Floromadane, a new genus of baridine weevils associated with Rubiaceae in Costa Rica and Panama (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Baridinae).

Floromadane gen. n. wird beschrieben und enthält drei neue Arten aus Costa Rica und Panama: F. atrorubens sp. n. (Typusart), F. pictulus sp. n. und F. tumens sp. n. Als engster Verwandter wird Pardisomus Pascoe in den Optatini angesehen. Käfer und Larve sind an Psychotria und möglicherweise andere Rubiaceae gebunden.StichwörterWeevils, new genus, new species, Rubiaceae, Central America.Nomenklatorische HandlungenFloromadane Prena, 2009 (Curculionidae), gen. n.atrorubens Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n.pictulus Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n.tumens Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n.Floromadane gen. n. is described and includes three new species from Costa Rica and Panama; F. atrorubens sp. n. (type species), F. pictulus sp. n., and F. tumens sp. n. It is considered most closely related to Pardisomus Pascoe in the tribe Optatini. Adults and larvae are associated with Psychotria and possibly other Rubiaceae.KeywordsWeevils, new genus, new species, Rubiaceae, Central America.Nomenclatural ActsFloromadane Prena, 2009 (Curculionidae), gen. n.atrorubens Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n.pictulus Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n.tumens Prena, 2009 (Floromadane), spec. n