Review of the genus Miloderes Casey, 1888 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), with desciptions of three new species

MATTHEW H. VAN DAM; CHARLES W. O’BRIEN

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4006.2.2

Issue: Vol. 4006 No. 2: 24 Aug. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-08-24

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4006.2.2

Page range: 247–284

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**Review of the genus Miloderes Casey, 1888 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae:
Entiminae), with desciptions of three new species**

MATTHEW H. VAN DAM⁺⁻
CHARLES W. O’BRIEN⁺⁻

Essig Museum of Entomology 1101 Valley Life Sciences Building, #4780 University of California, Berkeley, USA. Berkeley, CA 94720-4780.

2313 West Calle Balaustre Green Valley, AZ 85622, USA.

Coleoptera endophallus Mojave Desert sand dunes morphological phylogeny Death Valley National Park weevils

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Abstract

The genus Miloderes Casey, 1888 is reviewed and three new species are described. The genus now has eight valid species: M. amargosensis sp. nov., M. mercuryensis Tanner, M. nelsoni Kissinger, M. panamintensis sp. nov., M. setosus Casey, M. tingi Tanner, M. ubehebensis sp. nov. and M. viridis Pierce. Miloderes allredi Tanner, 1974 is a new junior synonym of M. viridis Pierce, 1910. The relationships of the species are discussed based on morphological characters from external morphology as well as from the endophallus. A key to species is provided.