Rupanius Morrone, 1995

Morrone, Juan J., 2013, The subtribes and genera of the tribe Listroderini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cyclominae): Phylogenetic analysis with systematic and biogeographical accounts, ZooKeys 273, pp. 15-71 : 49-50

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scientific name	Rupanius Morrone, 1995
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Treatment

Rupanius Morrone, 1995c: 604.

Type species.

Rupanius carinatus Morrone, 1995c.

Diagnosis.

Small (5.3-6.6 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; pronotum transverse; elytra subrectangular, with carina on apical declivity, disc slightly convex, lacking anteapical tubercle.

Relationships.

Rupanius is the sister genus to Methypora (Australia), and both are placed in Listroderina . In a previous analysis ( Morrone 1997a) Rupanius was placed in the Macrostyphlus generic group (= Macrostyphlina ).

Species included.

Rupanius carinatus Morrone, 1995.

Geographical distribution.

South American Transition Zone (North Andean Paramo biogeographical province), in Colombia ( Morrone 1995c).

Material examined.

Rupanius carinatus (CMNC).