Pseudauletes (Eopseudauletes) luceus (Gyllenhal, 1839)

Legalov, Andrei A., 2011, A new species of the genus Zherichiniletus Legalov, 2003 with systematic notes on the tribes Sanyrevilleini Auletini and Cesauletini (Coleoptera: Rhychitidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 11 (1), pp. 93-104 : 98

Pseudauletes (Eopseudauletes) luceus

( Gyllenhal, 1839) (Figs. 8, 19)

Rhynchites luceus Gyllenhal, 1839: 322 Rhynchites violaceus Lucas, 1857: 150 , syn.n.

Pseudauletes freiburgensis Voss, 1922: 98 , syn.n. Pseudauletes nitens Voss, 1930: 61 , syn.n.

Material. 1 ex. ( SMTD), “ Brasilien, Dohrn ”, “ Coll. J. Faust, Ankauf 1900”, “Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden” ; 1 ex. ( SMTD), “ Petropolis , Dr. Ohaus ”, “24, 1906”, “Staatl. Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden” ; 1 female ( ZMHB), “N. Freiburg ”, “ Coll. I. W. Schaufuss ”, “spec.?” ; 1 male ( ZMUC), “Brasilia, Bescku, Mus. Drews.” ; 1 female ( ZMUC), “Lagoa Santa, Reinhardt” ; 1 male ( ISNB) , 1 female ( ISNB), “ Minas Geraes ”, “ Coll. Roelofs ” ; 1 male ( SZMN), “ Bresil ”, “ Coll. Roelofs ” ; 1 female ( ISNB), “ Rio Janeiro ”, “ Coll. Castelnau, Coll. Roelofs ” ; 1 female ( ISNB), “ Brasele ”, “ Coll. Castelnau, Coll. Roelofs ”, “ Coarctatus. Dej.” .

Distribution. South-eastern Brazil.

Remarks. The lectotype is designated by the author – a female from the collection NHRS with labels “Typus”, “ Rh. atropurpureus Schh. , Brazil, Fald.”, “ Rh. luceus ”, “411, 65”, “ Lectotype Rhynchites luceus Gyllenhal, 1839 , A. Legalov design. 2009”. By the author is studied specimen – a male with labels “ Rh. luceus , Brazil, Germar”, “411, 65”.

The lectotype of Pseudauletes freiburgensis Voss, 1922 is designated by the author – a male from the collection ZMHB with labels “N Freiburg”, “Coll. I. W. Schaufuss”, “ Pseudauletes freiburgensis n. sp. ”, “ SYNTYPUS Pseudauletes freiburgensis Voss, 1922 , labelled by MNHUB 2009”, “ Lectotype Pseudauletes freiburgensis Voss, 1922 , A. Legalov design. 2009”.

The lectotype Pseudauletes nitens Voss, 1930 is designated by the author – a male from the collection NMPC with labels “ Sao Paulo, Beas. Mraz lgt., Mus. Pragense”, “ Pseudauletes nitens n. sp., Det. E. Voss ”, “ Lectotype Pseudauletes nitens Voss, A. Legalov. design. 2008” .

Study of the type specimens and Brazilian material proved that Pseudauletes freiburgensis Voss, 1922 , syn.n., P. nitens Voss, 1930 , syn.n. and Rhynchites violaceus Lucas, 1857 , syn.n. are synonyms to Pseudauletes luceus ( Gyllenhal, 1839) .