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<taxonomicName id="6FE03CDCFFCCFFFD597EFEF0FC805129" authority="Hanam, 2021" box="[637,853,264,291]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Smicronyx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD597EFEF0FC805129" bold="true" box="[637,853,264,291]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Smicronyx similis</emphasis>
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<figureCitation id="30DB5BDAFFCCFFFD598BFEB6FD3D5163" box="[648,744,335,361]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1716,1742]" captionTargetBox="[249,1337,275,1643]" captionTargetId="figure-12@6.[222,1366,265,1679]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 1. Habitus of species of Smicronychini from southern Africa (Part 1). A. Sharpia madibai sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). B. Afrosmicronyx cycnii sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). C. Afrosmicronyx louwi sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). D. Afrosmicronyx marshalli sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). E. Afrosmicronyx nebulosipennis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH). F. Smicronyx gracilipes sp. nov., ♀, holotype (SAMC). G. Smicronyx similis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). H. Smicronyx pseudocoecus sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). I. Smicronyx paucisquamis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). J. Smicronyx fallax (Gyllenhal, 1836), ♂, neotype (NHRS). K. Smicronyx australis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). L. Smicronyx pauperculus Wollaston, 1864, ♂, specimen from Tanzania. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5707951" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5707951/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Figs 1G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="30DB5BDAFFCCFFFD59F7FEB6FCCF5163" box="[756,794,335,361]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1822,1848]" captionTargetBox="[253,1333,309,1743]" captionTargetId="figure-13@13.[220,1368,265,1774]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 3. Head and prothorax in lateral view of species of Smicronyx from southern Africa (Part 1). A. Sharpia madibai sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). B. Afrosmicronyx cycnii sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). C. Afrosmicronyx louwi sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). D. Afrosmicronyx marshalli sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). E. Afrosmicronyx nebulosipennis, sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH). F. Smicronyx gracilipes sp. nov., ♀, holotype (SAMC). G. Smicronyx similis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). H. Smicronyx pseudocoecus sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5707957" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5707957/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">3G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="30DB5BDAFFCCFFFD5824FEB6FC9C5160" box="[807,841,335,362]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[189,232,1611,1637]" captionTargetId="figure-13@17.[189,1398,335,1996]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="Fig. 5 (opposite page). Penis of Smicronyx from southern Africa, in dorsal (left) and lateral (right) view. A. Sharpia madibai sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). B. Afrosmicronyx cycnii sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). C. Afrosmicronyx louwi sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). D. Afrosmicronyx marshalli sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). E. Afrosmicronyx nebulosipennis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (BMNH). F. Smicronyx similis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SANC). G. Smicronyx pseudocoecus sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). H. Smicronyx paucisquamis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). I. Smicronyx fallax (Gyllenhal, 1836), ♂, neotype (NHRS). J. Smicronyx australis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC). K. Smicronyx pauperculus Wollaston, 1864, ♂, specimen from Tanzania. L. Smicronyx san sp. nov., ♂, holotype (SAMC), bred from Chironia baccifera L. M. Smicronyx drakensbergensis sp. nov., ♂, holotype (TMSA). N. Smicronyx zonatus Haran, 2018, ♂, paratype (CBGP), specimen from the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa. O. Smicronyx lutulentus Dietz, 1894, ♂ (CBGP). P. Smicronyx namibicus Haran, 2018, ♂, holotype (MNHN), specimen from Tanzania. Scale bars: 100 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708001" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5708001/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">5F</figureCitation>
;
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5BBEFE69FE1C51A0" bold="true" box="[189,457,400,426]" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5BBEFE39FE5851D3" box="[189,397,447,474]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Smicronyx similis</emphasis>
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is mostly similar to
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD59E0FE39FCAF51D3" box="[739,890,448,474]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. guineanus</emphasis>
Voss, 1956
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, a species widely distributed in tropical Africa. The two species can be distinguished by their general appearance, which is more robust in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5BDFFDFFFE9D522A" box="[220,328,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. similis</emphasis>
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The second segment of the funicle is isodiametric in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5F29FDFFFB43522A" box="[1066,1174,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. similis</emphasis>
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while it is distinctly longer than wide in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5914FDD0FD795249" box="[535,684,553,579]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. guineanus</emphasis>
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, the elytra are wider in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD58BFFDD0FBF05249" box="[956,1061,553,579]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. similis</emphasis>
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than in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5FE2FDD0FAA35249" box="[1249,1398,553,579]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. guineanus</emphasis>
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(ratio w/l: 0.68 and 0.58 respectively), and the integument of the prothorax of
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5F4DFDB5FB6D526C" box="[1102,1208,588,614]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. similis</emphasis>
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is more coarsely punctate than in
<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5AF3FD89FD455283" box="[496,656,624,650]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">
<taxonomicName id="6FE03CDCFFCCFFFD5AF3FD89FD5E5283" authorityName="Voss" authorityYear="1956" box="[496,651,624,650]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Smicronyx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="49" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="guineanus">S. guineanus</taxonomicName>
.
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The body of the penis in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD58C5FD89FBE75283" box="[966,1074,623,650]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. similis</emphasis>
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is also thicker and less narrowed in the middle than in
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5977FD6AFCD852A6" box="[628,781,659,685]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. guineanus</emphasis>
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. In southern Africa,
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is closest to
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, but the latter species has distinctly longer legs and rostrum and a finely punctate prothoracic integument (coarsely granulate in
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).
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5BBEFCE3FE91533E" bold="true" box="[189,324,794,820]" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Etymology</emphasis>
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The species name ʻsimilisʼ refers to the similar appearance of this species with
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5F5FFCB0FB275369" box="[1116,1266,841,867]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">S. guineanus</emphasis>
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, which is a very widespread and abundant species in tropical Africa.
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFCCFFFD5BBEFB12FE9B550F" bold="true" box="[189,334,1259,1285]" pageId="15" pageNumber="49">Description</emphasis>
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BODY LENGTH.
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HEAD. Rostrum slightly longer than head capsule + prothorax, moderately downcurved in lateral view, slightly longer and more downcurved in
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than in ♂, covered with scarce whitish scales dorsally (♂) or scales only in basal ¼ (
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), shiny and slightly punctate at apex (♂) or at apical ¾ (
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); antennae inserted slightly after middle of length (
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) or at apical ⅓ (♂); transverse furrow at base of rostrum shiny, with two spots of whitish semi-erect scales on sides near eyes; head capsule glabrous, with slight cover of scales near transverse furrow; eyes flat, subcontiguous ventrally, distance between eyes equal to the width of 12 ommatidia; antennal scape slightly bisinuate at base, moderately clavate at apex, segment 1 of funicle elongate, slightly longer than 2 + 3, 47 wider than long.
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GENITALIA. Body of penis elongate (w/l ratio: 0.23), 2× longer than apodemes, sides sub-parallel in basal ⅓, narrowed near middle of length, spatulate in apical ⅓, apex slightly acuminate, curvature in lateral view regular (
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).
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<emphasis id="9A949B4DFFD3FFE25BBEFDCEFE9A525B" bold="true" box="[189,335,567,593]" pageId="16" pageNumber="50">Life history</emphasis>
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