Rhabdorrhynchus echii (Brahm, 1790), a "forgotten" name (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae).
The application of the name Curculio echii Brahm, 1790 is discussed. Based on the description it is evident that it should be applied to a German species of the genus Rhabdorrhynchus, and that it has priority over the name currently applied to the species, Rhabdorrhynchus seriegranosus Chevrolat, 1873. The new combination Rhab-dorrhynchus echii (Brahm, 1790) is proposed. As there is a lack of any type material of Curculio echii a neotype is designated. Based on the study of the type specimen, Rhabdorrhynchus seriegranosus is restored as a valid species.
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Torino, Italy.
Massimo
M
Meregalli
Miguel Angel
MA
Alonso-Zarazaga
European fauna; Neotype; Palaearctic weevils; new combination; nomenclature