A taxonomic monograph of the genus Dodomeira Bellò & Baviera, a new genus of Peritelini from Sicily (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Baviera, Cosimo
Zootaxa
2017
2017-10-13
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Baviera
2017
Stierlin
1864
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Insecta
Curculionidae
Dodomeira
Animalia
Coleoptera
79
80
Arthropoda
species
pfisteri
Diagnosis.A Dodomeiragroup of small or medium-sized species (length: 2.90–4.25 mm.) with elytra parallel or sub-parallel (length/width ratio: 1.66–1.80) and body shape cylindrical or sub-cylindrical. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum with widened or clavate, golden-silvery setae. Antenna with length scape/length funicle ratio 0.67– 0.83. Pronotum (length 0.70–0.90 mm, width 0.70–1.00 mm) with length/width ratio 0.88–1.00. Elytra clothed by imbricate brown silvery scales and silvery-golden setae clavate or spatulate on elytra or elytral declivity; flattened (0–15°), recumbent (15°–30°), raised (30°–45°) on sides.
Distribution.The species of this group lives in the Tyrrhenian central-western Sicilyand are uncommon on Sicani Mountains ( Fig. 141). Main soil types.Chromic-Luvisol ( 6 sp.), Vertic-Cambisol ( 7 sp.) (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al.2012).
Reproduction.To date twelve species are parthenogenetic or probably parthenogenetic.