Ptomaphaginus obtusus Szymczakowski 1959

Schilthuizen, Menno & Perreau, Michel, 2008, New species and new records of Ptomaphaginus Portevin from the Sunda region, Southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), Zool. Med. Leiden 82 (19), pp. 189-210 : 203

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.3576287
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6232018
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scientific name	Ptomaphaginus obtusus Szymczakowski 1959
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Ptomaphaginus obtusus Szymczakowski 1959 View in CoL

Ptomaphaginus obtusus Szymczakowski, 1959: 135 View in CoL . (holotype in HNHM)

Loc. typ.: Sumatra central, Fort de Kock, caverne Pauh

Ptomaphaginus balazuci Perreau, 1995: 970 View in CoL . syn. nov.

Loc. typ.: Indonésie, Ngalam Kamang près de Tinngo

Closer inspection of the type material of P. balazuci and the description of P. obtusus reveal that the external and genital traits of the two are identical. Hence, we consider P. balazuci a junior synonym of P. obtusus . The collection localities of the two are from the same locality.