Lycocerus hickerimimus Y. Yang et X. Yang, 2021

Xi, Huacong, Wang, Younan, Yang, Xingke, Liu, Haoyu & Yang, Yuxia, 2021, New species and taxonomic notes on Lycocerus hickeri species-group (Coleoptera Cantharidae), Zootaxa 4980 (3), pp. 541-557 : 552

Lycocerus hickerimimus Y. Yang et X. Yang , nom. nov.

Lycocerus sichuanus Y. Yang et X. Yang, 2014: 91 . [a junior secondary homonym, preoccupied by L. sichuanus ( Wittmer, 1995) ; Kazantsev and Brancucci, 2007: 253, originally in Athemus ].

Additional material examined. China: Sichuan: 1♂ ( MHBU), Anzihe, Shaoyaogou , 10.viii.2016, leg. W. Y. Zhou ; 1♂ ( MHBU), “ 70 km West Chengdu, Qingcheng Hou Shan mts , 1500 m, 30˚44’N, 103˚08’E, 17.vi.2005, leg. S. Murzin ” ; 1♂ ( MHBU), “ 70 km West Chengdu, Qingcheng Hou Shan mts , 1500 m, 30˚44’N, 103˚08’E, 8.– 14.vi.2005, leg. S. Murzin ” ; 1♀ ( MHBU), “ Mts ling Shan, E. Mianning , 2500–3000 m, 14.–18.vii.2009, leg. S. Murzin ” .

Etymology. This specific name is derived from Latin mimus (imitate), referring to its similarity to L. hickeri .

Remarks. Lycocerus sichuanus Y. Yang et X. Yang, 2014 , is preoccupied by L. sichuanus ( Wittmer, 1995) , originally described in Athemus . When two or more names are homonyms, only the senior name, as determined by the Principle of Priority, may be used as a valid (ICZN, 4 th ed., article 52.2), so L. sichuanus ( Wittmer, 1995) remains valid. A junior homonym must be rejected and replaced either by an available and potentially valid synonym or, for lack of such a name, by a new substitute name (ICZN, 4 th ed., article 60.1), therefore, L. hickerimimus nom. nov. is proposed here to replace L. sichuanus Y. Yang et X. Yang, 2014 .

Distribution. China (Sichuan).