Taxonomic Studies on the GenusAthesapeuta(Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India with Description of Three New Species

摘要

Six species of genusAthesapeutaFaust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae) from India and the adjacent countries are included, of which three new species, namleymeghalayensissp. nov.,richardisp. nov., andspinulatussp. nov., are described. An annotated checklist of known species along with their synonymy and distribution is given. Descriptions are supplemented with details of genitalia and elytral vestiture; a key to the species studied is provided.