Mechistocerus declaratus (Walker 1859)

Wijesinghe, Dilshara D. & Hong, Ki-Jeong, 2025, Checklist of Sri Lankan weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Curculionidae; excluding Scolytinae and Platypodinae): Based on literature data, Zootaxa 5719 (2), pp. 151-206 : 190

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5719.2.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D7F7EB5B-AF3C-4BE9-9839-F75342943E2D
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scientific name	Mechistocerus declaratus (Walker 1859)
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Mechistocerus declaratus (Walker 1859) View in CoL

Cryptorhynchus declaratus Walker 1859a: 264 View in CoL . [ Type locality: Ceylon]

Sri Lankan records. Walker (1859a: 264); Motschulsky (1863: 528); Hustache (136: 80).

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Tribe Conotrachelini Jekel 1865

Genus Conotrachelus Dejean 1835

Conotrachelus Dejean 1835: 296 . [ Type species: Balaninus diaconitus Klug 1829 ]

Conotrachelus pistrinarius Motschulsky 1866 View in CoL

Conotrachelus? pistrinarius Motschulsky 1866: 436 View in CoL . [ Type locality: Ceylon — Nura-Ellia ]

Sri Lankan records. Motschulsky (1866: 436 —Nura-Ellia); Hustache (1936: 33).

Distribution. Sri Lanka.

Remarks. This genus is known from North, Central, and South America, so the genus name of this species will have to be changed. There is a need to verify the type specimen of this species.

Tribe Cryptorhynchini Schoenherr 1825

Subtribe Cryptorhynchina Schoenherr 1825

Genus Cryptorhynchus Illiger 1807

Cryptorhynchus Illiger 1807: 330 . [ Type species: Curculio lapathi Linnaeus 1758 ]

Subgenus Cryptorhynchus s. str.

Cryptorhynchus Illiger 1807: 330 . [ Type species: Curculio lapathi Linnaeus 1758 ]

Arachnipes A. Villa & G. B. Villa 1833: 22 . [ Type species: Curculio lapathi Linnaeus 1758 ]

Cryptorhynchidius Pierce 1919: 25 . [ Type species: Curculio lapathi Linnaeus 1758 ]

Cryptorrhynchobius Voss 1965: 90 . [ Type species: Curculio lapathi Linnaeus 1758 ]