On the genus Anchonus Schonherr in Florida (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Authors

Michael C. Thomas, Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

9-1-1999

Comments

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/. Copyright © by Thomas and O'Brien.

Abstract

Four species of Anchonus Schönherr occur in Florida: A. floridanus Schwarz, A. duryi Blatchley, A. blatchleyi Sleeper, and A. suillus (Fabricius), which is recorded from Florida and the continental United States for the first time. The species are distinguished in a key and illustrated. A lectotype is selected for A. floridanus.