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LB: female (Figs 2, 5) 13.6 mm long; male 10.6–11.3 mm long (LS: female 10.9 mm; male 8.4–9.5). Vestiture uniformly tan. Rostrum (Fig. 2) (LR/WR: 1.18) with sides slightly convergent toward apex (WF/WR: 1.43); preocular impression slight;prementum subcordiform. Antennae (Fig. 9) (LB/LA: 2.60) with scape almost reaching anterior margin of pronotum; funicular article 2, 1.65× as long as article 1; club oval (LC/WC: 2.40). Pronotum (Figs 2, 5) (WP/LP: 1.25) longitudinally impressed on disc and flanks; hind margin moderately bisinuate. Scutellar shield subtriangular, densely covered with cream colored, lanceolate scales. Elytra (Figs 2, 5) slender (LE/WE: 1.57; LE/LP: 3.27), with three pairs of tubercles on posterior third, two on interval 3 and one on interval 5, the latter between the other two: first pair on interval 3 large, slightly directed backwards, second pair on interval 3 small, and tubercles on interval 5 large but rounded; humeri slightly prominent; disc flat, slightly elevated towards declivity; punctures of striae deep; intervals slightly wavy except the distinctly elevated and light colored anterior 1/4 of interval 3 and anterior 2/4 of interval 5. Legs. Protibiae slender, setose, with distinct mucro and 5–7 minute denticles on inner face; mesotibiae with minute mucro and without denticles; metatibiae without mucro and denticles; corbels broad, covered with cream colored scales; apical comb almost 2× as long as dorsal comb. Abdomen (Fig. 12). Intercoxal portion about 1.25× as wide as cavity of metacoxae. Female genitalia. Sternite VIII (Fig. 15) with plate 3× as long as apodeme. Ovipositor (Fig. 18) without setae along sides of subparallel baculi; styli directed outwards. Spermatheca (Fig. 21) with subglobose body, short nodulus curved towards opening of gland, indistinct ramus and moderately long cornu (reaching opening of gland); spermathecal duct membranose, as long as half length of ovipositor; spermathecal gland 2× as long as spermatheca. Male genitalia. Penis (Figs 25–26) about 1.5× as long as temones, flattened towards apex in lateral view. Endophallus with spines at proximal end and a flagellum.
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M. Guadalupe del Río, Analía A. Lanteri
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Guadalupe del Río M, Lanteri A (2013) Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenocyphus Marshall (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Brazil ZooKeys 357: 29–43
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M. Guadalupe del Río
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Brazil, states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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M. Guadalupe del Río, Analía A. Lanteri
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Guadalupe del Río M, Lanteri A (2013) Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenocyphus Marshall (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Brazil ZooKeys 357: 29–43
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M. Guadalupe del Río
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Analía A. Lanteri
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