Distenorrhininae L. Arnoldi, 1977

Legalov, Andrei A., 2010, Checklist of Mesozoic Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) with description of new taxa, Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 10 (1), pp. 71-101 : 84

Subfamily Distenorrhininae L. Arnoldi, 1977

Distenorrhinini L. Arnoldi, 1977: 170

Type genus: Distenorrhinus L. Arnoldi , 1

Genus Buryatnemonyx Legalov , gen.n. ( Fig. 1 ) Type species: Buryatnemonyx gratshevi Legalov , sp.n.

Description. Body flattened. Rostrum long. Antennae attached before the rostrum middle, reaching the pronotum middle. Eyes not convex. Temples shorter than eye. Clava not compact. Pronotum strongly transversal, with the greatest width on the middle. Elytra wide. Femora weakly widened. Length of body: 4.1 mm.

Diagnosis. This new genus differs from Distenorrhinus L. Arnoldi, 1977 by antennae located before rostrum middle and narrow clava not distinct separated from funicle.

Etymology. The name is formed from the words “ Buryatiya ” and “ Nemonyx ”.

Figures

Figs. 1-6. Curculionoidea gen. spp.: 1 – Buryatnemonyx gratshevi (PIN ¹ 5026/41), 2 – Oxycorynoides gurvanensis (PIN ¹ 3149/980), 3 – Archaralites zherichini (PIN ¹ 2055/34), 4 – Selengarhynchoides sharyngolensis (PIN ¹ 4306/2), 5 – Cretoxenoides erdeniensis (PIN ¹ 4300/1), 6 – Gobicar ulugeiensis (PIN¹ 4288/362). Scale 1.0 mm.