The species of Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) described by J. Desbrochers: lectotype designations and new synonymies Author Gültekin, Levent Author Perrin, Hélène text Zootaxa 2006 1350 55 68 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.273592 abfd273b-8107-4c29-a335-7761c269afd5 1175­5326 273592 Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892 Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892b : 90 In the description, Desbrochers indicates “ɗ. Long. 8; lat. 4 mill.” and “Sicile, un seul ɗ de la collection Tarnier, qui fait maintenant partie de la mienne” [which means “only one male”]. Type . The male holotype bears the handwritten labels: “ Larinus marginicollis , Bedel Det / Sicile”, “ Brenskei Fst ”, “ villosiventris ”, “ type ”, “ Holotypus ɗ, Larinus villosiventris Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2004” [printed on red paper]; “ Larinus brenskei Faust, L. Gültekin det. 2005”. It was pinned through the right elytron and in good condition, dissected and is now glued on a paper card. Remarks. Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892 is listed under the synonyms of Larinus brenskei Faust, 1890 in Csiki (1934) , and indeed both names represent the same species. For a complete synonymy, see L. akbesianus below.