Weevils of the genus Neomecopus Hustache, 1921 (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Mecopini), with description of a new species from the Ryukyus, Japan
The previously monotypic weevil genus Neomecopus Hustache, 1921 (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Mecopini), and the type species N. subarmatus Hustache, 1921 are redescribed; furthermore Neomecopus tamaderai Fujisawa, Yoshitake & Kojima, sp. nov. from Okinawa-jima Is., the Ryukyus, southwestern Japan is described and illustrated. A key to Neomecopus and its related genera is also provided.
Authors
- Hiroaki Kojima
- Fujisawa Yusuke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1758-7599)
- Hiraku Yoshitake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-0730)
Institutions
- Tokyo University of Agriculture (JP)
- Keio University Shonan Fujisawa (JP)
- Matsushiro Seismological Observatory (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.3.10
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00