Mezium americanum (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840), a new synonym of Mezium sulcatum (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Ptinidae, Gibbiinae, Meziini)

• Authors: Jerzy Borowski , Marek Sławski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Synonymy of two species of the genus Mezium Curtis has been established: M. sulcatum (F.) proved taxonomically identical to M. americanum (Laporte). For Mezium hirticolle (Laporte) the status has changed.

Keywords

EN

Coleoptera; Gibiinae; Meziini; Ptinidae; entomology; new status; new synonym; nomenclature; taxonomy

Discipline

• ZOOLOGY: ZOOLOGY

• Journal: World Scientific News
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 65
• Pages: 171-175

Contributors

author

Jerzy Borowski

• Department of Forest Protection and Ecology, University of Life Sciences, SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159/34, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland,

author

Marek Sławski

• Department of Forest Protection and Ecology, University of Life Sciences, SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159/34, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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