Arostropsis [SEP] parent taxon
Arostropsis
Arostropsis is an extinct genus of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae known from an Upper Eocene fossil found in Europe. The genus contains a single described species, Arostropsis groehni.
History and classification.
"Arostropsis" is known only from a single fossil, the holotype, specimen number "C 7968, GPIH 4516", which is housed in the fossil collection of the Geology and Palaeontology Institute and Museum, part of the University of Hamburg. The specimen is composed of a fully complete adult
of the new genus and species was published in the online journal "ZooKeys". The genus name "Arostropsis" was coined by Yunakov and Kirejtshuk as a combination of two Greek words "rōstron" meaning "beak or snout" and "opsis" which means "resembling (something)" in combination with the negative prefix "a". The specific epithet "groehni" was coined in honor of Carsten Gröhn who first collected the holotype specimen. "Arostropsis" is one of a number of broad-nosed weevils described