Genus PTECTICUS Loew

Ptecticus Loew, 1855: 142 . Type species, Sargus testaceus Fabricius, 1805, by original designation. Correct original spelling by revision of Loew (1857: 263).

[For nomenclatural history, see Woodley (2001: 208); no changes are proposed here.]

Ptecticus lateritius Rondani. Comb. nov.

Sargus lateritius Rondani, 1863: 76 . ST? [MZUN]: Madagascar.

We did not examine the holotype of Sargus lateritius [MZUN], but from the description and our extensive material from Madagascar, we can conclude that this species belongs in the genus Ptecticus .