THE GENUS THORECTES MULSANT, 1842: A RECTIFICATION REGARDING ITS TYPE SPECIES AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT ITS TAXONOMY (COLEOPTERA, GEOTRUPIDAE)

A rectification is made to the authors’ previous statement about the reason why <em>Scarabaeus laevigatus</em> sensu Mulsant, 1842 (= <em>Scarabaeus intermedius</em> O.G. Costa, 1839) is the validly designated type species of <em>Thorectes</em> Mulsant, 1842. The...

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Main Authors: Tristão Branco, Stefano Ziani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2007-10-01
Series:Fragmenta entomologica
Online Access:http://www.fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fragmenta/article/view/122