A new genus of Entiminae from North Africa, supported by a phylogenetic analysis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

The genus Holcophloeus gen. n. is proposed to include Trachyphloeus cruciatus Seidlitz, 1868 and two new species native to North Africa, based on a phylogenetic analysis and an evaluation of the diagnostic characters. The taxonomic position of Holcophloeus in relation to the tribes Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863 and Holcorhinini Desbrochers, 1898 is discussed, and it is attributed to the Holcorhinini. Holcophloeus laurae sp. n. from southeastern Morocco and H. weilli sp. n. from northern Libya are described and illustrated and a key to the species of the new genus is given. The lectotype of Trachyphloeus cruciatus Seidlitz, 1868 is designated. The genus Massimiellus Borovec, 2009 is transferred from Trachyphloeini to Holcorhinini.