Ebenacobius incognitus ( Hesse, 1929 ), 2022

Haran, Julien, Benoit, Laure, Procheş, Şerban & Kergoat, Gael J., 2022, Ebenacobius Haran, a new southern African genus of flower weevils (Coleoptera: Curculioninae: Derelomini) associated with dicotyledonous plants, European Journal of Taxonomy 818 (1), pp. 1-54 : 44-45

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2022.818.1771

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:17950060-6B62-4479-BAF0-473767DC6ADB

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6533010

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B087DC-FFD8-8B06-5FF6-FC9A20D5FE4D

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Ebenacobius incognitus ( Hesse, 1929 )
status

 

Ebenacobius incognitus ( Hesse, 1929) gen. et comb. nov.

Figs 3F View Fig , 5B View Fig , 6O View Fig

Derelomus incognitus Hesse, 1929: 526 .

Differential diagnosis

This species can be distinguished by the following combination: claws appendiculate and dorsum (prothorax + elytra) with minute whitish setae, glabrous in appearance. In most specimens, the basal 4/5 of first interstriae are dark brown ( Fig. 3F View Fig ). Apex of protibiae in females has a long premucro giving the impression of a double mucro.

Type material

Holotype REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA • ♀; “C/T [Cape Town; Western Cape Province; REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA]; Aug/93” “Type [red label]” “ Derelomus incognitus ; Type; Hesse” “Holotype; Ebenacobius ; incognitus ; ( Hesse, 1929); Haran 2022”; SAMC.

Other material examined

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA – Eastern Cape Province • 2 ♂♂; The Claims’ Farm , near Komga Kubusi R. valley; 32°29′ S, 27°53′ E; 1 Dec. 1992; R. Oberprieler leg.; SANC GoogleMaps • 1 ♂; Fort Beaufort ; Jun. 1947; R. Story leg.; SANC • 1 ♀; Suurberg Nature Reserve ; 33°16′ S, 25°45′ E; 28 Nov. 1988; R. Oberprieler leg.; in crown of Encephalartos longifolius (Zamiaceae) ; SANC GoogleMaps . – Western Cape Province • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Mossel Bay ; Apr. 1921; R.E. Turner leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Cape Town; 17 Mar. 1902; CleDoux leg.; acc67769 ; USNM • 1 ♂; Sweweekspoort, Klein Swartberge ; 33°24′ S, 21°24′ E; 1 Dec. 1988; R. Oberprieler leg.; SANC. GoogleMaps

Remarks

Ebenacobius incognitus gen. et comb. nov. was described in the genus Derelomus based on a single male deposited at SAMC ( Hesse 1929). This specimen was loaned to Guillermo Kuschel (loan 24018) who undertook a study on palaeotropical Derelomini from 2007. Unfortunately he passed away before he could complete this work and left the very preliminary manuscript and the material borrowed from institutions (see postscript in Haran et al. 2020). Despite intensive search in the material of Derelomini loaned, the holotype of this species could not be identified and is provisionally considered as lost. This species is very distinct and specimens examined were easily identified based on Hesse’s description.

Life history

Host plant unknown. The record on Encephalartos longifolius (Jacq.) Lehm. is accidental given the known biology of the genus. Adults were collected in March, April, August, November and December.

Distribution

Republic of South Africa (Eastern and Western Cape Provinces).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

SubFamily

Curculioninae

Tribe

Derelomini

SubTribe

Derelomina

Genus

Ebenacobius

Loc

Ebenacobius incognitus ( Hesse, 1929 )

Haran, Julien, Benoit, Laure, Procheş, Şerban & Kergoat, Gael J. 2022
2022
Loc

Derelomus incognitus

Hesse J. C. 1929: 526
1929
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