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Issue: Vol. 5380 No. 1: 28 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.1.2
Page range: 26-36
Abstract views: 209
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New combinations and synonymies in the weevil genus Lyterius Schönherr (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with a conspectus of historical works on Daldorff’s Sumatran beetles

Mühlendamm 8a; 18055 Rostock; Germany
CSIRO; Australian National Insect Collection; G.P.O. Box 1700; Canberra; A.C.T. 2601; Australia; Division of Ecology and Evolution; Research School of Biology; The Australian National University; Canberra; A.C.T.; 2601; Australia; Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; National Taiwan University; Taipei; Taiwan
CSIRO; Australian National Insect Collection; G.P.O. Box 1700; Canberra; A.C.T. 2601; Australia
Coleoptera Barisoma Plaxes fabricius types Weber Collection

Abstract

In preparation for a future taxonomic revision, we explore provenance, collectors, original owners and current repositories of the type material for three available genus-group names, Lyterius Schönherr, 1844, Barisoma Motschulsky, 1863 and Plaxes Pascoe, 1885, which have been applied to a group of small, relatively flat weevils associated with Pandanaceae. Lectotypes are designated for Rhynchaenus musculus Fabricius, 1802 and Plaxes impar Pascoe, 1885. The lectotype of Rh. musculus is designated as neotype for Curculio abdominalis Weber, 1801, making the species names objective synonyms (reestablished synonymy), with C. abdominalis having date priority. The names Barisoma Motschulsky and Plaxes are placed in synonymy with Lyterius (new synonymies). Five valid species names are recognised in Lyterius, L. abdominalis (Weber), L. dispar (Faust, 1896) new combination, L. impar (Pascoe) new combination, L. instabilis Boheman, 1844 and L. pandanicola (Motschulsky, 1863) new combination. We also provide an overview of the early descriptive works on Sumatran beetles collected by Daldorff and their original owners.

 

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