Polydrusus ( Polydrusus ) rufulus Hochhuth, 1847

Yunakov, Nikolai, Korotyaev, Boris & Alziar, Gabriel, 2024, Miscellaneous notes on the systematics of and synonymy in Entiminae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Contributions to Entomology 74 (2), pp. 249-264 : 249-264

Polydrusus ( Polydrusus) rufulus Hochhuth, 1847

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Polydrusus rufulus Hochhuth, 1847: 479; Schilsky 1910: WW; Lodos et al. 2003: 22; Cholokava 2008: 91.

Polydrusus reitteri Kirsch, 1878 in Schneider & Leder, 1878: 282; Schilsky 1910: WW (as a synonym of P. rufulus Hochhuth, 1847); Cholokava 2008: 91 (as a synonym of P. rufulus Hochhuth, 1847).

Myllocerus reitteri (Kirsch, 1878): Ramamurthy and Ghai 1988: 396; Yunakov 2013: 278; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2017: 272; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2023: 278; reestablished combination and synonymy.

Polydrusus ( Eudipnus) freyi Zumpt, 1933: 86, syn. nov.

Material examined.

AZERBAIJAN • 1 ♀; “ Lenkoran ”; Leder ( Reitter) leg.; ZIN . GEORGIA — Abkhazia • 1 specimen; Aguripsta Riv., mouth of Agura-Aresh Riv. ; 43°28'19.23"N, 40°44'33.70"E; alt. 1383 m; 1 Jul. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest; NYC • 4 specimens; Bagri-Yashta Mt. R., Anchkho Pass ; 43°28'39.64"N, 40°42'28.49"E; alt. 2000 m; 2 Jul. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest: Fagus , sweeping; NYC • 2 specimens; Bagri-Yashta Mt. R., trail from Avatkhara to Pyv ; 43°29'38.94"N, 40°40'26.73"E; alt. 1500 m; 5 Jul. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; NYC • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kodori River Gorge ; 7 Jun. 1969; A. Cholokava leg.; ZIN • 2 ♀; Gentsvishi ; 7 Aug. 1973; A. Cholokava leg.; ZIN • 2 ♂, 3 ♀; Ochamchira ; 7 Aug. 1973; A. Cholokava leg.; ZIN • 1 specimen; 19.5 km N Sukhumi, near Tsumuri ; 43°10'34"N, 41°02'55"E; alt. 500 m; 15 Jul. 2008; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest; NYC • 1 ♂; Western Gumista Riv., mouth of Chedimi Riv. ; 43 ° 46.87 " N, 41°00'11.40"E; alt. 270 m; 17 Jun. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest: Castanea , Carpinus , Buxus ; NYC • 1 ♀; Klych River Gorge ; 18 Jun. 1973; A. Cholokava leg.; ZIN • 1 ♀; Western Gumista Riv., S part of Ashamtuara Range ; 43°11'53.39"N, 41°01'21.98"E; alt. 800 m; 18 Jun. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest; NYC • 1 ♂, 2 ♀; Western Gumista Riv., 1 km upstream of mouth of Gumiripsha Riv. ; 43°14'45.80"N, 40°54'40.26"E; alt. 450 m; 20 Jun. 2007; N. Yunakov leg.; deciduous forest; NYC • 1 ♂; Otkhara ; 24 Apr. 1955; V. N. Kurnakov leg.; ZIN . — Ajaria • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Chakvi ; 10 Apr. 1911; K. E. Demokidov leg.; ZIN • 1 ♀; Karapeti env. ; alt. 2136 m; 10 Jul. 2013; S. Svetlov leg.; MSC • 2 ♀; Chakvi ; 11 May 1913; K. E. Demokidov leg.; ZIN . — Kakheti • 1 ♀; Akhmeta ; 9 Jul. 1961; A. Cholokava leg.; ZIN . — Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti • 1 ♀; Poti ; 24 May 1909; ZIN . IRAN — Mazandaran • 1 ♀; Noor ; 9 Apr. 2024; Zahra Azizi leg; TMU . RUSSIA — Chechnya • 1 ♀; Itum-Kale, Assa River Valley ; alt. 1200 m; 10–20 Jun. 1987; G. M. Abdurakhmanov leg.; ZIN . — Karachay-Cherkessia • 1 ♀; Teberda Nature Reserve, resort, Teberda River Valley ; alt. 1300 m; 15 May 1965; K. B. Gorodkov leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂; Тебердинский аул [ Teberdinsky Aul , 43.549°N, 41.802°E]; 19 Aug. 1897; Щукин [ Shchukin leg.]; ZIN • 1 ♀; 10 km S of Teberda Health Resort ; 21 Jun. 1976; D. R. Kasparian leg.; ZIN • 1 ♀; “ Ca. [ucasus] b. [orealis] Teberda ; Jun. [1] 912; Roubal leg. ”; ZIN • 1 ♂; Teberda ; Aug. 1935; ZIN • 1 ♀ “ Cauc. [asus] sept. [entrionalis] Teberda, Lake Mukhu ; alt. 4000 ft; A. Zolotarew leg.; ZIN • 1 ♀; “ Cauc. [asus] sent. [o] bor. [ealis], Teberda, Mukhu ”; A. Zolotarew leg.; ZIN . — Krasnodar Territory • 2 ♀; Goryachy Klyuch , 27 May 1971, B. A. Korotyaev leg.; ZIN • 1 ♀; Goryachy Klyuch ; 23 Apr. 1976; B. A. Korotyaev leg.; ZIN • 1 specimen; Krasnaya Polyana forestry, Mzymta River valley ; 24 Jun. 1951; Berezovsky leg.; KUMN • 1 specimen; Krasnaya Polyana forestry, Mzymta River Valley ; 26 Jun. 1951; Berezovsky leg.; KUMN • 1 ♂; Adler ; Aug. [1912]; Lgocki leg.; ZIN • 2 ♀; “ С. Кавказ, Умпырь ” [= North Caucasus, Umpyrskiy , 43.8°N, 41°E]; Aug. 1899; ZIN — North Ossetia • 1 specimen; Tsei Gorge ; alt. 1780 m; 10 Jul. 2013; Yu. E. Komarov leg.; IZC . — Stavropol Territory • 1 ♀; Kislovodsk ; alt. 1250 m; 17 May 2009; D. R. Kasparian leg.; forest with Betula and Salix ; ZIN . TURKEY — Bartin • 1 specimen; Ulus ; 29 May 1980; N. Lodos leg.; Rosa; DEEU — Bolu • 3 specimens; Mengen ; 26 May 1980; N. Lodos leg.; Alnus ; DEEU — Sinop • 1 specimen; Sinop ; 06 Jun. 1980; N. Lodos leg.; Fagus ; DEEU .

Historical specimens with uncertain geography.

1 ♂; “ Caucas [us] [orange printed label] ”, “ Polydrosus rufulus Hochh., Faust ” [handwritten; ex coll. P. P. Semenov-Tian-Shansky]; ZIN • 1 ♀; “ Caucas [us] ” [handwritten]; ZIN • 1 ♂, 6 ♀; [green square], coll. Christoph; ZIN .

Figures

Figure 9. Polydrusus rufulus: A. Body. Photo credit: by Maxim E. Smirnov, CC-BY 4.0; B. Occurrence map.