First record of Otibazo (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) outside of Japan, with description of a new species from Vietnam

Zootaxa. 2014 Oct 3;3869(5):597-600. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.5.11.

Abstract

A new species of wingless leaf litter weevil, Otibazo polyphemus sp. n., is described from Tam Dao, northern Vietnam. This is the fourth named species in the genus, with its three other species known only from Japan. Habitus and genitalia of the male holotype are illustrated and DNA barcoding data are provided.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Female
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Organ Size
  • Vietnam
  • Weevils / anatomy & histology
  • Weevils / classification*
  • Weevils / genetics
  • Weevils / growth & development