Conotrachelusterryerwini, a majestic new species of Curculionidae (Molytinae, Conotrachelini) from Costa Rica

A very large, new, and distinctive species of Conotrachelus Dejean is described from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Conotrachelusterryerwinisp. nov. (type locality Volcan Orosi, Estación Biológica Maritza, Guanacaste, Costa Rica) is described and named in honor of Terry L. Erwin (1940–...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Anderson, Robert S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8222250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34183889
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.62722
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Sumario:A very large, new, and distinctive species of Conotrachelus Dejean is described from Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Conotrachelusterryerwinisp. nov. (type locality Volcan Orosi, Estación Biológica Maritza, Guanacaste, Costa Rica) is described and named in honor of Terry L. Erwin (1940–2020), famed carabidologist and biodiversity champion. This majestic species is easily distinguished by its large body size (15–20 mm) and extremely long rostrum (especially in females).

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