Circumscription of the <i>sclerolobii</i> group of <i>Amblycerus</i> Thunberg (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) with descriptions of four new species and a revision of the species groups of the genus.

ABSTRACT: The seed-beetle Amblycerus Thunberg, 1815 the second most diverse genus of Bruchinae (Chrysomelidae) in the Western Hemisphere, is organized into groups of species, as many others in the subfamily. The main objective of this work is to delimit the group sclerolobii, here established as composed by five described species, A. sclerolobii Ribeiro-Costa, 2000, A. kingsolveri Ribeiro-Costa, 1993, A. marinonii Ribeiro-Costa, 1993, A. manauara Ribeiro-Costa, 2000, A. tachigaliae Kingsolver, 1976 and four new species: A. biacutus Ribeiro-Costa, sp. nov., A. falcorostrus Ribeiro-Costa & Morse, sp. nov., A. morsei Ribeiro-Costa, sp. nov. (type localities: Brazil: Amazonas, Manaus) and A. truncatus Ribei

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro-Costa CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475921 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature