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Issue: Vol. 5631 No. 1: 1 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5631.1.9
Page range: 179-188
Abstract views: 75
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Taxonomy of the genus Phloeophagus Schoenherr (Curculionidae: Cossoninae) from Japan, with description of a new species

Entomological Laboratory; Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences; Kyushu University; Fukuoka 819-0395; Japan
Coleoptera Weevils Palaearctic region redescription Phloeophagus japonicus sp. nov.

Abstract

The Japanese species of the genus Phloeophagus Schoenherr, 1838 are revised taxonomically. Two species, P. japonicus Inoue, sp. nov. (Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu) and P. orientalis Osella, 1974, are recognized. Both species are described or redescribed.

 

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How to Cite

Inoue, S. (2025) Taxonomy of the genus Phloeophagus Schoenherr (Curculionidae: Cossoninae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5631 (1), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.1.9