Taxonomic remarks on some genera of Lixini Schoenherr, 1823 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Author Gültekin, Levent text Zootaxa 2010 2411 1 21 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.293282 4f903bdb-024d-45e3-902d-1d2402eb0a5e 1175-5326 293282 Lixus colchicus Petri, 1904 Lixus colchicus Petri, 1904: 69 Current status: Lixus colchicus Petri, 1904 is a junior synonym of L. elegantulus Boheman, 1842 . Type . In Reitter’s collection at HNHM , is a pinned female fitting the description with type locality as Caucasus and bearing labels: “Caucasus, Araxesthal, Leder.Reitter” printed, “ Lixus colchicus n. sp. Petri”, “ Holotypus , 1904, Lixus colchicus Petri ” red brimmed museum label. It is here designated as lectotype with “ Lectotypus , Ƥ, Lixus colchicus Petri., Gültekin des. 2008”, “ Lixus elegantulus Boh., Gültekin det. 2008”. A pinned male (remounted and aedeagus dissected) bears the labels: “Caucasus, Araxesthal, Leder.Reitter” printed, “ Paratypus , 1904, Lixus colchicus Petri ” red brimmed museum label, and is here designated as paralectotype with “ Paralectotypus , 3, Lixus colchicus Petri., Gültekin des. 2008”, “ Lixus elegantulus Boh., Gültekin det. 2008”. Remarks. Dissection of the aedeagus reveals that Lixus colchicus is the same as Lixus elegantulus Boheman, 1842 . Thus the following new synonymy is proposed here: Lixus elegantulus Boheman, 1842 [= Lixus colchicus Petri, 1904 syn. n. ]