Arra, 2014

Peris, David, Davis, Steven R., Engel, Michael S. & Delclòs, Xavier, 2014, An evolutionary history embedded in amber: reflection of the Mesozoic shift in weevil-dominated (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) faunas, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (3), pp. 534-553 : 537

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12149

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6489876

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0388726A-447F-FF80-6474-3896FABBFA91

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scientific name

Arra
status

gen. nov.

GENUS ARRA PERIS, DAVIS ET DELCLÒS GEN. NOV.

Etymology

The name of the genus, Arra , is Latin for ‘deposit’, and is treated as feminine in gender.

Type species

Arra legalovi Peris, Davis et Delclòs sp. nov.

Diagnosis

Long rostrum, apex widened, similar in width to forehead (dorsal width between middle of compound eyes); compound eyes large, not separated by more than one compound eye diameter dorsally; antennae with a very loose club of three antennomeres; seventh funicular article (antennomere 8) slightly smaller than preceding antennomeres; pronotal margins subacute, carinate; procoxae positioned near posterior margin of prosternum; apical tibial spurs 2–2–2; pro- and mesotarsi with tarsomeres 1 to 4 slightly lobed ventrally; metatarsi appear to have four tarsomeres because of partially fused tarsomeres 4 and 5, but separated by a suture.

Description

Refer to specific description below (vide infra).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Nemonychidae

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