Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, G.P.O. Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia..
Zootaxa. 2021 Aug 18;5023(2):207-222. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5023.2.2.
Undarobius gen. n., a new genus of cavernicolous weevils with two new species, U. howarthi sp. n. and U. irvini sp. n., is described from the Undara Lava Cave system in north-eastern Queensland, Australia. These are the first cavernicolous weevils to be described from Australia, and U. howarthi is a new addition to the rich arthropod fauna of Bayliss Cave. Undarobius weevils are relatively large in size (4.05.5 mm long), anophthalmic and apterous with a robust, flattened body and long legs. The genus has affinities with Leptopiini, but its placement in the tribe is uncertain. We also provide a list of the known anophthalmic and microphthalmic weevils in Australia, spanning 65 species classified in 20 genera, eight tribes and about seven subfamilies and found in diverse hypogean habitats, mainly leaf litter but also soil, beach sand, subterranean aquifers and mosses.
Undarobius 属，一个新的洞穴象鼻虫属，包含两个新种，U. howarthi sp. n. 和 U. irvini sp. n.，来自澳大利亚东北部的 Undara 熔岩洞系统。这些是澳大利亚首次描述的洞穴象鼻虫，U. howarthi 是 Bayliss 洞丰富节肢动物群的新成员。Undarobius 象鼻虫体型相对较大（4.05.5 毫米长），无眼和无翅，身体强壮，扁平，腿长。该属与 Leptopiini 有亲缘关系，但在部落中的位置不确定。我们还提供了一份澳大利亚已知无眼和小眼象鼻虫的清单，涵盖了 65 种分类在 20 个属、8 个部落和约 7 个亚科中的物种，它们分布在各种地下生境中，主要是落叶层，但也有土壤、沙滩沙、地下含水层和苔藓。
