Atholus rubricatus (Lewis, 1897)

Mazur, Slawomir, 2008, Notes on some African Histerini (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (1), pp. 41-47 : 41-47

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scientific name	Atholus rubricatus (Lewis, 1897)
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Atholus rubricatus (Lewis, 1897) View in CoL and A. luctuosus ( Thérond, 1952)

Atholus luctuosus has been described ( Thérond, 1952: 20) as a variety of A. chariensis (Desbordes) (= A. rubricatus ). According to the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (§ 45.6) all the infraspecific names described before 1961 should be newly considered to explain their specific status. An examination of the type of A. luctuosus wholly confirmed its identity with A. rubricatus .

Thus, A. luctuosus ( Thérond, 1952) = A. rubricatus (Lewis, 1897) , syn. nov.

Material examined:

Holotype: sex undetermined, Coll. Mus. Congo, [ DR Congo] Lulua: Kapanga, II-1933, G.F.

Overlaet, Peranus chariensis var. luctuosus J. Thérond , det. 1951 [MRAC].