New and little known weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Paleogene and Neogene

@article{Legalov2013NewAL,
  title={New and little known weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Paleogene and Neogene},
  author={Andrei A. Legalov},
  journal={Historical Biology},
  year={2013},
  volume={25},
  pages={59 - 80}
}
  • A. Legalov
  • Published 1 February 2013
  • Biology
  • Historical Biology
A new tribe, Palaeorhopalotriini Legalov, n. tribe, new genera, Electranthribus Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Electranthribus zherikhini n. sp.), Palaeorhopalotria Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Palaeorhopalotria neli n. sp.), Eoceneithycerus Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Eoceneithycerus carpenteri n. sp.), Succinorhynchites Legalov, n. gen. (type species: S. alberti n. sp.), Palaeophelypera Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Palaeophelypera kuscheli n. sp.) and Archaeocallirhopalus Legalov… 
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