G. it. Ent., 7 (36): 1-4
April 30, 1994
On the systematic position and nomenclature of some species
of the genus Bagous Germar, 1817
(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
by
ROBERTO CALDARA & CHARLES W. O'BRIEN
Abstract - By the study of the type specimens the authors confirm the following synonymies: Curculio atrirostris Fabricius, 1781 = Grypus equiseti (Fabricius, 1775) and Bagous pilipes Desbrochers, 1896 = Icaris sparganii (Gyllenhal, 1836); and transfer Bagous aegyptiacus Desbrochers, 1896 and B. dogoanus Hoffmann, 1954 to the genus Echinocnemus Schönherr, 1843, and B. myrmidon Hustache, 1920, B. hovanus Hustache, 1920 and B. ovalipennis Hustache, 1939 to the genus Araxus Marshall, 1955. Moreover, the authors propose the new name tubulus for the species presently known as Bagous angustus Silfverberg, 1977 (not Tanner, 1954).
