Xylographus bostrichoides (Dufour, 1843)

Sandoval-Gomez, Vivian Eliana, Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano & Lawrence, John F., 2014, Lectotype designations and nomenclatural changes in Xylographus Mellie (Coleoptera, Ciidae), ZooKeys 374, pp. 23-43 : 27

Xylographus bostrichoides (Dufour, 1843)

Cis bostrichoides ( Dufour 1843: 93). Type-locality: Vallée d’Ossan, France.

Cis cribatus Lucas 1849: 469. Junior synonym. Type-locality: Alger, Algeria.

Xylographus bostrichoides var. aubei Mellié 1849: 232. Junior synonym. Type-locality: Pyrénées, France.

Remarks.

Unfortunately we did not find the type material of Dufour in the MNHN. We have found only specimens used by Mellié (1849) to redescribe this species and to describe its variety aubei, and dozens of specimens that do fit the currently accepted species limits. Müller et al. (2001) labeled one specimen deposited in MFNB as syntype of Xylographus bostrichoides . However, after studying this specimen, we determined it is a member of Scolytinae ( Curculionidae ) and fits neither the original description by Dufour (1843) nor the redescription by Mellié (1849). Therefore, a lectotype is not designated here.