TY  - GEN
A1  - Haran , Julien M.
A1  - Hansen, Steffan
A1  - Benoit, Laure
A1  - Addison, Pia
T1  - Description of five new species in the genus Phlyctinus Schoenherr (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): a first step in
deciphering the P. callosus complex
T2  - European journal of taxonomy : 669
N2  - Phlyctinus callosus (Schoenherr, 1826) (Curculionidae, Entiminae, Oosomini) is a species native to the Western Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. It is regarded as a key pest of orchards and vineyards. Detailed observations of its morphology and ecology have shown this species to be a complex of closely related species. In this study we describe the species of this complex, provide morphological and molecular diagnostic tools to distinguish between species, and review their distribution and host plant associations. In all, six species are recognized in the P. callosus complex and five are described as new (P. grootbosensis Haran sp. nov., P. xerophilus Haran sp. nov., P. planithorax Haran sp. nov., P. littoralis Haran sp. nov., P. aloevorus Haran sp. nov.). Sequences of the mitochondrial gene used (cytochrome oxidase I, COI) indicated that P. xerophilus Haran sp. nov. might comprise several cryptic species for which stable morphological features could not be identified at this stage. The species of the genus Phlyctinus appear to be primarily associated with various Asteraceae found in humid, sandy and disturbed habitats.
T3  - European journal of taxonomy  : EJT - 669 
KW  - Entiminae
KW  - Oosomini
KW  - species complex
KW  - Banded Fruit Weevil
KW  - Garden Weevil
Y1  - 2020
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/53933
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-539336
SN  - 2118-9773
PB  - Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
CY  - Paris
ER  -