The type material of the species of Laparocerus Schönherr, 1834 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
Author
Machado, Antonio
text
Journal of Natural History
2006
2006-12-21
40
35 - 37
2001
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930601046659
journal article
10.1080/00222930601046659
1464-5262
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Laparocerus tessellatus
(
Hustache, 1932
)
*
Cyclomaurus tessellatus
Hustache 1932
, p 43
.
Type locality.
Aglou-Tiznit, Sous, SW Morroco.
Holotype
: 1 ex [Tiznit/(
Maroc
) Antoine/Sous XII-30] [
Cyclomaurus
/
tessellatus
/Coll. Hoffmann].
MNHN
, (Coll. Hofmann), Paris. The original identification label was probably removed by Hoffman.
Paratypes
: 3 exx [Tiznit/(
Maroc
) Antoine/Sous XII-30] [
Paratype
] [Muséum Paris/Coll. Antoine]; 1 ex, same labels plus [
Cyclomaurus
/
tessellatus
m./Hustache det.]; 4 exx [Sous Aglou
Maroc
(Antoine)].
MNHN
(Coll. Antoine), Paris. 1 ex [Aglou Sous XII (
Maroc
) Antoine].
MNHN
(Coll. Hoffman), Paris.
Remarks.
Kocher (1961
, p 56) does not see differences between this species and specimens of
L. susicus
from the same region (Foum-Assaka) in SW
Morocco
. This synonymy has been confirmed by my colleague Jean Pelletier (personal communication) who compared the
type
with specimens of
Laparocerus susicus
I sent to him (nov. syn.). Moreover,
Laparocerus tessellatus
(
Hustache, 1932
)
is a secondary homonymy of
Laparocerus tessellatus
(Brulle´, 1839), but there is no need of a replacement name.