New Palaearctic nitidulid beetles, with notes on synonymy and systematic position of some species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

A.G. Kirejtshuk

Abstract. The paper includes descriptions of the new species Epuraea (Micruria) aldridgei sp. n. from Shensi (NE China) and Meligethes (Clypeogethes) canariensis sp. n. from the Canary Islands, and also notes on synonymy and systematic position of some species of Epuraea Erichson, 1843 (subgenera Epuraea and Epuraeanella Crotch, 1874), Amphicrossus Erichson, 1843, Meligethes Stephens, 1831 (subgenus Clypeogethes Scholtz, 1932) and Physoronia Reitter, 1884 (subgenus Pocadioides Ganglbauer, 1899, stat. n.) distributed in the Palaearctic Region. In addion, synonymy of Cametis Motschulsky, 1863 and Nitidopecten Reichensperger, 1913 with Amphicrossus Erichson, 1843, Nitidopecten comes Reichensperger, 1913 with Amphicrossus parallelus Grouvelle, 1912, and Africanips Lechanteur, 1959 with Cryptarcha Shuckard, 1839 is established. Diagnoses and systematic position of Physoronia, Lordirodes Reitter, 1884 and Pocadioides are discussed. Amphicrossus accidentus nom. n. pro Lobostoma picea Fairmare, 1892, non Cametis picea Motschulsky, 1863 and Cryptarcha lechanteuri nom. n. pro Africanips niger Lechanteur, 1959, non Cryptarcha nigra Sharp, 1891 are proposed. Lectotypes are designated for Epuraea (Epuraea) danica Sjöberg, 1939, E. (E.) hylleri Reitter, 1877, Cametis picea Motschulsky, 1863, Amphicrossus parallelus, Nitidopecten comes and Meligethes (Clypeogethes) diversus Schilsky, 1893.

Zoosystematica Rossica, 1997, 6(1/2): 255–268 ▪ Published in print 25 December 1997

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