Entimus excelsus, Viana

Morrone, Juan J., 2002, The Neotropical Weevil Genus Entimus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Cladistics, Biogeography, And Modes Of Speciation, The Coleopterists Bulletin 56 (4), pp. 501-513 : 506-507

E. excelsus Viana

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Entimus excelsus Viana 1968:103 .

Diagnosis. Frontal groove widened; pronotum wider than long, with acute postocular lobes, and decumbent setae; scutellum protruding; elytra with angulate and projecting humeri, interstriae with rounded tubercles, and abundant setae; scales elongate­ovate, uniformly covering striae, contiguous to slightly overlapping, present on intestriae; elytra lacking white bands; and male legs with abundant setae. Total length (pronotum + elytra): 13–31 mm.

Distribution. Brazil.

Material Examined. BRAZIL. Espirito Santo: Linhares, Parque Sooretama , XI­1967, A. Martínez coll., 3 paratypes ( MACN) .

Figures

Figs. 2–5. Phaedropus togatus and Entimus spp., habitus photographs. 2) Phaedropus togatus (13 mm length); 3) Entimus arrogans (30 mm length); 4) E. excelsus (25 mm length); 5) E. fastuosus (35 mm length).