| Autor: |
Atencio R; Instituto de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Panam (IDIAP), Panam. Centro de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Divisa (CIAD). 2. randy.atencio@gmail.com., Barba A; Instituto de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Panam (IDIAP), Panam. Centro de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Divisa (CIAD). . anovelbarba@gmail.com., Collantes R; Instituto de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Panam (IDIAP), Panam. Estacin experimental Cerro Punta, CIA - Chiriqu. . rdcg31@hotmail.com., Pitt J; Instituto de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Panam (IDIAP), Panam. Estacin experimental Cerro Punta, CIA - Chiriqu. . pittjavier28@hotmail.com., Muoz J; 4Instituto de Innovacin Agropecuaria de Panam (IDIAP), Panam. Estacin experimental Cerro Punta, CIA - Chiriqu. . jorgemunoz1856@gmail.com., DE Medeiros BAS; 8Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. . demedeirosb@si.edu., Girn J; Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA 10Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA These authors contributed equally to the study. entiminae@gmail.com. |
| Abstrakt: |
Epicaerus panamensis Girn de Medeiros, a new species of broad-nosed weevil in the tribe Geonemini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) is described. Specimens have been collected on or around potato cultivars in Tierras Altas de Chiriqu, Panama. Field and habitus images, images of the male and female genitalia, an image of the feeding damage caused by the weevils on potato leaves, and a locality map are provided. The species is compared to the closely related Epicaerus inaequalis (Sharp, 1891), including a brief discussion regarding their morphological affinities and current taxonomic placement. |
