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Lethrus (Scelolethrus) tekkensis Kral & Olexa 1996

  • 1. Biology Centre ASCR, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, CZ- 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: bezdek @ entu. cas. cz
  • 2. Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, CZ- 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic; e-mail: jiri _ hajek @ nm. cz

Description

Lethrus (Scelolethrus) tekkensis Král & Olexa, 1996

Lethrus (Scelolethrus) tekkensis Král & Olexa, 1996: 62, Figs. 18–19, 29, 31–35.

The holotype and three paratypes (including the allotype) are deposited in NMPC (ex coll.

D. Král):

HOLOTYPE (J): ‘Turkmen. SSR, 1989 / Kara-Kala 29.-3.5. / lgt. S. Bečvář [p] // Lethrus (Scelolethrus) / tekkensis sp.n. / HOLOTYPUS J / David Král & Aldo Olexa det. 1995 [p, red label]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘Turkmen. SSR, 1989 / Kara-Kala 29.-3.5. / lgt. S. Bečvář [p] // Lethrus (Scelolethrus) / tekkensis sp.n. / ALLOTYPUS ♀ / David Král & Aldo Olexa det. 1995 [p, red label]’.

PARATYPE (J): ‘Turkmen. SSR, 1989 / Kara-Kala 29.-3.5. / lgt. S. Bečvář [hw] // Lethrus (Scelolethrus) / tekkensis sp.n. / PARATYPUS No. 1 J / David Král & Aldo Olexa det. 1995 [p, red label]’.

PARATYPE (♀): ‘Turkmen. SSR, 1989 / Kara-Kala 29.-3.5. / lgt. S. Bečvář [hw] // Lethrus (Scelolethrus) / tekkensis sp.n. / PARATYPUS No. 7 ♀ / David Král & Aldo Olexa det. 1995 [p, red label]’.

Current status. Valid species.

Notes

Published as part of Bezděk, Aleš, Hájek, Jiří & Ascr, Biology Centre, 2009, Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 297-332 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1) on page 308, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5319147

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References

  • KRAL D. & OLEXA A. 1996: New and otherwise noteworthy Lethrus species from Central Asia and Afghanistan (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Folia Heyrovskyana 4: 49 - 65.