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Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018

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Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018: 2
Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.

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New Zealand
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Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. (2018)

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Brown and Leschen
Brown and Leschen
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.
2018
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Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018
Kuschelysius hollowayae Brown and Leschen, 2018
genus
Kuschelysius
Named after Dr Guillermo Kuschel Gerdes (1918–2017) whose research into the weevils of the Southern Hemisphere gave substantial insight into weevil classification. The ending ‘elysius’ refers to Elysium, the ‘Land of Joy’ of Antiquity, which was located by Plato at the antipodes.

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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Kuschelysius

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Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018
Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. (2018)
Kuschelysius Brown and Leschen, 2018

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Etymology
Named after Dr Guillermo Kuschel Gerdes (1918–2017) whose research into the weevils of the Southern Hemisphere gave substantial insight into weevil classification. The ending ‘elysius’ refers to Elysium, the ‘Land of Joy’ of Antiquity, which was located by Plato at the antipodes.
Brown, S.D.J.; Leschen R.A.B. 2018: Kuschelysius, a New Alpine Genus of Eugnomine Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) from New Zealand. Diversity 10(75): 1-18.

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6 September 2018
6 September 2018
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