A NEW SPECIES OF ACICNEMIS FAIRMAIRE, 1849 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) FROM OKINAWA AND ISHIGAKI ISLANDS, OKINAWA PREFECTURE, JAPAN

Acicnemis ryukyuana Lewis, new species is described from Okinawa Island and Ishigaki Island, Japan. Although A. ryukyuana is most appropriately placed within the genus Acicnemis Fairmaire based on external and genital morphology, notably the third tarsomere is not prominently emarginate as in most of its congeners. High-resolution stacked photographs are included along with a description of this morphologically distinct new species.

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A new species, Acicnemis ryukyuana, is described from Okinawa Island and Ishigaki Island, Japan. This species is most similar to other species in the genus Acicnemis based on external and genital morphology, except for the less prominent emargination of the third tarsomere. High-resolution stacked photographs and a detailed description of this morphologically distinct new species are provided.