<i>Brachysomus bulbosus</i> sp. nov. from Montenegro (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
We describe Brachysomus bulbosus sp. nov. from Plav municipality in Montenegro. The habitus of the new species shows similarities with Brachysomus ( Hippomias ) albanicus (Apfelbeck, 1911), B. ( Hippomias ) commutatus Kostal, 1992, but also with B. (s. str.) deceptorius Białooki &amp; Krátký, 2015. Based on characteristics of the head, vestiture and genitalia we suggest a placement in the Brachysomus simplex species group. The new species differs remarkably from all congeners by its comparatively bare, shiny and subglobose body.
Authors
- Christoph Germann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8317-3799)
- Piotr Z. Białooki
Institutions
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (US)
- Natural History Museum of Basel (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Natura Croatica
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20302/nc.2024.33.28
- Primary Topic
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00