Larinus interruptus Desbrochers, 1884

Gültekin, Levent & Perrin, Hélène, 2006, The species of Larinus Dejean, 1821 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) described by J. Desbrochers: lectotype designations and new synonymies, Zootaxa 1350, pp. 55-68 : 58

Larinus interruptus Desbrochers, 1884

Larinus interruptus Desbrochers, 1884: 158

In the description, Desbrochers indicates “Long. 6­7, lat. 2 1/2­2 3/4 mill.” and “Environs d’Oran”.

Types. Of the three specimens in Desbrochers’ collection, the female has been designated as lectotype. It bears a handwritten label “ interruptus Db. ” and has been labelled “ Lectotypus Ψ, Larinus interruptus Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2005” [on red paper]; “ Larinus siculus Boheman, Gültekin det. 2005”. It is pinned through the right elytron, which has been weakly lifted by the relatively thick pin, but it is in good shape. The two males have been designated here as paralectotypes and labelled accordingly “ Paralectotypus ɗ, Larinus interruptus Desbr., Gültekin & Perrin des. 2005” [on red paper]; “ Larinus siculus Boheman, Gültekin det. 2005”. Both are pinned through the right elytron, and one has the right hind leg missing and is labelled “ Oran ” [handwritten] and the other is intact and labelled “ Oran ”, “ siculus Boh. ” [handwritten].

Remarks. The synonymy of L. interruptus Desbrochers, 1884 with L. siculus Boheman, 1843 by Petri (1907) was found to be correct.