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Zeitschrift/Journal: Newsletter Buprestis

Jahr/Year: 2016

Band/Volume: 55

Autor(en)/Author(s): Mühle Hans

Artikel/Article: Newsletter Buprestis 55 1 REPORT No. 55 December 2016

BUPRESTIS

A annual newsletter devoted to the dissemination of information about buprestids and students of this group

Editor: Hans Mühle Hofangerstr.22a D-81735 München

Germany

Dear friends, I wish you and your families all the very best for 2017, above all health and peace. For the next issue, please send me your news up to 1 June 2017.

Hans

A. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

B. SPECIES WANTED FOR RESEARCH OR EXCHANGE Preparing a catalogue of the buprestid type material hosted in the “Zoologische Staatssammlung München” I had to ascertain that quite a lot of buprestids are in the hands of borrowers since years. This hampers not only my work but also the work of us all. As I know from other museums, the curators there have to fight with the same matter. If you still might have such material I urgently ask you to send it back. Thank you so much! (HANS)

C. REQUESTS FOR LITERATURE I want to draw your attention – beside the specific buprestid papers – to the work of BOUSQUET. He serves us with a lot of detailed information on the publication dates of entomological papers. D. FORUM Dear colleagues, quite recently you could obtain pdf-files of the „papers“ published by Roman HOŁYŃSKI in the pseudojournal „Procrustomachia“ which exists only in a single copy in his PC. It is our duty to warn you that all new names published in this „journal“ are unavailable names according to the Code due to the violation of the Articles 8.6 and 9.8, at least. After consulting this matter with some members of the „Comission“ ICZN the publications of this type are inadmissible and they are a dangerous precendent! Moreover it is the derision to all serious authors respecting the Code.

Sincerely yours,

Svatopluk BÍLÝ and Mark. G. VOLKOVITSH

Dear friends, For the Palaearctic Region there is an updated catalogue (see: KUBÁŇ 2016) containing also the . Again, as with the “Catalogue 2006”, I have problems with a lot of new acts, especially with resurrected “species” or “subspecies”. Without any further hints how to distinguish those taxa from that to which they have been synonyms, these acts are hardly convincing. From my point of view a catalogue is not the place to solve taxonomical problems, particularly as long as we have no chance to understand the result of an act where the crucial part of the work was done in the background. Referring to old, two- or three-line descriptions is not the way how I understand scientific work. An example may be seen in the resurrection of Anthaxia venerabilis (“Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) venerabilis Marseul, 1869, resurrected from synonymy with A. (M.) istriana Rosenhauer, 1847; synonymy with A. (M.) istriana is unfounded.”). This sentence lacks everything. Now, we have to start to find out the differences that led to this conclusion. Apparently there were examinations, but without publishing the result, which are necessary to understand the final conclusion. In mathematics “Fermat's Last Theorem” was solved more than 350 years after its postulation. I hope we will not have to wait such a long time until all the secrets of the above mentioned catalogue will be revealed. HANS

Some addresses of yet unknown authors and address changes: K. N. A. ALEXANDER. 14 Partridge Way, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1BQ, United Kingdom. ([email protected]) Mohamed ARAHOU. Université Mohammed V, Institut Scientifique, Département de Zoologie et d’Ecologie Animale, B.P. 703, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco. ([email protected]) Keith J. BENSUSAN. School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom. ([email protected]) Michel BINON. 28, rue Claude-Lerude, F-45100 Orleans La Source, France. ([email protected]) Sandra DENMAN. Forest Research, Centre for Ecosystems, Society and Biosecurity, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, England. ([email protected]) David FRANK. Kotorská 22, 140 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic. ([email protected]) Jean-Claude GAGNEPAIN. 6, Route de Viglain, F-45510 Vannes-sur-Cosson, France. ([email protected]) Miguel Ángel GÓMEZ DE DIOS. Avd. del Cobre 26- Urb. Los Pinos - 04230 - Huércal de Almería (Almería), Spain. ([email protected]) Xavier GOUVERNEUR. 3, rue de la Santé, 35000 RENNES, France. ([email protected]) Philippe GUERARD. 1, le clos du Pratel, 50300 SAINT-MARTIN-DES-CHAMPS, France. ([email protected]) José M. DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZ. ([email protected]) Olof HEDGREN. Lindsbergsgatan 9c, 752 40 Uppsala, Sveden. ([email protected]) Amanda HUERTA FUENTES. Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile. Casilla 9206- Santiago, Chile. ([email protected]) C. Wood JOHNSON. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection, 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, Louisiana 71360, USA. ([email protected]) Peter KELLER. Leipzigerstraße 57, D-76829 Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. (p.keller@Kreis- Germersheim.de) Bahattin KOVANCI. Uludag Universitesi, ZiraatFakultesi, Bitki KorumaBolumu. 16384 Bursa, Turkey. Víctor LÓPEZ-MARTÍNEZ. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62209, Mexico. ([email protected]) Mohamed MOUNA. Université Mohammed V – Agdal, Institut Scientifique, Département de Zoologie et d’Ecologie Animale, Laboratoire de Zoologie ; B.P. 703, Agdal, 10090 Rabat, Maroc. ([email protected], [email protected]) Sergey O. NEGROBOV. Cand.Biol.Sci., senior scientific employee of chair “Ecology and systematic invertebrate ”. ([email protected]) Dinko OVCHAROV. University of Forestry, Sofia 10, Kliment Ohridski Blvd., 1576, Sofia, Bulgaria. İnanç ÖZGEN. Fırat University, Bioengineering Department, Elazığ, Turkey. Charles E. PÉREZ. The Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS), Jew’s gate, Upper Rock Nature Reserve, P.O. 843, Gibraltar. ([email protected]) Gerd REDER. Am Pfortengarten 37, D-67592 Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Germany. ([email protected]) Lukáš SEKERKA. Department of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, CZ-193 00, Praha – Horní Počernice, Czech Republic. ([email protected]) Brent W. STEURY. U.S. National Park Service, 700 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park Headquarters, McLean, Virginia 22101, USA Nigel A. STRAW. Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, England. ([email protected]) F. L. STRUMIA. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Largo Pontecorvo 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy. ([email protected]) Heinz WIESBAUER. ZT-Büro für Landschaftsplanung und -pflege, Kaunitzgasse 33/14, A-1060 Wien, Austria. ([email protected])

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Bílý, S. 2016a. Four new species of the genus Philanthaxia Deyrolle, 1864 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Thomassetiini). Zootaxa 4205 (1): 24–30. Binon, M. & J-C. Gagnepain. 2006. Notes de terrain et observations diverses. Buprestes et pièges colorés dans le Loiret. L’Entomologiste 62(5-6):185-186. Bousquet, Y. 2016. Litteratura Coleopterologica (1758–1900): a guide to selected books related to the of Coleoptera with publication dates and notes. ZooKeys 583: 1-776. Curletti, G. 2016. New Neotropical species (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Rivista piemontese di Storia naturale 37: 211-223. Curletti, G. 2016a. Taxonomic notes on the African genus Pseudagrilus (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 14(61):263-284. Curletti, G., S. Ribeiro & L. Migliore. 2016. Further three new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 from Brazil (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Onychium, 12: 129-134. Brown, N., D. J. G. Inward, M. Jeger & S. Denman. 2015. A review of Agrilus biguttatus in UK forests and its relationship with acute oak decline. Forestry 88 :53-63. Denman, S., N. Brown, S. Kirk, M. Jeger & J. Webber. 2014. A description of the symptoms of Acute Oak Decline in Britain and a comparative review on causes of similar disorders on oak in Europe. Forestry 2014; 87, 535–551. Díaz Hernández, J. M. & M. Á. Gómez de Dios. 2016. Buprestis (Yamina) sanguinea (Fabricius, 1798) en Andalucía. Revista gaditana de Entomología 7(1): 461-468. Frank, D. & L. Sekerka. 2016. Revision of the subgenus Gelaeus of Chrysodema (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Chrysochroinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 56(2):671–719. Gagnepain, J.-C. 2005: Trois especes nouvelles ou interessantes pour le departement du Loiret: Coleoptera Tenebrionidae, Cerambycidae et Buprestidae. L’Entomologiste (Paris) 60 (6): 277-278. Gagnepain, J.-C. 2006. Présence d’Agrilus viscivorus Bílý dans le Loiret (Col. Buprestidae). L’Entomologiste 62:120-278. Gouverneur, X. & Ph. Guerard. 2007. Présence d’un rare coléoptère Buprestidae dans l’agglomération Rennaise (Ille-et-Vilaine): Agrilus (Anambus) auricollis Kiesenwetter, 1857 (Coleoptera). Bulletin Rutilans 10(3):83-85. Hass, R. W. 2016. Zur Lebensweise des Moorbirken-Prachtkäfers, Dicerca furcata (THUNBERG, 1787) und des Berliner Prachtkäfers D. berolinensis (HERBST, 1779) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 126 (2):99-108. Hedgren, O. 2006.Inventering av rönnpraktbagge Agrilus mendax - återbesök på gamla lokaler och inventering av nya. Rapport 15, Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg, 11 pp (in Svedish). Hedgren, O. 2009. Inventering av rönnpraktbagge Agrilus mendax Mannerheim med hjälp av gnagspår. [Search for the rare buprestid Agrilus mendax Mannerheim by its larval feeding marks.] – Entomologisk Tidskrift 130(1): 1-9. Hespenheide, H. & C. S. Chaboo. 2015. Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Buprestidae. 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F. NEW TAXA (In the first column the name, author, year of publication and page number of the new taxon is shown; the second column indicates the type locality, state and province; and the third column the collection where the type is deposited) Abbreviations:

BMNH The Natural History Museum, London/United Kingdom CMNC Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa/Canada DGCC Domenico Gianasso collection, Castelnuovo, Don Bosco/Italy EJCB Eduard Jendek collection, Bratislava/Slovak Republic EMEC Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley, USA GCCI Gianfranco Curletti collection, Carmagnola/Italy INBC Instituto Nacional de Biodiversitad, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica IRSNB Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels/Belgium JMCS Jaroslav Marek collection, Sýkořice/Czech Republic (will be deposited in NMPC MCCI Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, Carmagnola/Italy MFNB Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin/Germany MHNG Muséum dʼHistoire Naturelle, Geneve/Switzerland MKCP Milan Krajčík collection, Plzeň/Czech Republic MNCN Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid, Madrid/Spain MZUSP Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil NMB Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Basel/Switzerland NMPC Narodní Museum Praha/Czech Republic QMBA Queensland Museum, Brisbane/Australia SMNK Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Karlsruhe/Germany SMNS Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart/Germany SPCB Stanislav Prepsl collection, Brno/Czech Republic UNAM Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico D.F./Mexico

New species and subspecies 2015 Agrilus acrobeles Jendek, 2015:7 Indonesia EJCB Agrilus bunsu Jendek, 2015:9 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus cechovskyi Jendek, 2015:11 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus curiosus Jendek, 2015:15 Indonesia EJCB Agrilus garo Jendek, 2015:19 India EJCB Agrilus iban Jendek, 2015:21 Borneo EJCB Agrilus jakli Jendek, 2015:25 Indonesia EJCB Agrilus kuchingi Jendek, 2015:26 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus lembik Jendek, 2015:27 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus meratus Jendek, 2015:29 Indonesia EJCB Agrilus orangulu Jendek, 2015:30 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus serratus Jendek, 2015:32 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus strbai Jendek, 2015:33 Indonesia EJCB Agrilus upsilon Jendek, 2015:37 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus vir Jendek, 2015:38 Malaysia EJCB Agrilus xiphos Jendek, 2015:39 Malaysia EJCB Meliboeus (Meliboeus) monnerati Niehuis & Strauss, 2015:216 Morocco NMB Sphenoptera (Tropeopeltis) fritzbrechteli Niehuis, 2015:104 Yemen SMNK Taphrocerus anayahani Marek, 2015:348 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus bourdaensis Marek, 2015:346 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus fragilis Marek, 2015:347 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus hrdyi Marek, 2015:349 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus krepelkai Marek, 2015:343 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus nigricollis Marek, 2015:341 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus seidli Marek, 2015:340 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus snizeki Marek, 2015:344 French Guiana JMSC

2016 Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) krajciki Prepsl, 2016:463 Kenya SPCB Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) erongoensis Prepsl, 2016:476 Namibia SPCB Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) sosomae gottwaldi Prepsl, 2016 Tanzania SPCB Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) sosomae Prepsl, 2016:467 Kenya SPCB Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) tanzanica Prepsl, 2016:466 Tanzania SPCB Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) gaditana Verdugo, 2016:522 Spain MNCN Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) gianassoi Prepsl, 2016:478 Somalia SPCB Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) mourgliai Prepsl, 2016:477 Kenya DGCC Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) burkinensis Prepsl, 2016:475 Burkina Faso DGCC Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) garseni Prepsl, 2016:472 Kenya SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) namibdesertica Prepsl, 2016:473 Namibia SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) snizeki Prepsl, 2016:470 Kenya SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) solwezica Prepsl, 2016:474 Sambia SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) somalica Prepsl, 2016:474 Somalia SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) vera Prepsl, 2016:476 Tanzania SPCB Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) zanzibarensis Prepsl, 2016:471 Tanzania SPCB Agaeocera macraei Westcott & Nelson, 2016:73 Mexico UNAM Agrilus (Agrilus) alini Curletti, 2016:216 Brasil MZUSP Agrilus (Agrilus) clown Curletti, Ribeiro & Migliore 2016:131 Brasil MZUSP Agrilus (Agrilus) herbophagus Curletti, 2016:220 Brasil MCCI Agrilus (Agrilus) najarae Curletti, Ribeiro & Migliore 2016:130 Brasil MZUSP Agrilus (Agrilus) paolettae Curletti, Ribeiro & Migliore 2016:132 Brasil MZUSP Agrilus (Agrilus) paulista Curletti, 2016:214 Brasil MZUSP Agrilus (Agrilus) rappi Curletti, 2016:212 Costa Rica INBC Agrilus (Agrilus) ruzzieri Curletti, 2016:218 Paraguay BMNH Ankareus bellamyi Levey, 2016:576 RSA BMNH Ankareus bilyi Levey, 2016:578 Zambia NMPC Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) mauritanica Bílý, 2016:348 Mauritania NMPC Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris antiatlasica Krajcik, 2016:1 Morocco MKCP Asymades kayomboi Leonard, 2016:2 Tanzania IRSNB Brachys howdeni Hespenheide 2016:336 in: Hespenheide & Eiseman 2016 U.S.A. CMNC Chrysobothris bimaculata MacRae, 2016:30 Jamaica BMNH Chrysobothris svatabilyi Westcott, 2016:35 Mexico EMEC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) katka Frank & Sekerka, 2016:700 Indonesia IRSNB Chrysodema (Gelaeus) oborili laratensis Frank & Sekerka, 2016:703 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) oborili oborili Frank & Sekerka, 2016:702 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) sara Frank & Sekerka, 2016:704 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri bilyi Frank & Sekerka, 2016:708 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri horaki Frank & Sekerka, 2016:709 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri kubani Frank & Sekerka, 2016:710 Indonesia NMPC Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri nigriventris Frank & Sekerka, 2016:711 Indonesia MFNB Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri rejzeki Frank & Sekerka, 2016:713 Indonesia MHNG Ditriaena (s. str.) vandenberghei Niehuis, 2016:206 Nicaragua SMNS Lamprodila (Ovalisia) wallacei Levey, 2016:143 Indonesia BMNH Melobasis bilyi Levey, 2016a:24 Australia QMBA Philanthaxia depressifrons Bílý, 2016a:25 Vietnam NMPC Philanthaxia granum Bílý, 2016a:28 Philippines NMPC Philanthaxia hanloni Bílý, 2016a:27 Philippines NMPC Philanthaxia purpureifrons Bílý, 2016a:28 Philippines NMPC Pseudagrilus erythreinus maumau Curletti, 2016a:270 Kenya GCCI Pseudagrilus ewe Curletti, 2016a:275 Togo MCCI Pseudagrilus granulosus tutsi Curletti, 2016a:267 Tanzania GCCI Pseudagrilus maasai Curletti, 2016a:279 Tanzania GCCI Pseudagrilus maleci Curletti, 2016a:282 Ethiopia MCCI Pseudagrilus twa Curletti, 2016a:278 Rwanda GCCI Pseudagrilus valentinae Curletti, 2016a:275 Ivory Coast GCCI Pseudagrilus variabilis bantu Curletti, 2016a:271 Tanzania GCCI Pseudagrilus variabilis yao Curletti, 2016a:274 Mozambique GCCI Sphenoptera (Deudora) peninsulae Kalashian & Karagyan 2016:18 Saudi Arabia BMNH Sphenoptera (Deudora) svatopluki Kalashian & Karagyan 2016:20 Iraq NMPC Taphrocerus arboribus Marek, 2016a:415 Brazil JMSC Taphrocerus bilyi Marek, 2016:151 Peru NMPC Taphrocerus breviformis Marek, 2016a:426 Brazil JMSC Taphrocerus doctissimus Marek, 2016a:420 Brazil JMSC Taphrocerus havai Marek, 2016:147 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus huggerti Marek, 2016:149 Peru NMPC Taphrocerus imperator Marek, 2016:154 Paraguay JMSC Taphrocerus latimentulae Marek, 2016a:406 Paraguay JMSC Taphrocerus matouryensis Marek, 2016:144 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus mirai Marek, 2016:140 Ecuador JMSC Taphrocerus mixtus Marek, 2016a:409 Brazil NMPC Taphrocerus niger Marek, 2016:142 French Guiana JMSC Taphrocerus picator Marek, 2016a:412 Brazil NMPC Taphrocerus pseudomirai Marek, 2016a:416 Ecuador JMSC Taphrocerus saintantoinnei Marek, 2016:423 French Guaiana JMSC Taphrocerus semiinterruptus Marek, 2016:153 Paraguay JMSC Taphrocerus tavakiliani Marek, 2016:418 French Guaina JMSC Xantheremia (Paratethya) awashensis Prepsl, 2016:479 Ethiopia SPCB

New genus 2016 Svatactesis Volkovitsh, 2016:6 type species: Polyctesis johanidesi Bílý, 1997 Volkovitsh 2016

G. Nomenclatural changes Synonyma (the second name is the valid one) 2015 Agrilus bettotanus Fisher, 1930 = Agrilus malasicus Fisher, 1930 Jendek 2015:28 Agrilus convergens Fisher, 1930 = Agrilus famulus Kerremans, 1900 Jendek 2015:17 Agrilus deuvei Baudon, 1965 = Agrilus emeritus Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 Jendek 2015:16 Agrilus falsulus Obenberger, 1924 = Agrilus insularis Deyrolle, 1864 Jendek 2015:22 Agrilus japanensis Obenberger, 1935 = Agrilus famulus Kerremans, 1900 Jendek 2015:17 Agrilus nigrocyaneus Deyrolle, 1864 = Agrilus insularis Deyrolle, 1864 Jendek 2015:22 Agrilus perlisensis Fisher, 1936 = Agrilus adonis Deyrolle, 1864 Jendek 2015:8 Agrilus souvannavongsi Baudon, 1968 = Agrilus emeritus Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 Jendek 2015:16 Agrilus testor Kerremans, 1900 = Agrilus adonis Deyrolle, 1864 Jendek 2015:8 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolli polychloros Abeille, 1894 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolli (Fabricius, 1801) Mühle 2015:196 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris atlasica Novak, 1988 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris (Géné, 1829) Mühle 2015:196 Capnodis miliaris metallica Ballion, 1871 = Capnodis miliaris (Klug, 1829) Mühle 2015:197 Stigmodera (Themognatha) barbiventris Carter, 1916 = Temognatha duponti (Boisduval), 1835 Peterson 2015:10 Taphrocerus kormilevi Cobos, 1956 = Taphrocerus bruchi Obenberger, 1924 Marek 2015:353 Taphrocerus sericeicollis Cobos, 1959 = Taphrocerus scutellatus Obenberger, 1934 Marek 2015:355 Taphrocerus subpolitus Cobos, 1967 = Taphrocerus exiguus Obenberger, 1934 Marek 2015:354

2016 Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) rubromaculata Lucas, 1844 = Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) lugubris lugubris Spinola, 1838 Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) omana Krajčík, 2015 = Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) arabica Gory, 1840 Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) mirei dispersemaculata Alfieri, 1976 = Acmaeodera (Rugacmaeodera) mirei Descarpentries & Mateu, 1965 Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeodera (s.str.) revelierii Mulsant & Rey, 1861 = Acmaeodera (s.str.) revelierii Mulsant & Rey, 1859 Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera feisthameli Gory, 1840 = Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata quattuordecimpunctata (Villers, 1789) Kubáň 2016:25 Acmaeodera insolita Théry, 1908 = Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata quattuordecimpunctata (Villers, 1789) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeodera multipunctata Lucas, 1844 = Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata quattuordecimpunctata (Villers, 1789) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeodera quattuordecimguttata (Fabricius, 1798) = Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata quattuordecimpunctata (Villers, 1789) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeodera sedecimpunctata (Schrank, 1789) = Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata octodecimguttata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeoderella (Carininota) flavofasciata veselyi (Obenberger, 1934)= Acmaeodera (Carininota) flavofasciata flavofasciata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) corsica (Obenberger, 1922) = Acmaeoderella (Euacmaeoderella) gibbulosa (Ménétriés, 1832) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeoderella (Liogastria) alesi (Obenberger, 1936) = Acmaeoderella (Liogastria) virgulata (Illiger, 1803) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Acmaeoderella (s.str.) normanna Sparacio, 2006 = Acmaeodera (s.str.) circassica (Reitter, 1890) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Agrilus grusinus Obenberger, 1917 = Agrilus transversesulcatus transversesulcatus Reitter, 1890 Jendek 2016:46 Agrilus hassani Théry, 1930 = Agrilus proteus Abeille de Perrin, 1893 Jendek 2016:38 Agrilus ieiunulus Obenberger, 1936 = Agrilus transversesulcatus validiusculus Semenov, 1891 Jendek 2016:48 Agrilus italicus Obenberger, 1920 = Agrilus cyanescens cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837) Jendek 2016:16 Agrilus juxtasuturalis Abeille de Perrin, 1897 = Agrilus transversesulcatus transversesulcatus Reitter, 1890 Jendek 2016:46 Agrilus niveosignatus Obenberger, 1914 = Agrilus transversesulcatus validiusculus Semenov, 1891 Jendek 2016:48 Agrilus panchlorus Abeille de Perrin, 1897 = Agrilus curtulus Mulsant & Rey, 1863 Jendek 2016:16 Agrilus perparvus Obenberger, 1918 = Agrilus roscidus Kiesenwetter, 1857 Jendek 2016:40 Agrilus populneus Schaefer, 1946 = Agrilus suvorovi Obenberger, 1935 Jendek 2016:44 Agrilus rosei Niehuis & Bernhard, 2005 = Agrilus viridis (Linné, 1758) Jendek 2016:50 Agrilus rubi Kaszab, 1940 = Agrilus roscidus Kiesenwetter, 1857 Jendek 2016a:31 Agrilus shamyl Obenberger, 1922 = Agrilus lineola hermineus Abeille de Perrin, 1907 Jendek 2016:27 Agrilus suturisignatus Obenberger, 1924 = Agrilus transversesulcatus transversesulcatus Reitter, 1890 Jendek 2016:46 Agrilus tetrastichus Obenberger, 1924 = Agrilus fissifrons Fairmaire, 1849 Jendek 2016:19 Agrilus tifliscus Obenberger, 1936 = Agrilus transversesulcatus transversesulcatus Reitter, 1890 Jendek 2016:47 Agrilus vaginalis philippovi Alexeev, 1945 = Agrilus vaginalis Abeille de Perrin, 1897 Jendek 2016:49 Anthaxia (Cratomerus) violacea Bílý, 1977 = Anthaxia (Cratomerus) sponsa Kiesenwetter, 1857 Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) berytensis alauita Obenberger, 1925 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) berytensis Abeille de Perrin, 1895 Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolii millefolii (Fabricius, 1801) [junior homonym] = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolii millefolii (Herbst, 1801) Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) nickerli Obenberger, 1923 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) pumila (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris Gené, 1839 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) croesus (Villers, 1789) Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) scutellaris semireducta Pic, 1911 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) croesus (Villers, 1789) Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) syrdarjensis Obenberger, 1934 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) kuldjensis Obenberger, 1913 Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) viminalis Laporte, 1840 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) croesus (Villers, 1789) Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) muehlei Niehuis, 1983 = Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) frankenbergeri Obenberger, 1933 Kubáň 2016:22 Anthaxia (s.str.) midas muelleri Obenberger, 1925 = Anthaxia (s.str.) spathuligera Obenberger, 1924 Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia divina Reiche & Saulcy, 1856 = Anthaxia (Cratomerus) diadema diadema (Fischer von Waldheim, 1824) not Anthaxia (C.) sponsa Kiesenwetter, 1857 Kubáň 2016:19 Anthaxia nitidula lichacevi Obenberger, 1934 = Anthaxia (s.str.) signaticollis Krynicki, 1832 Kubáň 2016:25 Aphanisticus klapperichi Obenberger, 1944 = Aphanisticus peninsulae Obenberger, 1924 Kalashian 2016:31 Bourgoinia Obenberger, 1926 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:22 Brachycoraebus yajimai (Ohmomo, 2011) = Brachycoraebus punctatus (Baudon, 1968) Kubáň 2016:22 Buprestis cyanicornis Olivier (1790) = Anthaxia (Cratomerus) hungarica hungarica (Scopoli, 1772) Kubáň 2016:19 Buprestis laeta (Fabricius, 1775) = Anthaxia (s.str.) nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758) Kubáň 2016:20 Callanthaxia Richter, 1945 = Anthaxia (s.str.) Eschscholtz, 1829 Kubáň 2016:20 Capnodis cariosa iranica Bogatchev, 1947 = Capnodis cariosa hauseri Obenberger, 1928 Kubáň 2016:22 Chrysobothris (s.str.) affinis carinithorax Obenberger, 1917 = Chrysobothris (s.str..) affinis adusta Abeille de Perrin, 1901 Kubáň 2016:22 Chrysobothris (s.str.) chalcophana mediterranea G. Novak, 1986 = Chrysobothris (s.str.) spuria Marseul, 1866 Kubáň 2016:22 Chrysodema (Mitshekia Hołyński, 1994) = Chrysodema (Cyalithoides Fisher, 1922) Kubáň 2016:22 Clema elegans Obenberger, 1923 = Pseudoclema transvaalense (Kerremans, 1911) Kubáň 2016:27 Coraebus elatus repletus Abeille de Perrin, 1893 = Coraebus elatus (Fabricius, 1787) Kubáň 2016:22 Coraebus guangxiensis Peng, 1998 = Coraebus sauteri Kerremans, 1912 Kubáň 2016:22 Coraebus jiangxiensis Peng, 1990 = Coraebus gorkai Gebhardt, 1929 Kubáň 2016:22 Coraebus obscurus Peng, 1991 = Coraebus quadriundulatus Motschulsky, 1866 Kubáň 2016:22 Coraebus perpulcher Obenberger, 1916 = Asymydes transvalensis Kerremans, 1893 Kubáň 2016:27 Cryptanthaxia Richter, 1945 = Anthaxia subgen. Haplanthaxia Reitter, 1911 Kubáň 2016:20 Cylindromorphus acus Abeille de Perrin, 1897 = Cylindromorphus bifrons Rey, 1889 Kubáň 2016:22 Cylindromorphus caspicus Obenberger, 1934 = Cylindromorphus pyrethri Stierlin, 1864 Kubáň 2016:22 Cylindromorphus opacus Abeille de Perrin, 1897 = Cylindromorphus filum (Gyllenhal, 1817) Kubáň 2016:23 Epacmene Gistel, 1848 = Catoxantha Dejean, 1833 Kubáň 2016:25 Euanthaxia Richter, 1945 = Anthaxia (s.str.) Eschscholtz, 1829 Kubáň 2016:25 Homalanthaxia Richter, 1945 = Anthaxia (s.str.) Eschscholtz, 1829 Kubáň 2016:20 Julodella fairmairei Théry, 1895 = Julodella dilaticollis Semenov, 1893 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis armishi Makhan, 2012 = Julodis partha Obenberger, 1923 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis eoa aberrans Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis variolaris indica J. Thomson, 1878 Kubáň 2016:25 Julodis eoa Obenberger, 1923 = Julodis variolaris indica J. Thomson, 1878 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis euphratica bushirensis Obenberger, 1928 = Julodis consobrina consobrina Kerremans, 1914 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis euphratica mrazi Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis euphratica karelinii Mannerheim, 1837 Kubáň 2016:25 Julodis euphratica nusskina Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis euphratica scenica Kerremans, 1905 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis klapaleki Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis euphratica scenica Kerremans, 1905 Kubáň 2016:25 Julodis monstrosa Abeille de Perrin, 1904 = Julodis speculifer speculifer Laporte, 1835 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis oberthuri Kerremans, 1898 = J. variolaris variolaris (Pallas, 1771) Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis ormarensis Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis euphratica scenica Kerremans, 1905 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis palmyrensis Obenberger, 1923 = Julodis syriaca distincta Gory, 1840 Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis variolaris kokandensis Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis variolaris variolaris (Pallas, 1771) Kubáň 2016:23 Julodis zablodskii Motschulsky, 1845 = Julodis variolaris variolaris (Pallas, 1771) Kubáň 2016:23 Kisanthobia ariasi curta Pic, 1898 = Kisanthobia ariasi (Robert, 1858) Kubáň 2016:23 Lakhonia Descarpentries & Villiers 1967 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:23 Lampetis (Spinthoptera) interrupta (Laporte & Gory, 1837) = Lampetis (Spinthoptera) mimosae (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:23 Lampetis (Spinthoptera) mimosae cyanea (Alfieri, 1976) = Lampetis (Spinthoptera) mimosae (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:23 Lampetis (Spinthoptera) mimosae kubani Bellamy, 2007 = Lampetis (Spinthoptera) mimosae (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:23 Lampetis sancta Théry, 1922 = Lampetis (Spinthoptera) arabica Gahan, 1895 Kubáň 2016:25 Latipalpis (Palpilatis) plasoni tauricola (Pic, 1916) = Latipalpis (Palpilatis) plasoni (Reitter, 1888) Kubáň 2016:23 Megaloxantha Kerremans, 1903 = Catoxantha Dejean, 1833 Kubáň 2016:23 Meliacanthus Théry, 1942 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:23 Meliboeus (Meliboeoides) parvulus ponticus Obenberger, 1924 = Meliboeus (Meliboeoides (in the Catalogue erronously “s.str.”) parvulus (Küster, 1852) Kubáň 2016:24 Meliboeus (s.str.) cupreomarginatus isanensis (Ohmomo, 2011) = Meliboeus (s.str.) cupreomarginatus (Saunders, 1866) Kubáň 2016:24 Meliboeus (s.str.) fokienicus Obenberger, 1944 = Meliboeus (s.str.) wenigi Obenberger, 1927 Kubáň 2016:24 Meliboeus (s.str.) graminis (Herbst, 1801) = Meliboeus (s.str.) graminis graminis (Panzer, 1799) Kubáň 2016:24 Meliboeus (s.str.) hoberlandti Obenberger, 1944 = Meliboeus (s.str.) alfierianus Théry, 1935 Kubáň 2016:25 Meliboeus (s.str.) shirozui Kurosawa, 1954 = Meliboeus (s.str.) chinensis Obenberger, 1927 Kubáň 2016:24 Meliboeus (s.str.) staneki Obenberger, 1935 = Meliboeus (s.str.) heydeni (Abeille de Perrin, 1897) Kubáň 2016:24 Melixes Schaefer, 1949 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:24 Nalanda Théry, 1904 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:24 Neocoraebus Kerremans, 1903 = Brachycoraebus Kerremans, 1903 Kubáň 2016:24 Neotoxoscelus shirahatai Kurosawa, 1977 = Neotoxoscelus kerzhneri (Alexeev, 1975) Kubáň 2016:24 Perotis planidorsis (Liskenne, 1994) = Perotis unicolor (A.G. Olivier, 1790) Kubáň 2016:24 Perotis striata Spinola, 1837 = Perotis unicolor (A.G. Olivier, 1790) Kubáň 2016:24 Perotis unicolor igniventris Escalera, 1914 = Perotis unicolor (A.G. Olivier, 1790) Kubáň 2016:24 Poecilonota variolosa setulosa Fleischer, 1896 = Poecilonota variolosa populialbae Richard, 1889 Kubáň 2016:25 Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata laevis Rey, 1891 = Sphenoptera (Deudora) gemmata (Olivier, 1790) Kubáň & Kalashian 2016:31 Sphenoptera (s.str.) barbarica sicula Jakovlev, 1886 = Sphenoptera (s.str.) barbarica barbarica (Gmelin, 1790) Kubáň & Kalashian 2016:31 Sphenoptera (s.str.) barbarica silvestrii Leoni, 1911 = Sphenoptera (s.str.) barbarica barbarica (Gmelin, 1790) Kubáň & Kalashian 2016:31 Steraspis squamosa var. kindermanni Marseul, 1865 = Steraspis squamosa (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:24 Taphrocerus lepidus Obenberger, 1934 = Taphrocerus balthasari Obenberger, 1934 Marek 2016:160 Taphrocerus sedyi Obenberger, 1924 = Taphrocerus paraguayensis Obenberger, 1924 Marek 2016a:432 Taphrocerus tigrensis Obenberger, 1947 = Taphrocerus paranaenssis Obenberger, 1924 Marek 2016a:433 Tonkinula Obenberger, 1923 = Meliboeus Deyrolle, 1864 Kubáň 2016:24 Trachys subglaber Rey, 1891 = Trachys quercicola Marseul, 1871 Kubáň 2016:24 Trichocratomerus Richter, 1945 = Anthaxia (s.str.) Eschscholtz, 1829 Kubáň 2016:20 Xantheremia (s.str.) flavipennis brunneicostata (Alfieri, 1976) = Xantheremia (s.str.) flavipennis (Klug, 1829) Volkovitsh 2016a:30 Xantheremia (s.str.) philistina immaculata (Andres, 1920) = X. (s.str.) philistina (Marseul, 1865) Volkovitsh 2016a:30

Status novus (dubious name) 2016 Agrilus grandiceps Kiesenwetter, 1858 Jendek 2016:21

Status novus (new combination) 2016 Anthaxia (s.str.) berytensis Abeille de Perrin, 1895 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) berytensis Abeille de Perrin, 1895 Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (s.str.) hypomelaena (Illiger, 1803) = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) hypomelaena (Illiger, 1803) Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (s.str.) novickii Obenberger, 1938 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) novickii Obenberger, 1938 Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (s.str.) olivieri Gory & Laporte, 1839 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) olivieri Gory & Laporte, 1839 Kubáň 2016:21 Anthaxia (s.str.) turcomanica Obenberger, 1937 = Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) turcomanica Obenberger, 1937 Kubáň 2016:21 Chrysochroa (Demoxantha) Hołyński, 2009 = Demochroa (Demoxantha) Hołyński, 2009 Kubáň 2016:21 Coraebus aculeatum Ganglbauer, 1890 = Amorphosoma aculeatum (Ganglbauer, 1890) Kubáň 2016:21 Coraebus rambouseki Obenberger, 1934 = Amorphosoma rambouseki (Obenberger, 1934) Kubáň 2016:21 Julodis kabakovi Alexeev, 1990 = Julodis interpunctata kabakovi Alexeev, 1990 Kubáň 2016:21 Julodis whitehillii beludjistana Obenberger, 1924 = Julodis euphratica beludjistana Obenberger, 1924 Kubáň 2016:21 Mastogenius relictus Bílý, 1979 = Ankareus relictus (Bílý, 1979) Levey 2016:581 Vanroonia afghanicum Alexeev & Volkovitsh, 1992 = Amorphosoma afghanicum (Alexeev & Volkovitsh, 1992) Kubáň 2016:21 Vanroonia bispinosum (Wiedemann, 1823) = Amorphosoma bispinosum (Wiedemann, 1823) Kubáň 2016:21 Vanroonia cochinchinae (Descarpentries & Villiers, 1967) = Amorphosoma cochinchinae Descarpentries & Villiers, 1967 Kubáň 2016:21 Vanroonia himalayanum Obenberger, 1958 = Amorphosoma himalayanum (Obenberger, 1958) Kubáň 2016:21 Vanroonia pectorale (Kerremans, 1892) = Amorphosoma pectorale Kerremans, 1892 Kubáň 2016:21 Vanroonia perroti (Descarpentries & Villiers, 1967) = Amorphosoma perroti Descarpentries & Villiers, 1967 Kubáň 2016:21

Status novus (resurrected) 2015 Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) octodecimguttata (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783), resurrected from synonymy with Acmaeodera (Acmaeotethya) degener degener (Scopoli, 1763) Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera (Euacmaeoderella) olivacea (Abeille de Perrin, 1904), resurrected from synonymy with Acmaeodera (Euacmaeoderella) vetusta (Ménétriés, 1832) Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) ceylonensis Obenberger, 1932, resurrected from synonymy with Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) bipunctata bipunctata (Olivier, 1790) Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) lugubris Spinola, 1838 (as A. vaillant var. α), resurrected from synonymy with Acmaeodera (Palaeotethya) rubromaculata rubromaculata Lucas, 1844 Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) polita hedjazensis Théry, 1931, resurrected from synonymy with Acmaeodera (Ptychomus) polita (Klug, 1829) Volkovitsh 2016a:29 Agrilus emeritus Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 resurrected from synonymy with Agrilus perlisensis Fisher, 1936 Jendek 2015:1 Temognatha stevensii (Gehin, 1855) resurrected from synonymy with Temognatha duponti (Boisduval, 1835) Peterson 2015:13

2016 Agrilus hermineus Abeille de Perrin, 1907 resurrected from synonymy with Agrilus lineola Kiesenwetter, 1857 Jendek 2016:27 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) croesus (Villers, 1789) resurrected from synonymy with A. (s.str.) salicis salicis (Fabricius, 1777) Kubáň 2016:20 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) millefolii polychloros Abeille de Perrin, 1894 resurrected from synonymy with A. (H.) millefolii millefolii (Fabricius, 1801) Kubáň 2016:20 Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) frankenbergeri Obenberger, 1933 resurrected from synonymy with A. (M.) godeti Gory & Laporte, 1839 Kubáň 2016:20 Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) venerabilis Marseul, 1869 resurrected from synonymy with A. (M.) istriana Rosenhauer, 1847 Kubáň 2016:20 Capnodis miliaris metallica Ballion, 1871 resurrected from synonymy with Capnodis miliaris (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:20 Chrysobothris (s.str.) affinis adusta Abeille de Perrin, 1901 resurrected from synonymy with Chrysobothris (s.str.) affinis affinis (Fabricius, 1794) Kubáň 2016:20 Chrysodema (Gelaeus) cupriventris (Kerremans, 1898) resurrected from synonymy with Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walker wetteriana Théry, 1935 Frank & Sekerka 2016:679 Coraebus nelsoni Akiyama & Ohmomo, 1989 resurrected from synonymy with Coraebus hoscheki Gebhardt, 1929 Kubáň 2016:20 Julodis interpunctata J. Thomson, 1878 resurrected from synonymy with Julodis whitehillii whitehillii (Gray, 1832) Kubáň 2016:20 Poecilonota variolosa populialbae Richard, 1889 resurrected from synonymy with Poecilonota variolosa variolosa (Paykull, 1799) Kubáň 2016:21 Pseudagrilus erythreinus Obenberger, 1924 resurrected from synonymy with Pseudagrilus granulosus (Roth, 1851) Curletti 2016a:270 Pseudagrilus granulosus (Roth, 1851) resurrected from synonymy with Pseudagrilus beryllinus (Fåhraeus, 1851) Curletti 2016a:267 Rethia Théry, 1901 resurrected from synonymy with Sphenoptera subgenus Tropeopeltis Jakovlev, 1902 Kubáň & Kalashian 2016:31 Strigopteroides hellenica Cobos, 1990 resurrected from synonymy with S. depressa depressa (Fabricius, 1775) Kubáň 2016:21

Status novus (downgraded) 2016 Agrilus hermineus Abeille de Perrin, 1907 is downgraded to a subspecies of Agrilus lineola Kiesenwetter, 1857 Jendek 2016:27 Agrilus lopatini Alexeev, 1964 is downgraded to a subspecies of Agrilus araxenus Yablokov Khnzoryan, 1960 Jendek 2016:7 Agrilus validiusculus Semenov, 1891 is downgraded to a subspecies of Agrilus transversesulcatus Reitter, 1890 Jendek 2016:48 Buprestis (Ancylocheira) rifensis Kocher, 1964 is downgraded to a subspecies of Buprestis (Ancylocheira) haemorrhoidalis Herbst, 1790 Kubáň 2016:26 Chrysodema moluensis Novak, 2010 is downgraded to a subspecies of Chrysodema (Gelaeus) iris (Kerremans, 1898) Frank & Sekerka 2016:698 Perotis aereiventris (Reiche, 1861) is downgraded to a subspecies of Perotis lugubris (Fabricius, 1777) Kubáň 2016:26

Status novus (upgraded) 2016 Agrilus hemiphanes Marseul, 1866 from subspecies of Agrilus grandiceps Kiesenwetter, 1857 Jendek 2016:22 Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) kuldjensis Obenberger, 1913 from infrasubspecific form of Anthaxia (Haplanthaxia) flammifrons Semenov, 1891 Kubáň 2016:25 Anthaxia funerula hesperica Obenberger 1913 from infrasubspecific form to subspecies of spinolae Gory & Laporte, 1839 Kubáň 2016:19 Chrysobothris (s.str.) spuria Marseul, 1866 from Chrysobothris (s.str.) chalcophana (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:26 Chrysodema (Gelaeus) wetteriana (Théry, 1935) from subspecies of Chrysodema (Gelaeus) walkeri (Waterhouse, 1892) Frank & Sekerka 2016:715 Cylindromorphus carpetanus Perris, 1864 from subspecies of Cylindromorphus filum Gyllenhal, 1817 Kubáň 2016:26 Endelus continentalis Obenberger, 1944 from subspecies of Endelus collaris Saunders, 1873 Kalashian 2016:31 Julodis atkinsoni Kerremans, 1896 from subspecies of Julodis whitehillii (Gray, 1832) Kubáň 2016:26 Julodis klapperichi Cobos, 1966 from subspecies of Julodis whitehillii (Gray, 1832) Kubáň 2016:26 Julodis proxima Gory, 1840 from subspecies of Julodis whitehillii (Gray, 1832) Kubáň 2016:26 Lampetis (Spinthoptera) svobodai Krajčík, 2009 from subspecies of Lampetis (Spinthoptera) catenulata (Klug, 1829) Kubáň 2016:26 Meliboeus (s.str.) primoriensis Alexeev, 1979 from subspecies of Meliboeus (s.str.) ohbayashii Kurosawa, 1948 Kubáň 2016:26 Trachys compressus Abeille de Perrin 1891 from subspecies of Trachys troglodytes Gyllenhal, 1817 Kubáň 2016:26

Replacement name 2016 Xanthocata for Catoxantha Solier, 1833 (nec Dejean, 1833) Kubáň 2016:19

Gender 2016 Perotis Dejean, 1833: its gender is feminine, not masculine Kubáň 2016:19