Dicronychus oxypterus (Candèze, 1860), Candeze, 1860

Németh, T. & Platia, G., 2014, On some Palaearctic click beetles deposited in the Hungarian Natural History Museum, 2 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) *, Zootaxa 3841 (4), pp. 451-490 : 479

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3841.4.1
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scientific name	Dicronychus oxypterus (Candèze, 1860)
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Dicronychus oxypterus (Candèze, 1860) (comb. n.)

(Figs 59, 122.)

Material examined. 2 specimens, males (Fig. 59): Afghanistan: “NO. Afghan.1952 J.Klapperich Nuristan, Kamu Bashgultal 1300 m, 15.VII. ” Identified as Cardiophorus (Platynychus) oxypterus by Gurjeva in 1971 ( HNHM); “ Afghanistan, 25 km N of Barikot, Nuristan, 1800 m, 12–17.VII.1963, Kasy & Vartian” (CPG). Aedeagus as in Fig 122.

The new generic combination is justified because of Platynychus Motschulsky, 1858 is considered a junior synonym of Dicronychus Brullé, 1832 .

Distribution. Described from Hindoustan. New to Afghanistan.