Abstract
A new genus, Afromuelleria gen. n., assigned to the tribe Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863, is described for four South African species of weevils: A. awelani sp. n., A. baobab sp. n., A. limpopo sp. n. and A. venda sp. n. All species are illustrated and keyed. Taxonomic status of the new genus is discussed and compared with similar genera of Trachyphloeini and Embrithini Marshall, 1942.
Highlights
The Cape Floristic Region is by far the smallest in the world, characterized mainly by a very high species diversity of angiosperms, with about 8,700 species in 165 families, which is about 20% of all African angiosperms (Hendrych, 1984)
First genera and species of South African entimines were described by Boheman or Schoenherr (e.g., 1843, 1847) in Schoenherr’s monumental monograph of world weevils
Continuation of this study based on material collected mainly during the first botanical expedition to South Africa (Gunn & Codd, 1981) were descriptions by Fåhraeus (1871)
Summary
The Cape Floristic Region is by far the smallest in the world, characterized mainly by a very high species diversity of angiosperms, with about 8,700 species in 165 families, which is about 20% of all African angiosperms (Hendrych, 1984). We describe a small genus including four species, known only from Limpopo province, which is distinguished from all other known genera by its external morphological characters (e.g., extremely short and wide rostrum) and by unique characters of the males and unusual characters of female genitalia.
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