Philothis (Atavinus), Olexa, 1990

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Subgenus Atavinus Olexa, 1990

Atavinus Olexa, 1990: 148 . Atavinus : MAZUR (1997): 269; MAZUR (2004): 96.

Type species: Philothis atavus Reichardt, 1931 , original designation.

Diagnosis. Elytra without basal bulge and basal elytral stria; with four (or even five) well developed dorsal elytral striae, fourth dorsal elytral stria connected with sutural elytral stria; protarsi absent.

Differential diagnosis. Members of this subgenus differ from the subgenera Philothis and Farabius by the totally absent protarsi, and well developed 4 th and in case of some species even 5 th dorsal elytral striae.

Biology. See the biology of Philothis s. l.

Distribution. This subgenus is distributed from Sahara through the deserts of Oman and Iran into Central Asia ( Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan) ( MAZUR 1997).

Species examined. Philothis (Atavinus) arnoldii Kryzhanovskij, 1976 in KRYZHANOVSKIJ & REICHARDT (1976) , P. (A.) atavus Reichardt, 1931 , P. (A.) olexai Gomy, 1992 , P. (A.) pierrei Thérond, 1963 .