A new species of Antarctobius Fairmaire from Islas Malvinas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cyclominae)

• Published in: Insect Systematics & Evolution
• Main Authors: Posadas, Paula, Morrone, Juan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 2004
• Subjects: Insect Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631204788920194; https://brill.com/view/journals/ise/35/3/article-p353_12.xml; https://data.brill.com/files/journals/1876312x_035_03_s012_text.pdf

Abstract A new species of the genus Antarctobius Fairmaire (1885) from Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) is described and illustrated: A. malvinensis Posadas and Morrone n. sp. (type locality: East Falkland, Mt. Usborne). A key to the species of the genus is presented. A cladistic analysis of the species of Antarctobius, based on 25 characters from the external morphology, genitalia, and body vestiture, is undertaken. The resulting cladogram shows the following sequence: ((A. lacunosus (A. hyadesii, A. vulsus) (A. malvinensis (A. yefacel, A. bidentatus (A. rugirostris (A. abditus (A. germaini, A. falklandicus))))))).