Abstract
The type material of three Spanish and two Moroccan taxa of Curculionidae is studied and its identity is assessed, resulting in the following new synonymies: Sciaphilus Schoenherr, 1823 = Elevatosomus Zumpt, 1933; Sciaphilus costulatus Kiesenwetter, 1852 = Eusomus (Elevatosomus) freyi Zumpt, 1933; Pachyrhinus Schoenherr, 1823 = Parisodrosus Voss, 1936; Pachyrhinus javeti (Desbrochers, 1871) = Polydrosus (Parisodrosus) balearicus Voss, 1936; Larinus Dejean, 1821 = Rungsonymus Hoffmann, 1950; Larinus (Larinus) buccinator (Olivier, 1807) = Rungsonymus ambiguus Hoffmann, 1950; Lixoglyptus Reitter, 1916 = Resmecaspis Hoffmann, 1959; Lixus (Lixoglyptus) spartii Olivier, 1807 = Mecaspis (Resmecaspis) pecoudi Hoffmann, 1959; Neseremnus Marshall, 1921 = Kocheriana Hoffmann, 1953. Lixoglyptus Reitter, 1916 is raised to genus (stat. prom.) and transferred from Lixini to Cleonini (new placement). Three species are transferred to other genera: Lixoglyptus spartii (Olivier, 1807) comb. n., Lixoglyptus mogadorus (Heyden, 1887) comb. n. and Neseremnus grassellyi (Hoffmann, 1953) comb. n. A lectotype is designated for Polydrosus (Parisodrosus) balearicus Voss, 1936.
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