The Falklandius generic group : cladistic analysis with description of new taxa (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Rhytirrhinini). American Museum novitates

14 p. : ill., 2 maps 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14). "The Falklandius generic group is endemic to the subantarctic dominion of southern South America. Its four genera and ten species (in cladistic sequence) are as follows: Falklandiopsis, new genus (F. magellanica [Morrone],...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morrone, Juan J., Anderson, Robert Samuel.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: New York : American Museum of Natural History 1995
Subjects:
QL1 .A436 no.3121
1995
Falklandius
Curculionidae > South America > Classification
Beetles > South America > Classification
Insects > South America > Classification
Antarc*
antarcticus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2246/3563
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Summary:14 p. : ill., 2 maps 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 14). "The Falklandius generic group is endemic to the subantarctic dominion of southern South America. Its four genera and ten species (in cladistic sequence) are as follows: Falklandiopsis, new genus (F. magellanica [Morrone], new combination), Telurus Kuschel (T. dissimilis [Fairmaire] and T. caudiculatus, new species), Lanteriella Morrone (L. microphtalma Morrone), and Falklandius Enderlein (F. antarcticus [Stierlin]; F. chilensis, new species; F. peckorum, new species; F. turbificatus Enderlein; F. kuscheli Morrone; and F. goliath Morrone). Keys for identifying the genera and species are provided. Falklandiopsis is described, Telurus is revised, and two new species of Falklandius are described and illustrated. Geographical distribution of the species of the group is included"--P. [1].

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