Gomezzuritus longicornis (Reiche, 1878) comb. nov.

Fig. 1D

Eros longicornis – Reiche 1878: XXVII.

Dictyopterus longicornis – Bourgeois 1882: 73.

Dictyoptera longicornis – Kleine1942: 49.

Pyropterus schelkovnikovi – Barovskij 1930: 615.

Benibotarus schelkovnikovi – Bocak & Bocakova 1987: 115.

Benibotarus longicornis – Bocak & Bocakova 1987: 115. — Kazantsev 1995: 38. — Kazantsev 2012a: 389.

Material examined

GEORGIA • ♂ (holotype of E. longicornis); Adjaria, Batumi (no further data); MNHP • 1 ♂ (‘ Pyropterus schelkovnikovi typ. un.’ [Barovskij’s manuscript label: “Holotype of P. schelkovnikovi ”]); Caucasus, Distr. Gori, Bakuriani; alt. 2000 m; 20 Jul. 1912; M. Kozlovskij leg.; ZIN • 1 ♂; Abkhasia, Sukhumi, Mt. Bograt, park Vira; 3 Dec. 1931; B. Rohdendorf leg.; ICM.

RUSSIA • 3 larvae; NW Caucasus, Adygeya, Guzeripl, env. Mt Filimonova; alt. 1200 m; 43.9981° N, 40.1695° E; 15 Jun. 2007; А. Zaitsev leg.; under the bark of a dead tree; ICM .

Remarks

The species is closely related to G. alternatus and transferred to Gomezzuritus . The earlier described larva of this species (Kazantsev & Zaitsev 2021) was collected in Northwestern Caucasus, where no other dictyopterine taxa occur. Its similarity with G. alternatus confirms the relationships of these species.