Limnichidae (Coleoptera), 1846

Hernando, Carles, 2000, Notes on Limnichidae (Coleoptera): Cyrtolimnichus punctulatusDelève new junior synonym ofSimplocarina curticollisPic, The Coleopterists Bulletin 54 (3), pp. 291-291 : 291

Notes on Limnichidae (Coleoptera) : Cyrtolimnichus punctulatus Delève new junior synonym of Simplocarina curticollis Pic

In the process of compiling a bibliography of Ethiopian Limnichidae for ongoing studies we noticed the similarity between the descriptions of the monotypic genera Simplocarina Pic and Cyrtolimnichus Delève, suggesting the possibility that they could refer to the same taxon (the genus Simplocarina was overlooked by Delève, J. (1968. Bulletin et annales de la Société Royale d’Entomologie de Belgique 104: 212–274). The study of the type material of both species, and of additional unsorted material deposited in the Natural History Museum in London (NHM), confirmed our suspicion. In this note we designate Cyrtolimnichus punctulatus Delève as a junior synonym of Simplocarina curticollis Pic.