Studies of the genus Anthelephila (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) 13. The species described by W. W. Saunders from India
Kejval Zbyněk
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(1): 249-260, 2015
Published in print: 1st June 2015
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Abstract: Anthelephila mutillaria Saunders, 1834 and A. ruficollis Saunders, 1834 are
redescribed. Seven new synonyms are proposed: Anthelephila mutillaria Saunders,
1834 = Formicomus mutillarius tonkineus Pic, 1899, syn. nov. = F. mutillarius
inapicalis Pic, 1899, syn. nov. = F. mutillarius innotatipennis Pic, 1913, syn.
nov. = Hirticomus fascifer Uhmann, 1983, syn. nov.; Anthelephila ruficollis
Saunders, 1834 = Anthelephilus inhumeralis Pic, 1903, syn. nov. = Formicomus
ruficollis annamitus Pic, 1903, syn. nov. = Formicomus uncinatus Desbrochers,
1875, syn. nov.
Key words: Coleoptera, Anthicidae, Anthelephila, new synonymy, Oriental Region, Palaearctic Region