Larinus sacer Desbrochers, 1896

Larinus sacer Desbrochers, 1896: 65

In the description, Desbrochers indicates “(ɗ). Long. 7 mill.” and a region, with a town “Asie mineure, Cẻsarẻe”.

Type. The male holotype bears the printed label “Csr” [for Cẻsarẻe], handwritten “ sacer (m.), Fr 96.5” and “ type ” and has been labelled “ Holotypus ɗ, Larinus sacer Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2005” [on red paper], “ Larinus fucatus Fst, L. Gültekin det. 2005”. It is pinned through the right elytron and intact.

Remarks. The mention “Fr 96.5” is a reference to the description. Larinus sacer Desbrochers, 1896 is conspecific with Larinus fucatus Faust, 1891, the types of both having been examined by the senior author. Thus, the following new synonymy is here proposed: Larinus fucatus Faust, 1891 [= Larinus sacer Desbrochers, 1896 syn. n.].