Andrei A. Legalov

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

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, n. gen. (type species: A. larssoni n. sp.) and new species, Electranthribus zherikhini Legalov, n. sp. (Anthribidae: Anthribinae: Zygaenodini) from Baltic amber, Succinometrioxena bachofeni Legalov, n. sp. from Baltic amber, Palaeorhopalotria neli Legalov, n. sp. (Belidae: Oxycoryninae: Allocorynitae) from Alès-Monteils, Upper Eocene, Eoceneithycerus carpenteri Legalov, n. sp. (Ithyceridae: Ithycerinae) from USA Lower Eocene, Succinorhynchites alberti Legalov, n. sp. (Rhynchitidae: Rhynchitini: Perrhynchitina) from Baltic amber, Ceutorhynchus succinus Legalov, n. sp. (Curculionidae: Baridinae: Ceutorhynchini) from Baltic amber, Palaeophelypera kuscheli Legalov, n. sp. (Entiminae: Hyperini: Cepurina) from Baltic amber, and A. larssoni Legalov, n. sp. (Entiminae: Cneorhinini alaeophelypera) from Baltic amber are described. Isotheinae Scudder 1893, n. syn. is synonymised to the tribe Rhynchitini Gistel, 1848. Trichapiina Alonso-Zarazaga 1990, n. syn. is synonymised to the subtribe Toxorhynchina Scudder 1893. Phialodes durus (Heer 1865), n. placem. and n. comb. is transferred from the genus Attelabus Linnaeus, 1758 to the genus Phialodes Roelofs, 1874.

Review of the family Anthribidae (Coleoptera) from the Jurassic of Karatau: Subfamily Protoscelinae. Genus Protoscelis Medvedev

The subfamily Protoscelinae from the Middle to Late Jurassic of Karatau is transferred from the family Chrysomelidae to the family Anthribidae. The genus Protoscelis, comprising five species, is reviewed. Males and females of the genus are described and keys to the identification of male and female specimens are provided. The new species P. medvedevi sp. nov. is described. The generic names Cerambyomima Medvedev, 1968, Pseudomegamerus Medvedev, 1968 and Protosceloides Medvedev, 1968 are synonymized under Protoscelis Medvedev, 1968, and the species Pseudomegamerus grandis Medvedev, 1968 is synonymized under Cerambyomima longicornis Medvedev, 1968. The new combinations Protoscelis longicornis (Medvedev, 1968) comb. nov. and P. nitidicornis (Medvedev, 1968) comb. nov. are established.

Fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils (Coleoptera, Obrienioidea, Curculionoidea)

All known extinct species of Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils are listed. Ten species of Obrienioidea and 895 Curculionoidea species are recognized, including 88 Nemonychidae, 43 Anthribidae, 44 Ithyceridae, 65 Scolytidae, 12 Belidae, 67 Brentidae, 508 Curcuionidae, 45 Rhynchitidae, six Attelabidae, and 16 Platypodidae. The Triassic beds have yielded six fossil species; Jurassic, 64; Jurassic–Cretaceous boundary, 2; Cretaceous, 105; Paleogene, 510; Neogene, 190; and Pleistocene–Holocene, 22 (5 are synonyms). A new subfamily, Montsecbelinae Legalov, subfam. nov. (with the type genus Montsecbelus Zherikhin et Gratshev, 1997); the new tribes Cretochoragini Legalov, trib. nov. (with the type genus Cretochoragus Soriano et al., 2006), Montsecanomalini Legalov, trib. nov. (with the type genus Montsecanomalus Soriano et al., 2006), Montsecbelini Legalov, trib. nov. (with the type genus Montsecbelus Zherikhin et Gratshev, 1997), Gratshevibelini Legalov, trib. nov. (with the type genus Gratshevibelus Soriano, 2009), Davidibelini Legalov, trib. nov. (with the type genus Davidibelus Zherikhin et Gratshev, 2004); the new genera Allandroides Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Allandroides vossi Legalov, sp. nov.), Baissabrenthorhinus Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Baissabrenthorhinus mirabilis Legalov, sp. nov.), Ithyceroides Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Ithyceroides klondikensis Legalov, sp. nov.), Furhylobius Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Furhylobius troesteri Legalov, sp. nov.), Electrauletes Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Electrauletes unicus Legalov, sp. nov.); new species Allandroides vossi Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), Glaesotropis gusakovi Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), G. succiniferus Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), G. alleni Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), G. gratshevi Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), Baissabrenthorhinus mirabilis Legalov, sp. nov. (Baissa locality), Ithyceroides klondikensis Legalov, sp. nov. (Republic Graben locality), Melanapion poinari Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), M. gusakovi Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), Furhylobius troesteri Legalov, sp. nov. (Mors locality), Baltocar convexus Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber), and Electrauletes unicus Legalov, sp. nov. (Baltic amber) are newly described.

New mesozoic Ithyceridae beetles (Coleoptera)

A new subfamily, Mongolocarinae subfam. nov. of the family Ithyceridae, from the Middle-Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Asia is described. It includes five genera with five species: Palaeocar gen. nov. (with P. princeps sp. nov.), Mongolocar gen. nov. (M. orcinus sp. nov.), Praecar gen. nov. (P. stolidus sp. nov.), Karacar gen. nov. (M. contractus sp. nov.), and Baissacar gen. nov. (B. passarius sp. nov.).

The first record of anthribid beetle from the Jurassic of Kazakhstan (Coleoptera: Anthribidae)

A new subfamily, Juranthribinae, new genera Juranthribus and Karanthribus, and new species Juranthribus thompsoni and Karanthribus primitivus are described from the Middle-Upper Jurassic of Karatau. This is the earliest known record of anthribids.

The Mesozoic stage of evolution of the family Nemonychidae (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)

The Mesozoic stage in the evolution of the family Nemonychidae is studied. The phylogeny and morphology of this family are considered; 80 species of 42 genera are recorded in the Mesozoic fauna. The group is reviewed. Diagnoses and descriptions are made. Keys to taxa are given. New genera, Cratonemonyx Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Cratonemonyx martinsnetoi Legalov, sp. nov.), and Baissimberis Gratshev et Legalov, gen. nov. (with the type species Baissimberis prodigiosus Gratshev et Legalov, sp. nov.), the new species Oxycorynoides (Pseudoxycorynoides) sukatshevae Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), Ampliceps zimmermanni Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), Archaeorrhynchus carpenteri Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), Probelus (Probelus) handlirschi Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), P. (P.) nikolaevi Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), P. (P.) scudderi Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), Belonotaris (Arnoldibelus) heeri Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), B. (A.) rohdendorfi Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), B. (A.) rasnitsyni Legalov, sp. nov. (Karatau locality), Distenorrhinus (Distenorrhinus) ovatus Gratshev et Legalov, sp. nov. (Khasurtyi locality), Cratonemonyx martinsnetoi Legalov, sp. nov. (Santana locality), Baissimberis prodigiosus Gratshev et Legalov, sp. nov. (Baissa locality), and Chinocimberis dispersus Gratshev et Legalov, sp. nov. (Khutel-Kharalocality) are described. Belonotaroides Legalov, 2009, syn. nov. for Oxycorynoides L. Arnoldi, 1977, Scelocamptus L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov., Karataucar Legalov, 2009, syn. nov., Gratshevicar Legalov, 2009, syn. nov. and Medmetrioxenoides Gratshev et Legalov, 2009, syn. nov. for Ampliceps L. Arnoldi, 1977, Eccoptarthroides Legalov, 2010, syn. nov. for Astenorrhinus Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995, Oxycorynoides rohdendorfi L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. and Belonotaris lineatipunctatus L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. for Oxycorynoides similis L. Arnoldi, 1977, Oxycorynoides progressivus L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. for Ampliceps dentitibia L. Arnoldi, 1977, Oxycorynoides zherichini L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov., O. ponomarenkoi L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov., Paroxycorynoides elegans L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. and Medmetrioxenoides prodromus Gratshev et Legalov, 2009, syn. nov. for Ampliceps furcitibia L. Arnoldi, 1977, Scelocamptus curvipes L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. for Ampliceps tenuirostris (L. Arnoldi, 1977), Distenorrhinus arnoldii Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995, syn. nov. for D. angulatus L. Arnoldi, 1977, Distenorrhinus rotundicollis Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995, syn. nov. for D. pallidirostris Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995, Pseudobrenthorrhinus crassicornis Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1996, syn. nov. for Eccoptarthrus crassipes L. Arnoldi, 1977, Eccoptarthroides nikitskyi Legalov, 2010, syn. nov. for Astenorrhinus martynovi (Legalov, 2010), Eccoptarthroides longirostris Legalov, 2010, syn. nov. for Astenorrhinus elongatus (Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995), Eccoptarthroides ponomarenkoi Legalov, 2010, syn. nov. for Astenorrhinus major (Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995), Eccoptothorax latipennis L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. for Procurculio fortipes L. Arnoldi, 1977, Probelopsis acutiapices L. Arnoldi, 1977, syn. nov. for Probelus longitarsus L. Arnoldi, 1977 are established. Changes of the status of Astenorrhinus Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995, stat. nov. is ranked from subgenus to genus, and Arnoldibelus Legalov, 2009, stat. nov. is ranked from genus to subgenus. Ampliceps dubius (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb. nov., A. tenuirostris (L. Arnoldi, 1977), comb. nov., Belonotaris (Arnoldibelus) zherichini (Legalov, 2010), comb. nov., B. (A.) gratshevi (Legalov, 2010), comb. nov., Astenorrhinus martynovi (Legalov, 2010), comb. nov., A. elongatus (Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995), comb. nov. and A. major (Gratshev et Zherikhin, 1995), comb. nov. are established.

The oldest Brentidae and Curculionidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Aptian of Bon-Tsagaan

A new tribe, Palaeoerirhinini Legalov, n. tribe, two new genera, Cretotanaos Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Cretotanaosbontsaganensis n. sp.) (Curculionidae: Erirhininae) and Palaeoerirhinus Legalov, n. gen. (type species: Palaeoerirhinusponomarenkoi n. sp. (Brentidae Apioninae) and five new species, C. bontsaganensis Legalov, n. sp., P.latus Legalov, n. sp., P. thompsoni Legalov, n. sp., P. longirostris Legalov, n. sp. and P. ponomarenkoi Legalov, n. sp. from the Bon-Tsagaan locality (Mongolia, Cretaceous, Aptian) are described.http://zoobank.org/3D42DB5C-1841-46F1-A2A0-1034DDE10490

Bicalcasura maculata n. gen., n. sp. (Curculionoidea: Dryophthoridae) with a list of weevils described from Dominican amber

A new genus and species, Bicalcasura maculata n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Rhynchophorinae: Dryophthoridae) is described from Dominican amber as the first fossil member of the Tribe Diocalandrini. The new genus is characterised by procoxae located in the middle of the prothorax; a thick, short and strongly curved rostrum with the scape not reaching the pronotum; a weak extension of the rostrum in respect to the antennal attachment; slightly elongated fifth ventrite; narrow (not bilobed) third tarsomere and a pair of apical spurs on the protibiae. This set of characters separates the fossil from the extant genus Diocalandra Faust, 1894, the only other member of this tribe. A list of weevils (Curculionoidea) described from Dominican amber is included. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D25F7915-3C49-4E22-A37C-F574F573C67D

New curculionoid beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Baltic amber

New genera and species of curculionid beetles from the Baltic amber, Pseudoglaesotropis martynovi gen. et sp. nov. (Anthribidae), Palaeometrioxena zherikhini gen. et sp. nov. (Belidae), Eocenorhynchites vossi gen. et sp. nov. (Rhynchitidae), and Archaeosciaphilus marshalli gen. et sp. nov. (Curculionidae), are described.

New tribes of the superfamily Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) in Burmese amber

Two new tribes in the Curculionoidea are described as the Anchineini Poinar and Legalov, n. trib. (Ithyceridae: Carinae) and Paleocryptorhynchini Poinar and Legalov, n. trib. (Curculionidae: Erirhininae). The genus Anchineus Poinar and Brown, 2009, n. placem. is transferred from the subfamily Curculioninae of the family Curculionidae to the subfamily Carinae of the family Ithyceridae. The genus Paleocryptorhynchus Poinar, 2009, n. placem. is transferred from the subfamily Cryptorhynchinae to the subfamily Erirhininae. The placement of the genus Mesophyletis Poinar, 2006 in the family Ithyceridae was confirmed. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0C0039DD-7BC6-4A54-9282-F43C5606D68B