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ISSN:1407-8619
DOI:10.59893/bjc.24(2).011