Hemitrichapion Voss, 1959

Morris, Michael G., Sw, London & Dt, Dorset, 2011, The Apionidae (Coleoptera) of the Canary Islands, with particular reference to the contribution of T. Vernon Wollaston, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (1), pp. 157-182 : 164

Hemitrichapion Voss, 1959 , sg., Lotapion Alonso-Zarazaga, 1990

One species. Greenish-brassy; pronotum rounded at sides, very coarsely and closely punctured, punctures very large, interspaces not shagreened; eyes flat; length 1.3–1.9 mm; on Lotus . ....................................................... H. (L.) gomerense Stüben & Behne, 2010 ( Fig. 10 ).

Differences between sexes slight. Male rostrum a little shorter and duller compared to female rostrum.

Figures

Figs. 9–12. Habitus of the Apionidae of Canary Islands. 9 – Taeniapion delicatulum (Wollaston, 1857), author’s Coll.; 10 – Hemitrichapion gomerense Stüben & Behne, 2010, author’s Coll; 11 – Holotrichapion rotundipenne (Wollaston, 1854), author’s Coll.; 12 – Catapion pubescens (Kirby, 1811), holotype of Apion ceuthorhynchoides Wollaston, 1864, Wollaston Coll. (BMNH).