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The oldest record of straight-snouted weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Brentidae: Brentinae) from the Eocene of Germany

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ABSTRACT Eckfelderolispa, new genus, including E. petrefacta n. sp., E. perita n. sp. and E. manderschieta n. sp., and Cerobates (Cerobates) eocenicus n. sp. (Brentinae: Trachelizini) are described and illustrated… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT Eckfelderolispa, new genus, including E. petrefacta n. sp., E. perita n. sp. and E. manderschieta n. sp., and Cerobates (Cerobates) eocenicus n. sp. (Brentinae: Trachelizini) are described and illustrated from the middle Eocene Eckfeld Maar, Germany. They document the oldest fossil weevils of the tribe Trachelizini.

Keywords: coleoptera curculionoidea; snouted weevils; record straight; oldest record; weevils coleoptera; straight snouted

Journal Title: Historical Biology
Year Published: 2019

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