Species Delineation Within the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Complex Revealed by Morphometric and Phylogenetic Analyses
Author
Gomez, Demian F.
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611,
Author
Skelton, James
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611,
Author
Steininger, M. Sedonia
Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 1600 - 1700 SW 23 RD DRIVE, Gainesville, FL 32608,
Author
Stouthamer, Richard
Department of Entomology, University of California, 3401 Watkins Drive, Riverside, CA 92521,
Author
Rugman-Jones, Paul
Department of Entomology, University of California, 3401 Watkins Drive, Riverside, CA 92521,
Author
Sittichaya, Wisut
Department of Entomology, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Karnjanavanich Road, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand,
Author
Rabaglia, Robert J.
Forest Health Protection, USDA-Forest Service, 201 14 Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250,
Author
Hulcr, Jiri
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 136 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611,
hulcr@ufl.edu
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Insect Systematics and Diversity
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixy018
journal article
10.1093/isd/ixy018
2399-3421
Euwallacea kuroshio
Gomez and Hulcr
,
sp. nov.
(Zoobank LSID:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
D8B5E6AD-D63B-4366- 92FB-3EFA8C2BE80F
)
The general morphology of the KSHB clade for particular body parts are as stated previously in the description of the
E. fornicatus
species complex. Specimens within this clade have an elytra length of
1.57–1.79 mm
and a pronotum length of
1.09–1.15 mm
, with 8 to 11 socketed denticles in the protibiae. Pronotum width in this species is
1.07–1.13 mm
and elytra width is
0.53–0.55 mm
.
Distribution
Asia (
Indonesia
,
Japan
, and Taiwan) and introduced in
Mexico
and
United States
(
California
).