Studies of the genus Anthelephila Hope (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 16. New synonymy, nomenclatural changes, and records
Studie rodu Anthelephila Hope (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 16. Nová synonyma, nomenklaturní změny a nálezy
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Klapalekiana 54(1–2): 23-39, 2018
Zbyněk Kejval
Published in print: 24th September 2018
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Abstract: Formicomus praetor aequiparens Kejval, 1999, F. feai var. grabowskyi Pic,
1913 and F. rufopiceus var. subscutellaris Pic, 1914 are raised to species
level as Anthelephila aequiparens (Kejval, 1999) stat. nov., A. grabowskyi (Pic,
1913) stat. nov., and A. subscutellaris (Pic, 1914) stat. nov. Anthelephila
krekichi nom. nov. is established to replace Formicomus vethi
Krekich-Strassoldo, 1914 (preoccupied by F. vethi Pic, 1913). Sixteen new
synonyms are proposed: Anthelephila bangi sumatrensis (Pic, 1901) (= Formicomus
atricolor Pic, 1901, F. siboganus Pic, 1901, F. vethi Pic, 1913, syn. nov.),
Anthelephila corvina (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) (= Formicomus robustipes
conterminus Krekich-Strassoldo 1928, syn. nov.), Anthelephila dentatipes (Pic,
1895) (= Formicomus dentatipes var. obscuricollis Pic, 1895, syn. nov.),
Anthelephila grabowskyi (Pic, 1913) (= Formicomus grabowskyanus Kejval, 1999,
syn. nov.), Anthelephila inspinosa (Pic, 1926) (= Formicomus subsulcatus Pic,
1926, syn. nov.), Anthelephila insulana (Nietner, 1856) (= Anthicus
grossepunctatus Fairmaire, 1896, syn. nov.), Anthelephila luzonica (Pic, 1913)
(= Formicomus conspiciendus Krekich-Strassoldo, 1929, syn. nov.), Anthelephila
quaestor (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849) (= Formicomus asphaltinus
Krekich-Strassoldo, 1931, syn. nov.), Anthelephila rouyeri (Pic, 1914) (=
Formicomus laterufus Pic, 1926, syn. nov.), Anthelephila spinipes (Pic, 1913) (=
Formicomus punctaticollis Pic, 1926, syn. nov.), Anthelephila staudingeri (Pic,
1895) (= Formicomus nigricollis Pic, 1895, F. fossulatus Krekich-Strassoldo,
1928, syn. nov.), Anthelephila subscutellaris (Pic, 1914) (= Formicomus rufulus
Krekich-Strassoldo, 1930, syn. nov.), Anthelephila unifasciata (Pic, 1895) (=
Formicomus unifasciatus var. diversus Pic, 1915, F. gibbosus Krekich-Strassoldo,
1928, syn. nov.). A lectotype is designated for Formicomus luzonicus
Pic, 1913.
Key words: Coleoptera, Anthicidae, Anthelephila, new synonymy, new status, new name, faunistics, Oriental Region