Studies on Prionoceridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). II. A revision of the genus Prionocerus Perty, 1831
Author
Geiser, Michael
text
Zootaxa
2010
2328
1
48
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.193097
0820809e-5851-4432-9be1-3ce3b512134d
1175-5326
193097
Idgia hirta
(
Walker, 1871
)
nomen dubium
Prionocerus hirtus
Walker, 1871
: 14
.
Idgia hirta
:
Champion, 1919
: 336
.
The original description of this species is very poor and the
type
material seems to be lost (as already noted by
Champion (1919))
. It was tentatively placed in
Idgia
, as a possible senior synonym of
I. arabica
Champion, 1919
, although it is not from the Arabian peninsula but from the opposite African coast (Tajura is in today's
Djibouti
). According to its original description and its
type
locality, it is highly unlikely to belong to
Prionocerus
and rather seems to be identical to one of the African species related to
I. dimidiata
(Gerstaecker, 1871)
.
As
long as the
type
(if it still exists) is not rediscovered, it must be treated as "
nomen dubium
".