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The subfamily Anthribinae in New Caledonia and Vanuatu (Coleoptera: Anthribidae)

G. KUSCHEL

7 Tropicana Drive
Mt Roskill
Auckland 1004, New Zealand

Dedicated to Beverley Anne Holloway, PhD (Harvard University), in recognition of her innovative work on the morphology and systematics of Anthribidae.

Abstract  The fauna of Anthribinae of New Caledonia (inclusive of Art I., Île des Pins, and Loyalty Islands) and Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides) is revised. Keys and descriptions are given for all taxa, and 164 line drawings illustrate male and female genitalia and a few other features. The number of species is increased from 14 to 56 for New Caledonia, and from 1 to 9 for Vanuatu representing together 62 species in 24 genera; 9 genera and 43 species are described as new. New Caledonia shares with Vanuatu 5 genera and 3 species, with Australia 5 genera and 1 species, and with New Zealand 5 genera but no species. Araecerus insularis Fauvel is synonymised with A. lutatus (Fairmaire), Acanthopygus rubricollis Montrouzier with A. griseus Montrouzier, Alloderes Jordan with Plintheria Pascoe, Plintheria subtilis Jordan with Helmoreus dufouri (Montrouzier), Jordanopus Elgueta with Dinema Fairmaire, and Jordanopus veitchi (Jordan) and J. caledoniense (Frieser) with Dinema filicorne Fairmaire. The new genera and their type species are as follows: Haplopygus for H. fauveli sp.n., Pistorhinus for P. fidelis sp.n., Mionus for M. creper sp.n., Mesocranius for Proscoporhinus apicatus Jordan, Xylanthribus for Anthribisomus xylophagus Jordan, Etnalidius for E. acuticollis sp.n., Sophronus for S. tibialis sp.n., Aranthribus for A. araucariae sp.n., and Solox for S. vanuatensis sp.n. A list of all species and their distribution is provided.

Keywords  Anthribidae; Anthribinae; New Caledonia; Vanuatu; faunal revision; relationships

Z97028
Received 16 July 1997; accepted 31 March 1998

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