Curculio tragiae F. - a baridine weevil collected by the Cook-Expedition in Brazil 1768 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae).

Abstract

The history and origin of the type material of Curculio tragiae F. are reconstructed based on information in the description and historical evidence. The species is placed in the Baridinae as Nanobaris tragiae (F.) comb. n., where it takes priority over N. setosella (Hustache) syn. n. The original definition of Nanobaris Champion is modified to allow for the addition of species with elongate, spindle-shaped antennal club.

Keywords

weevils, historical explorations, James Cook, Joseph Banks, Brazil.

Nomenclatural Acts

setosella Hustache, 1951 (Giveniopsis), syn. n. of Nanobaris tragiae (Fabricius, 1775)
tragiae (Fabricius, 1775) (Nanobaris), comb. n. hitherto Curculio tragiae