Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884

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 : 32-33

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scientific name	Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884
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Treatment

Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884: 277.

Palaechtus Brinck, 1948: 47 (lapsus).

Type species.

Palaechthus glabratus Waterhouse, 1884 (subsequent designation by Brinck 1948).

Diagnosis.

Medium-sized (11.0-12.0 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; rostral dorsal carinae absent; pronotum subtrapezoidal.

Relationships.

Palaechthus is the sister genus to both Paleachtodes and Tristanodes . Oberprieler (1992) considered that the distinction between Palaechthus and Palaechtodes needs to be reevaluated.

Species included.

Palaechthus glabratus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884.

Geographical distribution.

Tristan da Cunha-Gough islands ( Brinck 1948).

Material examined.

Palaechthus glabratus (BMNH).

References

Brinck, P, 1948. Coleoptera of Tristan da Cunha. Results of the Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, 1937-1938 17: 1-121.

Oberprieler, RG, 1992. Preliminary report on the weevils (Curculionidae) collected on Inaccesible and Nightingale islands during September 1989 by the expedition of the Fitzpatrick Institute for African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, submitted by Mr. A. J. Gardiner, Zimbabwe. Manuscript distributed by the author, 1-2.