Lixus farinifer Reitter, 1892

Lixus farinifer Reitter, 1892: 64

Current status: Lixus farinifer Reitter, 1892 is a valid species.

Type. In Reitter’s collection at HNHM, is a formerly pinned male (mounted by someone on paper glued on its right side) bearing the labels: “Caucasus, Araxesthal, Leder.Reitter” printed, “ Lixus farinifer m. 1892” handwritten, “ Holotypus, 1892, Lixus farinifer Reitter ” red brimmed museum label, and fitting the description with type locality as Araxesthal. It is here designated as lectotype with “ Lectotypus, 3, Lixus farinifer Reitter., Gültekin des. 2008”. Four formerly pinned males (all remounted, two with aedeagus dissected) and four formerly pinned and then remounted females bear the labels: “Caucasus, Araxesthal, Leder.Reitter”, “ Paratypus, 1892, Lixus farinifer Reitter ” red brimmed museum label, are here designated as paralectotypes with “ Lectotypus, 433/4ƤƤ, Lixus farinifer Reitter., Gültekin des. 2008”.

Remarks. This species is related to Lixus cylindrus (Fabricius), clearly differing by its short rostrum, wide and deep frontal fovea, and distinct aedeagus and pronotum shape.