G. it. Ent., 13 (57): 55-68
May 2012
New or poorly known Laccobius
of the Subgenus Cyclolaccobius Gentili, 1991
(Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
by
ELIO GENTILI
Abstract - Three new species of Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) are described: L. karnatakensis sp. nov. (India, Karnataka), L. komareki sp. nov. (Ethiopia, Simien Mts.), L. nigrogilvus sp. nov. (India, Meghalaya). Two species described as new by HEBAUER & WANG (1998) in the genus Oocyclus are transferred to Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius): but Oocyclus inermis Hebauer & Wang, 1998 is a junior synonym of Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) patruelis Knisch, 1924, and Oocyclus flaveolus Hebauer & Wang, 1998 is a junior synonym of Laccobius (Cyclolaccobius) politus Gentili, 1979. Three species of Laccobius assigned previously to the subgenus Glyptolaccobius (L. hanka Gentili & Fikáček, 2009, L. josefi Gentili & Fikáček, 2009 and L. silvester Gentili, 2006) are transferred to the subgenus Cyclolaccobius.
