Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807

Gültekin, Levent & Perrin, Hélène, 2011, Study of a part of the A. G. Olivier Lixini collection (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): lectotype designations, new synonymies and nomenclatural acts, Zootaxa 2943, pp. 45-57 : 50-52

Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807

Figs. 9–10 , 21 .

Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807: 239 ; pl. 9, fig. 106.

Original description. " L. longirostris fuscus , cylindricus, elytris mucronatis lineis plurimis obsoletis cinereis. Magnitudo et statura L. anguini . Antennae fuscae articulo primo piceo, clava cinerascente. Rostrum elongatum, tenue, cylindricum vix arcuatum nigrum. Thorax rugosus antice linea brevi elevata, fuscus vitta laterali obsoleta cinerea. Elytra mucronata punctato-striata fusea lineis plurimis obsoletis cinereis. Corpus fuscum".

Type locality. “Midi de la France ”.

Types. In a box in the MNHN recently given by Olivier’s family to the Museum, are a female and a male. The female, pinned through the right elytron, bears the labels “COLLECTION OLIVIER TYPE ” printed on green round paper, “ Lixus, Iridis. Ol., Pulverulentus. Dahl., C. Olivier, Gal. mer” handwritten and “MUSEUM PARIS, Famille Olivier, leg. 1995”, “ MNHN EC 1941” printed. The specimen, agreeing with both description and type locality is here designated as the lectotype with: “ LECTOTYPUS Ƥ, Lixus iridis Olivier, Gültekin & Perrin des. 2010”. The male, also pinned through the right elytron, bearing the label “COLLECTION OLIVIER TYPE ” printed on green round paper and “MUSEUM PARIS, Famille Olivier, leg. 1995”, and matching the description, is here designated as the paralectotype with: “ PARALECTOTYPUS 3, Lixus iridis Olivier, Gültekin & Perrin des. 2010”.

Remarks. Gültekin (2006) considered Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807 as a nomen protectum, and Lixus pulverulentus Fabricius, 1801 a nomen oblitum, leaving the latter into synonymy of the former. This is a well known Palaearctic species related to L. recurvus Olivier, 1807 (see below).

Figures

FIGURES 9 – 12. Lectotypes. 9 – 10, Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807; 11 – 12, Lixus recurvus Olivier, 1807.

FIGURES 21 – 24. Labels of lectotypes. 21. Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807; 22. Lixus recurvus Olivier, 1807; 23. Lixus myagri Olivier, 1807; 24. Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807.