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Issue: Vol. 5642 No. 6: 4 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.7
Page range: 592-596
Abstract views: 132
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Spathaspina Ramesha and Mahendiran, a new genus of Ceutorhynchinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from India

Extension Training Centre; Kerala Agricultural University; Manjeshwaram; Kerala- 671323
Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterisation; ICAR- NBAIR; Bengaluru; Karnataka-560024
Department of Entomology; College of Agriculture; Kerala Agricultural University; Padanakkad -671314
Coleoptera Mescysmoderini weevil new genus new species Meghalaya species discovery

Abstract

A new genus of Ceutorhynchinae (Mescysmoderini), Spathaspina Ramesha and Mahendiran, gen. nov. with one included new species, Spathaspina noohi Ramesha and Mahendiran sp. nov., is described and illustrated from north-eastern India. Characters separating Spathaspina from Cysmemoderes Colonnelli are discussed.

 

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How to Cite

Ramesha, B., Mahendiran, G. & Anooj, S. (2025) Spathaspina Ramesha and Mahendiran, a new genus of Ceutorhynchinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from India. Zootaxa, 5642 (6), 592–596. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.6.7