Abstract
Six new species of the weevil genus Pseudomeira are described from Sicily: Pseudomeira erinacea sp. n., Pseudomeira jicuzzensis sp. n., Pseudomeira himerensis sp. n., Pseudomeira natalii sp. n., Pseudomeirapetrensis sp. n., Pseudomeira trinacriae sp.n.. A neotype of Pseudomeira reitteri (Vitale, 1903) and lectotype of Pseudomeira obscura (Solari & So-lari, 1907) are designated. Pseudomeira flavipennis sicula (Seidlitz, 1865), incorrectly indicated from Sicily is newly listed under synonymy ofPseudomeira flavipennis (Jacquelin du Val, 1852). Pseudomeira obscurella Bello & Pierotti, 1994, is newly recorded for Sicily. Distribution and ecology are provided for each species as well as keys for identification, map and figures.
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