A new species of Rimboda Heller (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Conoderinae, Othippiini) reared from Distylium racemosum Siebold & Zucc. in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan
The genus Rimboda has hitherto contained six species from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines. Here, Rimboda saekii Fujisawa & Lewis new species is described from specimens collected in the subtropical forests of Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, Okinawa-jima Island, and Ishigaki-jima Island, Japan. Specimens were reared from Distylium racemosum (Hamamelidaceae). The occurrence of Rimboda in southwestern Japan represents a significant northward extension in the known geographic range of the genus. We provide habitus photographs, a 3D model and illustrations of the male and female genitalia of R. saekii, as well as a checklist to the world species of Rimboda.
Authors
- Jake H. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-7237)
- Fujisawa Yusuke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1758-7599)
- Salvatore S. Anzaldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-8294)
Institutions
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (US)
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- Fujisawa City Hospital (JP)
- Endo Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
- Keio University Shonan Fujisawa (JP)
- Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5575.2.10
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03