TY - JOUR AU - Kasantsev, Sergei PY - 2000/04/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - To the knowledge of the African subgenus Planeteros of the genus Melaneros (Coleoptera: Lycidae). JF - Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology JA - contrib.entomol. VL - 50 IS - 1 SE - Artikel DO - 10.21248/contrib.entomol.50.1.103-118 UR - https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1516 SP - 103-118 AB - <p>Neun Arten werden beschrieben: Melaneros (Planeteros) crucifer n. sp., M. (P.) flos n. sp., M. (P.) drymophilus n. sp., M. (P.) terrier n. sp., M. (P.) petrovi n. sp., M. (P.) helicofer n. sp., M. (P.) helicophilus n. sp., M. (P.) arndti n. sp., and M. (P.) zerchei n. sp. Die Varietäten Planeteros sibutensis v. burgeoni Pic, 1924, P. soppoensis v. bonneviei Pic, 1924 and P. bequaerti v. nigrithorax Pic, 1935, werden in den Artrang erhoben. Sieben Taxa werden synonymisiert: Planeteros atriventris Pic, 1922 (= M. (P.) flavus Bourgeois, 1905); P. soppoensis Pic, 1922 (= M. (P.) escalerai Bourgeois, 1905); P. asperatus Kleine, 1940 (= M. (P.) ablutus Bourgeois, 1908); P. salubris Kleine, 1940 (= M. (P.) collarti Pic, 1922); P. bredoi Kasantsev, 1997 (= M. (P.) burgeoni Pic, 1924, n. stat.); P. gigas Kleine, 1940 (= M. (P.) bilineatus Pic, 1931) and P. zairicus Kasantsev, 1997 (= M. (P.) chirindanus Kleine, 1933). Mehrere unzulänglich bekannte Arten werden illustriert.</p><p><u>Stichwörter</u></p><p>Coleoptera, Lycidae, Melaneros, new species, synonymy, Tropical Africa.</p><p><u>Nomenklatorische Handlungen</u></p><p>arndti Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />bicoloripes Pic, 1923 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), Lectotype<br />bonneviei Pic, 1924 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), Lectotype; stat. n. hitherto Planeteros sappoensis var. bonneviei<br />bredoi Kasantsev, 1997 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), syn. n. of Melaneros (Planeteros) burgeoni Pic, 1924<br />burgeoni Pic, 1924 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), Lectotype; stat. n. hitherto Planeteros sibutensis var. burgeoni<br />congoensis Kleine, 1930 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), Lectotype<br />crucifer Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />drymorphilus Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />flos Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />helicofer Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />helicophilius Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />nigrithorax Pic, 1935 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), Lectotype; stat. n. hitherto Planeteros bequaerti var. nigrithorax<br />petrovi Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />terrier Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />zairicus Kasantsev, 1997 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), syn. n. of Melaneros (Planeteros) chirindanus Kleine, 1933<br />zerchei Kasantsev, 2000 (Melaneros (Planeteros)), spec. n.<br />asperatus Kleine, 1940 (Planeteros), syn. n. of Melaneros (Planeteros) ablutus Bourgeois, 1908<br />gigas Kleine, 1940 (Planeteros), syn. n. of Melaneros (Planeteros) bilineatus Pic, 1931<br />salubris Kleine, 1940 (Planeteros), syn. n. of Melaneros (Planeteros) collarti Pic, 1922<br /></p> ER -