Genus Menechirus Hartmann, 1901
- Menechirus Hartmann, F. 1901. Neue Rüsselkäfer aus Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 2: 273–295 [278] [removed from synonymy with Sigastus Pascoe].
Type species:
Menechirus oculatus Hartmann, 1901 by original designation.
Introduction
The genus was revised thoroughly by Jennings & Oberprieler (2018), its status as valid genus reinstated, and species redescribed, including the type species, the only member of the tribe known from outside Australia, the New Guinea Menechirus oculatus Hartmann.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
General References
Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2018. A review of the tribe Cryptoplini (Coleoptera: Curculioninae), with revision of the genus Menechirus Hartmann, 1901 and description of a new genus associated with Macadamia. Diversity 10, 70: 32 pp. [Date published 23 July 2018] [9]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptoplini Lacordaire, 1863 | 06-Aug-2018 | ADDED |