Apodrosus

Apodrosus is a Caribbean genus of broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Polydrusini.

Taxonomy

The genus Apodrosus was described for the first time by Sir Guy A. K. Marshall in 1922 (p. 59).

The type species of the genus is Apodrosus wolcotti, from Puerto Rico.

Description

Small weevils (3–7 mm) of variable coloration ranging from grey to metallic green. They bear a large, triangular, glabrous nasal plate at the apical region of the rostrum.

Distribution

Apodrosus is distributed across the West Indies with representatives in The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

List of species

The genus Apodrosus contains 22 described species:

1. Apodrosus adustus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 393</small> (The Bahamas)
2. Apodrosus alberti <small>Anderson, 2017: 80</small> (Cuba)
3. Apodrosus alternatum <small>Anderson, 2017: 83</small> (Cuba)
4. Apodrosus andersoni <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 356</small> (Dominican Republic)
5. Apodrosus argentatus <small>Wolcott, 1924: 130</small> (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico)
6. Apodrosus artus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 353</small> (Dominican Republic)
7. Apodrosus beckeli <small>Anderson, 2017: 85</small> (Cuba)
8. Apodrosus earinusparsus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 359</small> (Haiti)
9. Apodrosus empherefasciatus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 395</small> (The Bahamas)
10. Apodrosus epipolevatus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 362</small> (Puerto Rico)
11. Apodrosus eximius <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 370</small> (Dominican Republic)
12. Apodrosus franklyni <small>Anderson, 2017: 87</small> (Cuba)
13. Apodrosus griseus <small>Anderson, 2017: 90</small> (Cuba)
14. Apodrosus mammuthus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 379</small> (Mona Island; Turks and Caicos Islands)
15. Apodrosus mensurensis <small>Anderson, 2017: 92</small> (Cuba)
16. Apodrosus pseudoalternatus <small>Anderson, 2017: 94</small> (Cuba)
17. Apodrosus quisqueyanus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 389</small> (Dominican Republic)
18. Apodrosus sandersoni <small>Anderson, 2017: 96</small> (Cuba)
19. Apodrosus stenoculus <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 385</small> (Dominican Republic)
20. Apodrosus viridium <small>Girón & Franz, 2010: 381</small> (Dominican Republic)
21. Apodrosus wolcotti <small>Marshall, 1922: 59</small> (Puerto Rico)
22. Apodrosus zayasi <small>Anderson, 2017: 98</small> (Cuba)

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