The Genus Urodontidius Louw (Anthribidae: Urodontinae) Rediscovered and Its Biological Secrets Revealed: A Tribute to Schalk Louw (1952–2018)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Specimens
2.2. Illustrations
3. Diagnosis, Distribution and Life History
Genus Urodontidius Louw, 1993Urodontidius Louw, 1993: 11 [2].Type species, by original designation: Urodontidius enigmaticus Louw, 1993.
Urodontidius enigmaticus Louw, 1993Urodontidius enigmaticus Louw, 1993: 12, Figures 7, 40 and 52 [2].
4. Discussion
5. A Tribute to Schalk Louw
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1985a) African Curculionidae in collections in Europe and England. Curculio, 18, 7–8.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1985b) The status of Hyomora adversaria occidentalis Louw (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Rhytirrhininae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 48 (2), 342–343.
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- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1986b) Curculionidae collections in southern Africa. Curculio, 21, 3–4.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1987) In situ predation by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the eggs of Brachycerus ornatus Drury (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Brachycerinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin, 41 (2), 180.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1988a) Weevils in bird diets. Rostrum, 19, 4.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1988b) Snuitkewers in die maaginhoude van voëls. Nasionale Museum Nuus, 34, 24–25.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1988c) Notes on adult overwintering of Entiminae and Microcerinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in southern Africa. The Coleopterists’ Bulletin, 42 (2), 155–156.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1988d) Arboreal Coleoptera associated with Leucosidea sericea (Rosaceae) at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Koedoe, 31, 53–70.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1988e) Taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes on Rhytirrhininae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Coleopterists’ Bulletin, 42 (3), 217–218.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1990a) The life-history and immature stages of Brachycerus ornatus Drury (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 53 (1), 27–40.
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- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1993a) Systematics of the Urodontidae (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of southern Africa. Entomology Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa, 87, 1–92.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1993b) Breeding populations of Lixus carinerostris Boheman and Calodemas prolixus Faust (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) co-existing on Mesembryanthemum. The Coleopterists Bulletin, 47 (4), 335–339.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1993c) Seed-feeding Urodontidae weevils and the evolution of the galling habit. Pp. 186–193. In:Price, P. W., Mattson, W. J., & Baranchikov, Y. N. (Eds.). The Ecology and Evolution of Gall-forming Insects. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. General Technical Report NC-174.
- Kok, O. B., & Louw, S. v. d. M. (1994) Bird and mammal predators of curculionid and tenebrionid beetles in semi-arid regions of South Africa. Journal of African Zoology, 108, 555–563.
- Louw, S. v. d. M., Van Eeden, C. F., & Weeks, W. J. (1995) Weevil infestation on cultivated Amaranthus in South Africa. African Crops Science Journal, 3 (1), 93–98.
- Louw, S. v. d. M. (1995) Systematics and biogeography of the subfamily Microcerinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): A re-evaluation based on larval morphology. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington, 14, 169–174.
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- Price, P. W., & Louw, S. v. d. M. (1996) Resource manipulation through resource modification of the host plant by a galling weevil, Urodontus scholtzi Louw (Coleoptera: Urodontidae). African Entomology, 4 (2), 103–110.
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- Blodgett, J. T., Swart, W. J., Kloppers, F. J., & Louw, S. v. d. M. (1998) Identification of fungi associated with Hypolixus haerens in Amaranthus hybridus stems. South African Journal of Science, 94 (11), xxv–xxvi.
- Louw, S. v. d. M., Swart, W. J., Honiball, S. J., & Chen, W. (2002) Weevil-fungus interaction on Amaranthus hybridus (Amaranthaceae) in South Africa. African Entomology, 10 (2), 361–364.
- Kiggundu, A., Gold, C. S., Labuschagne, M. T., Vuylsteke, D., & Louw, S. v. d. M. (2003) Levels of resistance to Banana Weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) in Musa germplasm in Uganda. Euphytica, 133, 267–277.
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Oberprieler, R.G.; Scholtz, C.H. The Genus Urodontidius Louw (Anthribidae: Urodontinae) Rediscovered and Its Biological Secrets Revealed: A Tribute to Schalk Louw (1952–2018). Diversity 2018, 10, 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/d10030092
Oberprieler RG, Scholtz CH. The Genus Urodontidius Louw (Anthribidae: Urodontinae) Rediscovered and Its Biological Secrets Revealed: A Tribute to Schalk Louw (1952–2018). Diversity. 2018; 10(3):92. https://doi.org/10.3390/d10030092
Chicago/Turabian StyleOberprieler, Rolf G., and Clarke H. Scholtz. 2018. "The Genus Urodontidius Louw (Anthribidae: Urodontinae) Rediscovered and Its Biological Secrets Revealed: A Tribute to Schalk Louw (1952–2018)" Diversity 10, no. 3: 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/d10030092