March 2022
Revisione del genere Paraplatyope
con descrizione di una nuova specie e di un nuovo genere
(Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pimeliini)
di
PIERO LEO
Abstract - Revision of the genus Paraplatyope with description of a new species and a new genus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Pimeliini) - The systematics, taxonomy and geographical distributions of the species belonging to the genus Paraplatyope Löbl, Bouchard, Merkl & Bousquet, 2020 are discussed: Paraplatyope thesigeri Gridelli, 1953 and P. tihamana Koch, 1965, are not subspecies of P. arabica (Blair, 1931), but valid species. Paraplatyope arabica gridellii Koch, 1965 is a new junior synonym of P. arabica (Blair, 1931), and the latter is considered monotypic. Paraplatyope elamita n. sp. from southwestern Iran (type loc.: 7 km west of Ahvaz) and the new genus Macroplatyope (type species: Paraplatyope popovi Koch, 1965) are described. Bilingual (Italian and English) identification keys are provided for the species of the genus Paraplatyope, and for the separation of its related genera (Leucolaephini sensu PIERRE, 1964).
