A revision of Pseudolathra of the East Palaearctic and Oriental regions. II. Six new species and additional records, with notes on some New World species
Author
Assing, V.
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Linzer biologische Beiträge
2013
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10.5281/zenodo.13146501
0253-116X
13146501
Pseudolathra filicornis
(
CASEY
1905)
Paralathra
filicornis
CASEY
1905: 130
.
T y p e m a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d
Holotype
♀
[dissected prior to present study]: "Greeley Colo, Wickham / Casey bequest 1925 / Type USNM 38177 / Presumed
Holotype
Paralathra
filicornis Csy L. Watrous
81/
Holotypus
Paralathra
filicornis Casey
, rev.
V. Assing
2012 /
Pseudolathra filicornis (Casey)
, det.
V. Assing
2012" (
USNM
).
C o m m e n t: The original description of
Paralathra filicornis
is based on a single female specimen from "Colorado (Greeley)" collected by "Mr. Wickham" (
CASEY
1905
). The species is the type species by monotypy of the genus group name
Paralathra
CASEY
1905
, a junior synonym of
Pseudolathra
CASEY
1905
. Based on an examination of the
holotype
, the generic placement of
P. filicornis
in
Pseudolathra
and the synonymy of
Paralathra
with
Pseudolathra
are confirmed.
Pseudolathra filicornis
is distinguished from
P. inviolata
by its slightly larger and distinctly broader body (especially pronotum), and by the less densely punctured, shallowly microsculptured, and somewhat glossy abdomen. The supra-marginal line of the elytra is very fine, reaching neither anterior nor posterior margins of the elytra in lateral view.