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30 April 2019 First Finding of Altonomus vernalis (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1957) After Description: A New Record for Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Neslihan Gültekin, Roman Borovec, Levent Gültekin
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Abstract

This is the first report of a very rare weevil Altonomus vernalis (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1957) 60 years after its description. It is a new record for the Turkish fauna and Cirsium arvense (L.) is a first plant association record. Comparative sexually dimorphic characters, measurements, and digital photographs are presented for the first time.

Neslihan Gültekin, Roman Borovec, and Levent Gültekin "First Finding of Altonomus vernalis (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1957) After Description: A New Record for Turkey (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Curculionidae: Entiminae)," Entomological News 128(3), 320-323, (30 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.128.0313
Received: 31 March 2018; Accepted: 6 August 2018; Published: 30 April 2019
KEYWORDS
Cyphicerini
food plant
new record
rare weevil
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