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Genus Cimberis des Gozis
Rhinomacer Olivier. 1807:457 ,458 (nec Fabricius 1781: nec Mueller
1764).
Cimberis des Gozis, 1881:112 (replacement name for Rhinomq,cer
Fabricius 1 781) ; Anderson 1947 :5I5 ; Kuschel 1989: 13 1.
Neocimberis O'Brien and Wibmec 1982:18.
This genus contains seven species in North America and one in
Europe. Six species occur or may occur in Canada.
Members of the genus are easily recognized by the large tooth
arming the inner edge of the mandible. Species from western Canada
(British Columbia and Alberta) are difficult to distinguish by external
characters alone. It is quite possible that additional collecting from
varied hosts would yield several additional species.
The proper generic name for this group of species has been the
subject of considerable debate. Most authors have used the name
Rhinomucer Fabricius. Des Gozis (1881) showed this name to be a
homonym, and then proposed the name Cimberis as a replacement.
Rhinomacer, however, continued to be used, although some authors used
Cimberis. O'Brien and Wibmer (L982), in attempting to resolve the
issue, determined that neither of the above names was correct and
proposed Neocimberis as a replacement. Kuschel (1983, 1989) states
thatCimberis is the legitimate name for this group of species because the
name was proposed to replace Rhinomacer Fabricius (1781). Kuschel's
concept is adopted here.
Adults and larvae of species in this genus occur on pines and other
coniferous trees. They feed on the staminate flowers, on which adults lay
their eggs.
Description. Head not fully retractile to eyes. Frons t.5-t'7
times wider than rostral apex. Eyes round or slightly elongate-oval,
weakly to strongly convex. Rostrum robust or slender, slightly curved,
densely punctured on dorsal surface, with carinae or smooth lines.
Scobes shallow. Antennae inserted near apex of rostrum; distance of
insertion from mandibular sockets less than combined length of first 2
antennal segments. Mandibles lateral, with evenly curved sides and
strong tooth on inner edge; mandibular sockets partly exposed in dorsal
view. Pronotum about as long as wide or slightly wider than long,
narrower than elytra; surface punctured. Elytra elongate, covering
pygidium. Abdominal sternites 3 and 4 with 1 or 2 patches of long, dense
setae in males; patches absent in females. Front tibiae longer in males
than in females, slightly curved inwards.
Type species. Rhinomacer attelaboides Fabricius, by original
designation.
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