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Review of Apioninae of Chile (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Apionidae)

2005; The Coleopterists Society; Volume: 59; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1649/0010-065x(2005)059[0071

1938-4394

David G. Kissinger,

Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

Eight genera and nine species (five are new) are included in a key to the Apioninae Schoenherr occurring in Chile. The key includes five new genera in addition to Chilapion Kissinger, Noterapion Kissinger (species treated in separate paper), and Exapion Bedel. Each new genus listed is followed by the type species and included species; the type locality for each species is listed as locality, province/region, and country.Hecyrapion new genus: type species H. novercale new species (37 km N Talca, Maule, Chile) and Apion anisorhynchum Gerstaecker, 1854 (Buenos Aires, Argentina).Rhamnapion new genus: type species Apion pachymerum Philippi and Philippi, 1864 (Fundo San Juan, Valdivia, Chile) and A. humerale Philippi and Philippi, 1864 (Fundo San Juan, Valdivia, Chile).Acarapion new genus: type species A. ferruginosum new species (El Clarillo, Santiago, Chile) and Apion nigrosuturatum Béguin-Billecocq, 1909 (Tucumán Province, Argentina).Pystapion new genus with type species P. erotema new species (Lota, Biobío, Chile).Mythapion new genus with type species M. trifolianum new species (18 km E San Carlos, Ñuble, Biobío, Chile); M. adesmiae n. sp. (Chile Chico, Lago B. Aires, Aisén, Chile); Apion rufonigrum Béguin-Billecocq, 1909 (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) and A. simplex Béguin-Billecocq, 1909 (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina).Lectotypes are designated for Apion pachymerum Philippi and Philippi and A. humerale Philippi and Philippi. Circapion Kissinger does not occur in Chile but in the tropical cloud forest on the eastern side of the Andes.