Palaechthus
Palaechtus
The subtribes and genera of the tribe Listroderini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Cyclominae): Phylogenetic analysis with systematic and biogeographical accounts
Morrone, Juan J.
ZooKeys
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C. O. Waterhouse, 1884
C. O. Waterhouse
1884
Insecta
Curculionidae
Palaechthus
GBIF,CoL
Animalia
Palaechthus
Coleoptera
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genus
PalaechthusC. O. Waterhouse, 1884: 277. PalaechtusBrinck, 1948: 47 (lapsus).
Type species. Palaechthus glabratusWaterhouse, 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. Palaechthusis the sister genus to both Paleachtodes and Tristanodes. Oberprieler (1992)considered that the distinction between Palaechthusand Palaechtodesneeds to be reevaluated.
Species included. Palaechthus glabratusC. O. Waterhouse, 1884.
Geographical distribution. Tristan da Cunha-Gough islands ( Brinck 1948).
Material examined. Palaechthus glabratus(BMNH).