INDIAN APIONIDAE (COLEOPTERA : CURCULIONOIDEA). III. COMMENTS ON INDIAN PIEZOTRACHELINI ALONGWITH THE DESCRIPTION OF SIX NEW SPECIES
B. R. BHATEJA *
PG-DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, S. G. N. KHALSA COLLEGE, SRIGANGANAGAR-335001. INDIA.
H. R. PAJNI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH-160014, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Six new species namely Piezotrachelus nagalandensis, P. longicephalus, Conapion bicolorous, C. moniliformis, C. cupreus, C. manshadeviae are described. All these species along with 8 already known species are being assigned to relevant subgenera of the genera Piezotrachelts and Conapion. The structure of male and female genitalia of the previous described "pecies is also included.