G. it. Ent., 14 (60): 155-164
March 2015
The rediscovery of the type of
Laccobius zugmayeri Knisch, 1910
and description of Laccobius jumlanus new species
(Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)
by
ELIO GENTILI
Abstract - KNISCH (1910) described Laccobius zugmayeri based on one female specimen collected in Tibet near Pangong Lakes. GENTILI (1991), after an unsuccessful search of the type of the species, designated a specimen collected in Nepal near Jumla as the neotype. The type of L. zugmayeri was recently found in the Zoologische Staatsammlung München. It differs enough from the neotype designated by GENTILI (1991), the two types clearly representing different species. The neotype designated by GENTILI (1991) is hence set aside, and becomes the holotype of a new species, Laccobius jumlanus sp. nov.
