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Issue: Vol. 5810 No. 3: 18 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-18
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.7
Page range: 548-560
Abstract views: 59
PDF downloaded: 6

New species of Micracidini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Northern Argentina

Instituto de Entomología; Área de Zoología; Fundación Miguel Lillo; Miguel Lillo 251 (4000); San Miguel de Tucumán; Argentina.
Florida State Collection of Arthropods; 1911 SW 34th St.; Gainesville; Florida 32608; United States.
Coleoptera Pseudothysanoes Bostrichips Hylocurus Micracis Phoradendron generic limits

Abstract

Micracidini species from northern Argentina are described or redescribed. Hylocurus pilifrons Córdoba sp. nov., H. nodulosus Córdoba sp. nov., H. granulatus Córdoba sp. nov., Pseudothysanoes tucumani Córdoba sp. nov., P. jujuyensis Atkinson sp. nov., P. schedli Atkinson sp. nov. and P. spinosus Córdoba sp. nov. are described. Pseudothysanoes argentiniae (Schedl) is redescribed.

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How to Cite

Córdoba, S.P. & Atkinson, T.H. (2026) New species of Micracidini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) from Northern Argentina. Zootaxa, 5810 (3), 548–560. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5810.3.7