G. it. Ent., 15 (63): 119-126
March 2018
Otiorhynchus (Metopiorrhynchus) thoracicus Stierlin, 1892 nuovo sinonimo di O. (M.) varius Boheman, 1842
(Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
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LUCIANO DIOTTI, RICCARDO MONGUZZI & ROBERTO CALDARA
Abstract - Otiorhynchus (Metopiorrhynchus) thoracicus Stierlin, 1892 new synonym of O. (M.) varius Boheman, 1842 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) - The synonymy of Otiorhynchus (Metopiorrhynchus) varius Boheman, 1842 with O. (M.) thoracicus Stierlin, 1892 is here proposed, since it is established that the latter is nothing but the male of O. varius, a species previously considered exclusively parthenogenetic.