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Polydrusus reitteri Kirsch 1878

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Polydrusus reitteri Kirsch, 1878 Notes. All attempts to trace type specimens of Polydrusus reitteri in MTD among Kirsch’s material were unsuccessful. The species was described from Mikwena at Rioni River, Georgia and compared with Polydrusus sparsus Gyllenhal, 1834, a species unknown from the Caucasus. Polydrusus reitteri has been mistakenly placed in the genus Myllocerus Schoenherr, 1823 by Ramamurthy and Ghai (1988), as no Myllocerus species is known from Georgia (Cholokava 2008). Instead, there is Polydrusus rufulus Hochhuth 1847, which has some rostrum features resembling those of Myllocerus. According to the original description, P. reitteri may well be a synonym of P. rufulus Hochhuth, 1847.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14534584

Authors: Yunakov, Nikolai, Korotyaev, Boris, Alziar, Gabriel

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6911852271

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