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Issue: Vol. 26 No. 2: July 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-08-04
DOI: 10.12976/jib/2021.26.2.4
Page range: 46–59
Abstract views: 640
PDF downloaded: 5

A review of the status of some Ptinomorphus species (Coleoptera: Ptinidae, Eucradinae) described by M. Pic, with the description of a new species

c/o Natural Sciences, National Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP, U.K
taxonomy Hedobia dichotomous key Western Palaearctic

Abstract

The Western Palaearctic species of Ptinomorphus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae, Eucradinae) described by M. Pic and synonymized under P.imperialis (Linnaeus, 1767) and P. magnificus (Reitter, 1880) are reviewed. A new species P. janae sp. nov. is described. P. tauricolus (Pic, 1906) and P. caucasicus (Pic, 1901) are removed from synonymy with P. magnificus; the status of P. perpulchrus (Obenberger, 1917) is clarified and P. angustior (Pic, 1896) is reinstated as a full species. P. angustior var. maculatus (Pic, 1922), which is currently treated as a synonym of P. imperialis is synonymised with P. magnificus. A key is provided to the Western Palaearctic species of Ptinomorphus.

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