New data about the distribution of Ascopus Marshall in West Africa, with description of two new species (Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Entiminae; Cneorhinini)

Roman Borovec; Hlne Perrin

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5325.1.7

New data about the distribution of Ascopus Marshall in West Africa, with description of two new species (Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Entiminae; Cneorhinini)

Zootaxa. 2023 Aug 7;5325(1):116-122. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.1.7.

Authors

Roman Borovec¹, Hlne Perrin²

Affiliations

¹ Sloupno 64; 503 53 Smidary; Czech Republic. romanborovec@mybox.cz.
² Musum national dHistoire naturelle; Dpartement Systmatique et volution; UMR 7205; 57; rue Cuvier; 75231 Paris Cedex 05; France. hperrin@mnhn.fr.

PMID: 38220922
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5325.1.7

Abstract

Ascopus longisetosus Borovec & Perrin sp. nov. from Guinea and A. suturatus Borovec & Perrin sp. nov. from Guinea and Liberia are described and illustrated. New faunistic records are presented for the species Ascopus curvipes (Hustache, 1931) (new record for Liberia), A. girardi Borovec & Perrin, 2019 (new record for Liberia, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone), and A. pyriformis Marshall, 1951 (new record for Sierra Leone).

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera*
Weevils*