| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| : | 2008 |
| Authors: | G. Alziar, Lemaire J. - M. |
| Journal: | Biocosme Mésogéen |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Pagination: | 71-82 |
| Date Published: | 2008 |
| Type of Article: | Article |
| : | 0762-6428 |
| : | Entiminae, Troglorhynchus augustae, Troglorhythmus, Troglorhythmus raffaldianus, Troglorhythmus raffaldianus giordani |
| : | From the study of comparatively numerous specimens collected from several caves in the French Alpes-Maritimes, the authors describe a new genus of anophtalmous Curculionidae, Troglorhythmus gen. nov.; this genus includes augustae (Alziar, 1977), formerly described under Troglorhynchus, and raffaldianus sp. nov., described here. In the latter species they also distinguish giordani, ssp. nov.. Some further remarks are made on the taxonomy of blind Entiminae, and hypotheses are proposed on the evolutionary origin of Troglorhythmus. |
Taxonomic name:
Entiminae (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Troglorhythmus raffaldianus (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Troglorhythmus raffaldianus giordani (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Troglorhynchus augustae (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended)), Troglorhythmus (Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal, 1999 (amended))