Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis), Löbl & Merkl, 2003

Löbl, I. & Merkl, O., 2003, On The Type Species Of Several Tenebrionid Genera And Subgenera (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (3), pp. 243-253 : 246-249

Genus Pleiopleura SEIDLITZ, 1893

Subgenus Kaszaboscelis subgen. n.

Type species. Tenebrio hypolithos PALLAS, 1781

Description. Tenebrioninae : Platyscelidini. Pseudepipleura not reaching sutural angle. Protibiae of male strongly expanded toward apex, inner margin weakly emarginate, outer margin sharp, underside deeply concave. Mesotibiae with inner margin glabrous or with normal setae. Metatibiae straight. Tarsomeres of male strongly expanded (cf. KASZAB 1940: 917).

Included species:

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) angusticollis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) ballioni (REITTER, 1889) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) brevis (Baudi di Selve, 1876) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) confusa (SCHUSTER, 1934) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) freyi ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) gebieni (SCHUSTER, 1915) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) hungarica (I. FRIVALDSZKY, 1865) , new combination Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) hypolithos (PALLAS, 1781) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) intermedius (MOTSCHULSKY, 1859) , new combination Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) kirghisica (REITTER, 1896) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) obovata (REN, 1999) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) platytarsis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) potanini (BOGATCHEV, 1961) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) seidlitzi (REITTER, 1896) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) spinolae (SOLIER, 1848) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) subcordata ( SEIDLITZ, 1893) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Kaszaboscelis) suiyuana ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Subgenus Oblongoplatyscelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis ganglbaueri SEIDLITZ, 1893

Pleiopleura (Oblongoplatyscelis) ganglbaueri ( SEIDLITZ, 1893) , new combination

Subgenus Paraplatyscelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis sinuata SEIDLITZ, 1893

Pleiopleura (Paraplatyscelis) sinuata ( SEIDLITZ, 1893) , new combination

Subgenus Pleiopleura SEIDLITZ, 1893 Type species: Platyscelis striata MOTSCHULSKY, 1860

Pleiopleura (Pleiopleura) przewalskii (BOGATCHEV, 1961) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Pleiopleura) skopini (KASZAB, 1962) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Pleiopleura) striata (MOTSCHULSKY, 1859) , new combination

Pleiopleura (Pleiopleura) sulcata (BALLION, 1878) , new combination

Oodescelis MOTSCHULSKY, 1845 , with type species Blaps polita STURM, 1807 , is an objective junior synonym of Platyscelis LATREILLE, 1818 . The genus Platyscelis LATREILLE, 1818 includes at present the following taxa.

Subgenus Acutoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis punctatissima FAIRMAIRE, 1886

Platyscelis (Acutoodescelis) arnoldii (SKOPIN, 1964) , new combination

Platyscelis (Acutoodescelis) emmerichi ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Acutoodescelis) kansouensis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Acutoodescelis) kiritchenkoi (BOGATCHEV, 1939) , new combination Platyscelis(Acutoodescelis)punctatissima FAIRMAIRE, 1886 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Acutoodescelis) pyripenis (REN, 1999) , new combination

Subgenus Clavatoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis melas FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1823

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) acutanguloides ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) attenuata ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) blattiformis ( KASZAB, 1938) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) clavatipes ( KASZAB, 1938) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) heydeni SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) iliensis (SKOPIN, 1958) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) kunzeni ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) melas FISCHER VON WALDHEIM, 1823

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) pseudotibialis (SKOPIN, 1973) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) sachtlebeni ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) similis KASZAB, 1938 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) tibialis BALLION, 1878 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Clavatoodescelis) xerophila (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Subgenus Longuloodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis hirta SEIDLITZ, 1893

Platyscelis (Longuloodescelis) hirta SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination

Subgenus Oblongoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis oblonga BALLION, 1878

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) ballioni (SKOPIN, 1973) , new combination

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) dispar (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) necopinata (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) oblonga BALLION, 1878 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) schusteri ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) semenoviana (BOGATCHEV, 1946) , new combination Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) songariensis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Oblongoodescelis) transcaspica ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination Subgenus Ovaloodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Oodescelis affinis SEIDLITZ, 1893

Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) adriani ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) affinis SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) brevipennis KASZAB, 1938 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) chinensis (KASZAB, 1962) , new combination

Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) heptapotamicus (SKOPIN, 1966) , new combination Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) przevalskii (BOGATCHEV, 1946) , new combination Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) truncatoides (SKOPIN, 1968) , new combination

Platyscelis (Ovaloodescelis) wernoyensis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Subgenus Platyscelis LATREILLE, 1818 Type species: Blaps polita STURM, 1807

Platyscelis (Platyscelis) depilata (SKOPIN, 1966) , new combination

Platyscelis (Platyscelis) kirghizika ferghanensis (EGOROV, 1989) , new combination Platyscelis (Platyscelis) kirghizika kirghizika (EGOROV, 1989) , new combination Platyscelis (Platyscelis) medvedevi (EGOROV, 1989) , new combination

Platyscelis (Platyscelis) polita (STURM, 1807) , as in the original combination

Subgenus Spinoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Oodescelis somocoeloides SEIDLITZ, 1893

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) acuta ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) grandis alticola (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) grandis grandis (SKOPIN, 1965) , comb. n

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) hirtipennis ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) ketmeniana (SKOPIN, 1961) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) latipleura ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) longisterna ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) ovulum SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) punctolineata ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) somocoeloides SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) turul ( KASZAB, 1940) , new combination

Subgenus Trichoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis acutangula KRAATZ, 1884

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) acutangula KRAATZ, 1884 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) hirsuta (REITTER, 1896) , new combination

Platyscelis (Spinoodescelis) turkestanica SEIDLITZ, 1893 , as in the original combination

Subgenus Truncatoodescelis KASZAB, 1940 Type species: Platyscelis longicollis KRAATZ, 1884

Platyscelis (Truncatoodescelis) femoralis KASZAB, 1938 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Truncatoodescelis) karaganae (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Platyscelis (Truncatoodescelis) ketmeniana (SKOPIN, 1965) , new combination

Platyscelis (Truncatoodescelis) longicollis KRAATZ, 1884 , as in the original combination Platyscelis (Truncatoodescelis) sahlbergi REITTER, 1900 , as in the original combination Species incertae sedis: Platyscelis curvipes (SKOPIN, 1966) , new combination