Larinus obesulus Desbrochers, 1896

Gültekin, Levent & Perrin, Hélène, 2006, The species of Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) described by J. Desbrochers: lectotype designations and new synonymies, Zootaxa 1350, pp. 55-68 : 62

Larinus obesulus Desbrochers, 1896

Larinus obesulus Desbrochers, 1896: 64

In the description, Desbrochers indicates “Long. 8 mill.” and two different regions “ Maroc, Andalousie”.

Types. The male designated as lectotype bears the printed label “ Maroc ”, handwritten “ obesulus m., Frel 96 5” and “ type ” and has been labelled “ Lectotypus ɗ, Larinus obesulus Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2005” [on red paper]. A female with the printed label “Andalousie” and handwritten label “ type ” is designated as paralectotype and labelled “ Paralectotypus Ψ, Larinus obesulus Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2005” [on red paper]. Both specimens are in good condition and pinned through the right elytron.

Remarks. The mention “Frel 96 5” is a reference to the description. This species is assigned to the subgenus Cryphopus Petri, 1907 ; its position was formerly unclear. L. obesulus body is slightly larger and more elongate than Larinus suborbicularis Capiomont, 1874 .