Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892

Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892b: 90

In the description, Desbrochers indicates “ɗ. Long. 8; lat. 4 mill.” and “Sicile, un seul ɗ de la collection Tarnier, qui fait maintenant partie de la mienne” [which means “only one male”].

Type. The male holotype bears the handwritten labels: “ Larinus marginicollis, Bedel Det / Sicile”, “ Brenskei Fst ”, “ villosiventris ”, “ type ”, “ Holotypus ɗ, Larinus villosiventris Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2004” [printed on red paper]; “ Larinus brenskei Faust, L. Gültekin det. 2005”. It was pinned through the right elytron and in good condition, dissected and is now glued on a paper card.

Remarks. Larinus villosiventris Desbrochers, 1892 is listed under the synonyms of Larinus brenskei Faust, 1890 in Csiki (1934), and indeed both names represent the same species. For a complete synonymy, see L. akbesianus below.