Taxonomic remarks on some genera of Lixini Schoenherr, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Author
Gültekin, Levent
text
Zootaxa
2010
2411
1
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.293282
4f903bdb-024d-45e3-902d-1d2402eb0a5e
1175-5326
293282
Lixus reichei
Capiomont, 1874
Lixus reichei
Capiomont, 1874
: 479
Current status:
Lixus reichei
Capiomont, 1874
is a valid species.
Types
.
In Capiomont’s collection at MNHN, is a male pinned by a thick pin through the right elytron bearing a handwritten label “ Cap.”, and fitting the description with
type
locality as
Algeria
,
Maroc
. It is here designated as
lectotype
with “
Lectotypus
, 3,
Lixus reichei
Capiomont, L. Gültekin
des., 2004”. One female (pinned by a thick pin through the right elytron, left middle leg and the claw segment of the hind tarsus missing) bearing the handwritten labels “
Lixus hita
Schönh.
” and “Cap.” is designated as
paralectotype
and labelled accordingly as “
Paralectotypus
Ƥ,
Lixus reichei
Capiomont, L. Gültekin
des. 2005”. Both specimens have been remounted on paper cards, and the male
lectotype
was dissected.
Remarks.
These are the only specimens in Capiomont’s collection fitting the original description of this species; however, additional
syntypes
should be in the Bellevoye, Chevrolat and Reiche collections according to
Capiomont (1874)
.
Lixus reichei
from
Algeria
and
Morocco
is closely related to
Lixus iridis
Olivier, 1807
but differs in its longer rostrum, shorter apical protuberances of elytra and shape of aedeagus.