Lyttolydulus Reitter, 1913

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22. Lyttolydulus Reitter, 1913

Lyttalydulus Reitter, 1913 . Original spelling; emended to Lyttolydulus by Reitter (1915). See Notes.

Lydopsis Martinez de la Escalera, 1914. Type species: Lydus susicus Martinez de la Escalera, 1914 .

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Type species. Lytta suturalis Reitter, 1913 (= simplicicornis Pic, 1899), by monotypy. 10 spp.

Geographic distribution. Sahara and Near East (from W Sahara to Egypt, Palestine and Saudi Arabia).

References

Taxonomy. Reitter (1913); Martinez de la Escalera (1914); PeyerimhoV (1934, 1935); Pardo Alcaide (1950); Kaszab (1952d key and catalogue, 1983).

Bionomics. PeyerimhoV (1931).

Notes

This genus was cited in the original description as Lyttalydulus . The name was later changed to Lyttolydulus by Reitter (1915). Because the unjusti ed emendation 2014 crediting the original date has been in prevailing use (e.g. Kaszab, 1969a; Bologna,

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1991 Article This a; 33 Selander genus). is, heterogeneous 1991) it must for be some maintained morphological as the characters correct spelling: a single (species ICZN,

( susicus ) has the pronotum about as wide as long rather than elongate; also, some 13 species have the antennae subclavate and not submoniliform.

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