Review of the genera of Conoderinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Author
Anzaldo, Salvatore S.
School of Life Sciences, PO Box 874501, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85287 - 4501, USA
sanzaldo@asu.edu
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Euzurus Champion, 1906b: 45
Figs 8
, 65
, 80
Type
species.
Euzurus ornativentris
Champion, 1906 [by original designation].
Gender.
Masculine.
Diagnosis.
The single species of
Euzurus
can be identified by the posteriorly produced lobe of the pronotum concealing the scutellum from above, the distinctly structured mesoventrite (Fig.
8
) which has lamellae extending anteriorly from the posterior modification, and the large tubercle on the metaventrite anterior to the anteroventral border of the metacoxa (Fig.
65
). The second antennal funicular article is longer than the first, the eyes are vertical and separated, the metafemur is laterally bicarinate and ventrally toothed, and the tibial uncus is short and curved.
Phylogenetic
relationships.
With the genera
Copturus
and
Microzurus
,
Euzurus
shares a concealed scutellum (but see "Phylogenetic relationships" section for
Copturus
), Type II sclerolepidia (
Lyal et al. 2006
: 229), and modification to the mesoventrite that does not have anteriorly extending carinae. The separated, vertical eyes are similar to some species of
Cylindrocopturus
and
Poecilogaster
(Figs
46
,
49
).
Champion (1906b
: 46) mentions a similar appearance to
Macrocopturus (Eucopturus)
Heller.
Host associations.
Unknown.
Described species.
One.
Range.
Costa Rica, Panama.