Oromia orahan (Curculionidae, Molytinae), a new subterranean species for the Canarian underground biodiversity

By

Garcia Becerra, Rafael
Andújar, Carmelo
Oromí, Pedro
Lopez, Heriberto

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

35

Pages

1--14

Subjects

Canary Islands , Coleoptera , identification key , MSS , new species , subterranean , Weevil

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.35.52583

 

Abstract

A new blind weevil belonging to the genus Oromia Alonso-Zarazaga, 1987 is described, being found in the underground of the laurel forest of La Gomera (Canary Islands). Individuals were mainly collected in a colluvial mesocavernous shallow substratum, besides one specimen collected in the deep humic layer of soil. This new species has clear diagnostic differences from the other Oromia species. The number of taxa in this endemic Canarian genus increases to four species, easily identified using the key provided in this article. New data on other Canarian subterranean weevils are also provided.