Curculionoidea (weevils) of New Caledonia and Vanuatu: Basal families and some Curculionidae Author Kuschel, Guillermo John T. Huber text Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 2008 197 99 250 journal article 978-2-85653-605-6 1243-4442 Celeuthetes sanctus n. sp. Fig. 51 DESCRIPTION. — Derm reddish brown throughout, scales dull pale brown. Features largely in agreement with those of C. hebridarum . Transverse sulcus at base of rostrum obsolete or obsolescent on middle, distinct on sides in front of eyes. Setae longer, straighter, in female distinctlly raised or semierect on interstriae 1-5. Apex of elytra, in lateral view, strongly curved downwards. Male: apart from the characters listed in key, apex of aedeagus more gently tapering and more broadly rounded, and flagellum considerably longer. Female: apart from features in the key, sternite 8 over 1.5 x longer than venter; spermathecal duct much longer, about half as long again as genital pocket, over 8 x longer than spermatheca deep. Length: 5.5-6.5 mm . TYPE MATERIAL . — Holotype male, 5.6 x 2.8 mm , Namatasopa , 300 m , SW Espíritu Santo , 1-2.IX.1957 , J. L. Gressitt , BPBM . Paratypes with BPBM , NZAC . MATERIAL EXAMINED .— Vanuatu . Espíritu Santo : 3 males , 2 females , Namatasopa , 300 m , 1-2.IX.1957 , J. L.Gressitt ; 3 males , 9 females , below Namatasopa, 250 m , 1.IX.1957 , J. L. Gressitt ; 1 female , ‘Nambauk’, 200 m , 19.X.1981 , on Cocos, J. L. Gressitt. 18 specimens . HOSTPLANTS. — No information, except for one found on Cocos . ETYMOLOGY. — The epithet ‘sanctus’ is Latin for the Spanish santo = holy or saint. REMARKS. — C. hebridarum is present from several localities of Espíritu Santo but not from Namatasopa or ‘Nambauk’, where C. sanctus was collected.