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<emphasis id="B939F51C3339FFEDFF3AE80B0187F881" bold="true" box="[151,418,1845,1871]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Laparocerus junonius</emphasis>
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(
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A, 13AB,17D, 18H)
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Dimensions,
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(
</emphasis>
ɗ
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: total (without rostrum)
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, head
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, rostrum
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, eyes
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, scape
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, funicle
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, segments (1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th) 0.44 /0.40 /0.20 /
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, club
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, pronotum
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, elytra
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, and tibiae (pro- /meso- /meta-) 1.40 /1.20 /
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.
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: head (with eyes)
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, head (between eyes)
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, rostrum (with pterygia)
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, rostrum (minimum dorsal /ventral) 0.40 /
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, eyes
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, scape (apicad)
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, club
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, pronotum (anterior / maximum /posterior) 1.00 /1.30 /
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, elytra (maximum)
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.
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: abdomen
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.
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFF6BEE090128FE9F" bold="true" box="[198,269,311,337]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Male.</emphasis>
Length
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, oblong-acuminate, convex, with fairly long, slender legs. Integument shiny, submetallic, piceous (antennae and legs usually somewhat ferrugineous); sparse vestiture of testaceous or glaucous, linear scales with coppery or greenish tint.
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFC8EEEB603A0FE6F" box="[803,901,392,417]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Antenna</emphasis>
slender, fairly long; scape 1.4× longer than pronotum, slightly sinuate, clearly capitate in apical quarter; funicle longer than scape, 1st and 2nd segments subequal, longer than major axis of eye; 3rd + 4th as long as 2nd; club fusiform, slightly longer than three previous segments combined.
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFE64ED38022DFDD1" box="[457,520,518,543]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Head</emphasis>
large and elongate; rostrum narrow, longer than broad; prorostrum weakly delimited, epistomal keel usually poorly demarcated; metarostrum dorsally almost parallel or slightly constricted apically (lateral border convex), not canaliculate; pterygia very small, not protruding; frons hardly depressed, with large median fovea. Eyes not reaching border of frons, large, oval (L/W ratio 1.3), moderately prominent, convexity (26%), slightly asymmetrical. Dorsal integument with isodiametric microreticulation, some shallow punctures and few scales.
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFDD4EDF002C8FD29" box="[633,749,718,743]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Pronotum</emphasis>
small, 0.64
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFCD4EDF303ACFD28" box="[889,905,717,742]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">×</emphasis>
width of elytra, moderately transverse (L/W ratio 0.8), sides evenly and smoothly curved; anterior margin slightly narrower than posterior, basal margin rimmed. Surface shiny, with dispersed, large, deep, foveiform punctures except for broad midline on disc; scales sparse.
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triangular, broad, smooth.
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convex, about 3
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFBBCEC7B0404FC90" box="[1041,1057,837,862]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">×</emphasis>
longer than pronotum, oblongacuminate (L/W ratio 1.6), maximum width at or slightly before middle, in profile more elevated than pronotum (transverse convexity of abdomen 68%); base straight, shoulders well marked, with blunt angle; humeral carina developed; sides less and smoothly curved in basal half, clearly acuminate apically. Striae marked by large, deep punctures separated by less than one diameter; intervals variable, 67th usually convex and slightly uneven. Vestiture composed of long recumbent, separated scales in patches, sparse; erect, recurved, blackish setae along intervals, small and increasing in length apicad, fairly long and very conspicuous in apical third. Integument shiny, commonly smooth, occasionally uneven (rugose).
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFC78EB5F0429FBB4" box="[981,1036,1121,1146]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Legs</emphasis>
long and thin, moderately hairy; protibiae straight, apex blunt, internally expanded, with small mucro; mesotibiae with mucro, metatibiae unarmed, hardly incrassate at apex.
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFD93EB8F02AEFB04" box="[574,651,1201,1226]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Ven te r.</emphasis>
Integument shiny, with sparse vestiture of scales; ventrites 1 and2 with conspicuous transverse marks; coxae almost bare; intermesocoxal ridge long and narrow, hardly elevated; last ventrite apically curved, not truncated. Abdominal convexity 68%.
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFBEAEA3F049CFAD4" box="[1095,1209,1281,1306]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Aedeagus</emphasis>
(fig. 13AB) 0.6× length of elytra, smoothly curved; apex broadly pointed, simple. Internal sac fairly long, with two very long parallel, partially interrupted rows of separated large denticles; fields of small denticles in proximal section and muscular sheath.
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFF6BEA9E010CFA74" bold="true" box="[198,297,1440,1466]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Female.</emphasis>
As male but bulkier (length
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), elytra broadly triangular in shape, much broader and rectangular at base (maximum width in basal third), slightly shorter (L/W ratio 1.47), more inflated (convexity 82%) but dorsally less convex, somewhat flattened; shoulders very pronounced, humeral angle nearly square. Lateral intervals usually more swollen, sutural intervals usually depressed and with rugose surface. integument of pronotum usually with visible isodiametric microreticulation. Pro- and mesotibia with very tiny mucro. Last ventrite apically slightly truncate. Sternite VIII with oblong plate (fig. 17D), spermatheca as in fig. 18H.
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFF6BE986016EF91C" bold="true" box="[198,331,1720,1746]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Etymology</emphasis>
. The name of this species derives from the Latin
<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFC34E9870420F91C" box="[921,1029,1721,1746]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">iunonius,</emphasis>
meaning “of Juno” (the sister and wife of Jupiter), and refers to an old name for the island of La Gomera,
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFC72E9DF04AFF934" box="[991,1162,1761,1786]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Junonia minor</emphasis>
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, according to Pliny.
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFF6BE836011DF8EC" bold="true" box="[198,312,1800,1826]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Remarks</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFEEBE8370262F8EC" box="[326,583,1801,1826]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Laparocerus junonius</emphasis>
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is the vicariant species of
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFCD6E8370466F8EC" box="[891,1091,1801,1826]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">L. obtriangularis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
from Tenerife (unpublished molecular data). It shares almost all its characteristics but the elytra are clearly more inflated (pronotum and elytra in profile not at the same level) and quadrangular, with clearly marked shoulders. In
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFA29E8670165F854" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">L. obtriangularis</emphasis>
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the elytra are more curved and clearly convergent at the base, the shoulders being less conspicuous, and in females the base is slightly concave, not straight, forming a perfect heart shape. The eyes of
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<emphasis id="B939F51C3338FFECFA29E89700D9F824" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">L. junonius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are slightly more prominent (convexity of 26% instead of 20%), and the male protibia is completely straight (not curved at the apex) and the median lobe is broadly pointed rather than abruptly sharp pointed as in
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFF17EFFE0286FF17" box="[186,675,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFF17EFFE01A9FF17" box="[186,396,192,217]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Laparocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="obtriangularis">L. obtriangularis</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFE31EFFE0286FF17" box="[412,675,192,217]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Laparocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="junonius">Laparocerus junonius</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
is easy to distinguish from other
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<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFBFDEFFE04C0FF17" box="[1104,1253,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Laparocerus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species on La Gomera by its quadrangular, acuminate elytra with marked shoulders, beset with erect black setae on the apical third, submetallic integument, sparse vestiture of scales, slender legs and fairly flat eyes.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3577A85333FFFEBFF6BEE0904D0FC4C" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BF2290E333FFFEBFF6BEE0904D0FC4C" blockId="20.[151,1436,152,1098]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFF6BEE090267FE9F" bold="true" box="[198,578,311,337]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Material examined.
<typeStatus id="54F697AC333FFFEBFE6BEE090219FE9F" box="[454,572,311,337]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
:
</emphasis>
La Gomera: Juego de Bolas [Las Rosas],
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(UTM = 28R 0 28260 311900),
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFEAAEE5E01A6FEB4" box="[263,387,352,378]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2000-04-18">18-4-2000</date>
, leg. A. Machado, 1ɗ (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFD3BEE5E02CFFEB4" box="[662,746,352,378]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">TFMC</collectionCode>
, reg. CO-15520).
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFC6CEE61041BFEB7" bold="true" box="[961,1086,351,377]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<typeStatus id="54F697AC333FFFEBFC6CEE61041BFEB7" box="[961,1086,351,377]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
: same data, 29 exx. (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFA94EE5E05A5FEB4" box="[1337,1408,352,378]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/2xyg-zxc2" name="Department of Biologics Research" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">AMC</collectionCode>
, 1
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, 2
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFEA3EEB6014CFE6C" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35275" box="[270,361,392,418]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:35275" name="Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">MNCN</collectionCode>
, 2
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFE20EEB601F2FE6C" box="[397,471,392,418]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">NHM</collectionCode>
); same locality,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFD3AEEB60337FE6C" box="[663,786,392,418]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-07-11">11-7-2001</date>
, leg. R. García, 8 exx. (RGB); Las Rosas,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFABDEEB6057BFE6C" box="[1296,1374,392,418]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.5" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="650.0">650 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFAC6EEB600F1FE04" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-04-01">1-4- 2001</date>
, leg. A. Machado, 10 exx. (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFD8DEE8E024CFE04" box="[544,617,432,458]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/2xyg-zxc2" name="Department of Biologics Research" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">AMC</collectionCode>
); same locality,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC87EE8E0382FE04" box="[810,935,432,458]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-07-12">12-7-2001</date>
, leg. R. García, 4 exx. (RGB); Las Rosas,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFF3AEEE60131FE3C" box="[151,276,472,498]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2003-02-15">15-2-2003</date>
, 5 exx.; Presa Amalahuigue,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFDDBEEE602D6FE3C" box="[630,755,472,498]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2003-02-15">15-2-2003</date>
, leg. P. Oromí, 1 ex. (POM).
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFBF6EEE9050BFE3F" bold="true" box="[1115,1326,471,497]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Other specimens</emphasis>
: Meriga,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFF3AED3E00C1FDD4" box="[151,228,512,538]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.5" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="850.0">850 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFF42ED3E0149FDD4" box="[239,364,512,538]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2000-04-16">16-4-2000</date>
, 3 exx.; Jardín de las Creces,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFD6FED3E032AFDD4" box="[706,783,512,538]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="9.5" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="950.0">950 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFCB7ED3E03B2FDD4" box="[794,919,512,538]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2000-04-17">17-4-2000</date>
, 1 ex.; Chorros de Epina,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFB6EED3E0535FDD4" box="[1219,1296,512,538]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="800.0">800 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFAB6ED3E05BDFDD4" box="[1307,1432,512,538]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2000-04-17">17-4-2000</date>
, 11 ex.; same data,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFED7ED1601D2FD8C" box="[378,503,552,578]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2002-12-07">7-12-2002</date>
, 13 exx.; Los Acebiños,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFC8BED160353FD8C" box="[806,886,552,578]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="800.0">800 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC29ED1603D7FD8C" box="[900,1010,552,578]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-04-01">1-4-2001</date>
, 24 exx.; same data,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFB5EED16055AFD8C" box="[1267,1407,552,578]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-10-23">23-10-2001</date>
, 5 exx.; Laguna Grande,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFE08ED6E0221FDA4" box="[421,516,592,618]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1200.0">1200 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFDBEED6E02AAFDA4" box="[531,655,592,618]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2000-04-18">18-4-2000</date>
, 1 ex.; Pajarito,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFCF7ED6E039CFDA4" box="[858,953,592,618]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.3599999999999999" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1360.0">1360 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC65ED6E0460FDA4" box="[968,1093,592,618]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2002-12-06">6-12-2002</date>
, 1 ex.; Teselinde Ermita Sta Clara,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFF48ED460144FD5C" box="[229,353,632,658]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2002-12-07">7-12-2002</date>
, 2 exx.; Cruz de Juel,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFDC8ED460297FD5C" box="[613,690,632,658]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.9" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="790.0">790 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFD13ED46031EFD5C" box="[702,827,632,658]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2006-12-07">7-12-2006</date>
, 32 exx.; Tamargada,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFB96ED4604ACFD5C" box="[1083,1161,632,658]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.5" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="450.0">450 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFB39ED460534FD5C" box="[1172,1297,632,658]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2002-12-07">7-12-2002</date>
, 1 ex.; Bco. del Clavo,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFEB4ED9E014DFD74" box="[281,360,672,698]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.65" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="365.0">365 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFED8ED9E01D4FD74" box="[373,497,672,698]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2004-02-17">17-2-2004</date>
, 4 exx.; Piedra Encantada (Vallehermoso),
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC5EED9E0455FD74" box="[1011,1136,672,698]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2004-02-17">17-2-2004</date>
, leg. A. Machado, 3 exx. (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFF32EDF600CDFD2C" box="[159,232,712,738]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/2xyg-zxc2" name="Department of Biologics Research" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">AMC</collectionCode>
); El Rejo,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFEC8EDF601D5FD2C" box="[357,496,712,738]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2001-10-30">30-10-2001</date>
, 1 ex.; Cabecera Bco. Juel,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC9AEDF60381FD2C" box="[823,932,712,738]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2002-06-08">8-6-2002</date>
, 1 ex.; Montaña del Dinero,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFB5BEDF60541FD2C" box="[1270,1380,712,738]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2003-01-04">4-1-2003</date>
, leg. P. Oromí, 1 ex. (POM); Chorros de Epina,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFD31EDCE033DFCC4" box="[668,792,752,778]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1984-04-23">23-4-1984</date>
, leg. A.H. Törnvall, 3 exx. (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFBC0EDCE04E2FCC4" box="[1133,1223,752,778]" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/wjrm-zrx5" name="Universitetets Lund, Zoologiska Museet" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">ZMUL</collectionCode>
); Laguna Grande,
<quantity id="4CB584EB333FFFEBFF3AEC2600D6FCFC" box="[151,243,792,818]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.2" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" unit="m" value="1200.0">1200 m</quantity>
,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFF53EC2601ACFCFC" box="[254,393,792,818]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1889-12-28">28-12-1889</date>
, leg. V. Assing, 2 exx. (PS); El Cedro, Rosa de Friate,
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,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFBC3EC2604CEFCFC" box="[1134,1259,792,818]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1988-10-08">8-10-1988</date>
, leg. L. Behne, 2 exx.; same data, leg. H. Ringel, 1 ex. (
<collectionCode id="ED5CB1CB333FFFEBFDC7EC7E0284FC94" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33211" box="[618,673,832,858]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33211" name="Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">DEI</collectionCode>
); Meriga,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFCB5EC7E03B0FC94" box="[792,917,832,858]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1994-03-30">30-3-1994</date>
, 1 ex.; Ermita de Santa Clara,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFB5AEC7E0540FC94" box="[1271,1381,832,858]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="1994-04-02">2-4-1994</date>
, leg. A. Liberto, 1 ex. (AL); San Sebastián,
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NW,
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,
<date id="FFF30FCE333FFFEBFC99EC56039AFC4C" box="[820,959,872,898]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" value="2004-12-31">31-12-2004</date>
, leg. P. Stüben, 1 ex. (PS).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3577A85333FFFEBFF6BECB10407FB87" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BF2290E333FFFEBFF6BECB10407FB87" blockId="20.[151,1436,152,1098]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFF6BECB10221FC67" bold="true" box="[198,516,911,937]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Distribution and ecology.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFDA3ECAE0334FC67" box="[526,785,912,937]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Laparocerus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="junonius">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFDA3ECAE0334FC67" box="[526,785,912,937]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Laparocerus junonius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is endemic to La Gomera and widely spread over the elevated mountain region, above
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, exposed to the humid trade winds. It is not uncommon in lower vegetation at the margins of the forest, in clearings or at road-sides. An eminently nocturnal and autumn-winter species, it feeds preferably on
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFE56EB360261FBEF" box="[507,580,1032,1057]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Rubus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Rosales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFE56EB360261FBEF" box="[507,580,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Rubus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. but also on
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFD56EB3603B2FBEF" box="[763,919,1032,1057]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rubiaceae" genus="Phyllis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Gentianales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nobla">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFD56EB3603B2FBEF" box="[763,919,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Phyllis nobla</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFC62EB3604C5FBEF" box="[975,1248,1032,1057]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lamiaceae" genus="Cedronella" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="canariensis">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFC62EB3604C5FBEF" box="[975,1248,1032,1057]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Cedronella canariensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and more occasionally on other plants, such as
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFDB9EB0E032DFB87" box="[532,776,1072,1097]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Adoxaceae" genus="Sambucus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Dipsacales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="palmensis">
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFDB9EB0E032DFB87" box="[532,776,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Sambucus palmensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B939F51C333FFFEBFCECEB0E0407FB87" box="[833,1058,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<taxonomicName id="4C4D528D333FFFEBFCECEB0E043BFB87" box="[833,1054,1072,1097]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Euphorbiaceae" genus="Mercurialis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="annua">Mercurialis annua</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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