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Research Project: Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: A new species of Rimboda Heller (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Conoderinae, Othippiini) reared from Distylium racemosum Siebold & Zucc. in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Author
item Sokolov, Igor

Submitted to: Zootaxa
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/9/2024
Publication Date: 1/23/2025
Citation: Sokolov, I.M. 2025. A new species of Rimboda Heller (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Conoderinae, Othippiini) reared from Distylium racemosum Siebold & Zucc. in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Zootaxa. 5575(2):339-345. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5575.2.10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5575.2.10

Interpretive Summary: Ground beetles are among insects important for U.S. agriculture. Many are predators of exotic pests that can be used as biological control agents while some are serious pests themselves destroying valuable crops costing millions of dollars annually. This work documents the discovery of a cavernicolous ground beetle species previously unknown to science and proposes a new synonymy for a well-known species. The species in question are described, illustrated and compared to known species of the genus. The study will be useful to biological control workers, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, and anyone interested in predatory beetles.

Technical Abstract: Based on the examination of the type material of Anillinus the following changes in nomenclature and taxonomy are proposed. Anillinus steevesi Barr (new synonymy) is proposed as a junior synonym of A. fortis (Horn). The first available name for the species, previously known as A. fortis sensu auct. nec Horn, is A.carolinae Casey. Lectotypes are designated for A. fortis and A. carolinae. Published records of A. valentinei (Jeannel) for caves in Jefferson County of Alabama are based on misidentification. A new species A. charon, new species, is described from McCluney Cave (Jefferson County, Alabama, USA). Digital images of habitus, body parts, and male genitalia are provided for species in question and position of a new species within the genus Anillinus is briefly discussed.