2019•Paleontological JournalRequires access

New Species of Weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) in Dominican Amber

Andrei A. Legalov

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Abstract Four new weevil species, Mesocordylusdominicus sp. nov. (Dryophthorinae: Orthognathini), Derelomus miocaenicus sp. nov. (Curculioninae: Acalyptini), Anthonomus (Anthonomus) clarki sp. nov. (Curculioninae: Anthonomini) and Compsus (Compsus) poinari sp. nov. (Entiminae: Eustylini) are described from Early Miocene Dominican amber.

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Key concepts: Anthonomus, Curculionidae, Weevil, Biology, Botany, Boll weevil, Zoology, Ecology