taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AA2816FFC8FFCB4BC4F745FB42FDBA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Philippines (Luzon: Ilocos Norte).	en	Yoshitake, Hiraku (2017): Macrocyrtus imomzodai Barševskis, 2016, a new synonym of Metapocyrtus (Orthocyrtus) orbiferoides Schultze, 1918 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Zootaxa 4254 (3): 375-376, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.5
03AA2816FFC8FFCB4BC4F745FB42FDBA.taxon	discussion	Comments. The tribe Pachyrhynchini comprises more than 400 species belonging to 15 genera (Yoshitake 2013). Presently, however, the classification of the tribe is rather confused with several ill-defined genera and subgenera, as well as with many species and subspecies placed in inappropriate taxonomic positions after their original descriptions. In addition, there are some Pachyrhynchini species placed in some genera belonging to different tribes of the Entiminae. Therefore, one must be very careful to conduct a thorough taxonomic review of Pachyrhynchini weevils prior to description of any new taxa. Comparing the habitus images of the female holotype of Macrocyrtus imomzodai (Barševskis 2016, p. 156, Fig. 1 A, B) with that of Metapocyrtus (Orthocyrtus) orbiferoides (Figs. 1, 2), there is no doubt that both specimens belong to the same species. The description of M. imomzodai by Barševskis (2016) was inadequate in lacking an overview of known taxa in the entire tribe. The generic and subgeneric placement of M. (O.) orbiferoides warrants attention as well, but its current placement is here retained since redefinitions of the genera Macrocyrtus Heller 1912, Metapocyrtus Heller 1912, Nothapocyrtus Heller 1912, and several subgenera under the three genera are additionally required to resolve these taxonomic issues. The taxonomic position of this species should be revised in a comprehensive revision of the generic and subgeneric classification system of the tribe Pachyrhynchini.	en	Yoshitake, Hiraku (2017): Macrocyrtus imomzodai Barševskis, 2016, a new synonym of Metapocyrtus (Orthocyrtus) orbiferoides Schultze, 1918 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Zootaxa 4254 (3): 375-376, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.5
