Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983

Yang, Yuxia, Kopetz, Andreas & Yang, Xingke, 2013, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genera Themus Motschulsky and Lycocerus Gorham (Coleoptera, Cantharidae), ZooKeys 340, pp. 1-19 : 3

Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983 stat. n. Figs 1-2

Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis Wittmer 1983a: 218, fig. 30.

Themus (s.str.) cribripennis Wittmer 1983b: 151, figs. 46, 49.

Themus (Telephorops) bitinctus uniformis : Švihla 2008: 187.

Themus (Telephorops) cribripennis : Švihla 2008: 187. syn. n.

Type material examined.

Themus (s.str.) bitinctus uniformis: Holotype ♂ (NHMB): [p]"Yen-ping, China \ VII.21. 1917 \ Ac. 5148", [h]"bitinctus \ uniformis", [p] “HOLOTYPUS”, [p]"Naturhist. \ Museum Basel \ coll. W. Wittmer", [p]"CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00000449".

Themus (s.str.) cribripennis: Holotype ♂ (MNHN): [p]"Taihorinsho \ Formosa \ Sauter, VIII_ 7_09", [h]"Cantharis \ davidis Fairm.", [h]"Themus (s.str.) \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer", [p] “HOLOTYPUS”, [h] “136”. Paratype: 1♀ (NHMB): [p]"Suisharyo \ Formosa \ H. Sauter, X.1911", [h]"Themus s.str. \ cribripennis \ Wittm. \ det. W. Wittmer", [p] “PARATYPUS”, [p]"CANTHARIDAE \ CANTH00002654".

Distribution.

China (Fujian, Taiwan).

Remarks.

Having examined the holotypes of Themus cribripennis Wittmer, 1983b and Themus bitinctus uniformis Wittmer, 1983a, we were unable to find differences justifying their separation, which has led us to consider all the examined specimens of both nominal species to be conspecific. Therefore, we synonymized Themus cribripennis under Themus bitinctus uniformis . Furthermore, Themus bitinctus uniformis should be upgraded to the specific rank, because it is obviously different from Themus bitinctus Wittmer, 1982 (located in Vietnam) in the aedeagus, except the difference in the elytra coloration from the latter.