The species of Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) ranged in America South of the United States

Abstract

THE VALID NAMES OF THE GENERA AND SPECIES OF ENTIMINES (COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE: ENTIMINAE) RANGED IN AMERICA SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES ARE LISTED, INCLUDING THEIR SYNONYMS AND DISTRUBUTUIONAL SUMMARIES, THESE TAXA BELONG IN TWO TRIBES: SITONINI AND ENTIMINI, THE LATTER INCLUDING THE SUBTRIBES LEPTOPIINA (= CYLYDRORHININA, SYN. NOV., STRANGALIODINA, RHIGOPSINA, AND PREMNOTRYPINA, SYN. NOV., AND EUDIAGOGINA. SYN. NOV.), OPHRYASTINA, EUSTYLINA (= EXOPHTHALMINA AND EXOPHTHALMODINA), OTIORHYNCHINA (OOSOMINA, PERITELINA, TRACHYPHLOEINA, AND BRACHYRHININA), POLYDROSINA (= BRACHYDERINA, CNEORHININA, AND SCYTHROPINA). ANYPOTACTINA, BARYNOTINA, ANOMOPHTHALMINA, TANYMECINA (= PIAZOMIINA AND PANDELETIINA), AND NAUPACTINA (= CYPHINA, NEOCYPHINA, PLATYOMINA). A TOTAL OF 52 NEW SYNONYMIES OF SPECIES-GROUP NAMES ARE ESTABLISHED, AND FOUR SUBSPECIES ARE GIVEN SPECIES STATUS.