Note on Hypophloeus japonicus Thunberg, 1822, a new synonym in the tribe Triboliini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

The unique type specimen of the hitherto overlooked Japanese tenebrionid beetle Hypophloeus japonicus Thunberg, 1822 was studied and designated as lectotype. The new synonymy is established: Tribolium castaneum (Herbst, 1797) = Hypophlaeus japonicus Thunberg, 1822, syn. n.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. Lillig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2016-12-01
Series:Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
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Online Access:http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/9_M%20Lillig.pdf