Bagaturov Mikhail F, Hillert Oliver
1 Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia. 2 Leningrad zoo, Alexandrovskiy park 1, St. Petersburg, 197198, Russia. 3 Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athena, Greece..
4 Kieferndamm 10, D-15566 Schöneiche bei Berlin, Germany..
Zootaxa. 2023 Mar 29;5258(3):301-316. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.3.4.
Sinolethrus Bagaturov & Hillert, new subgenus is described as a monotypical subgenus for Lethrus serpentifer Semenov & Medvedev, 1935. The new subgenus is distributed in the north-central part of China. An identification key for the subgenera of the genus Lethrus Scopoli, 1777 is provided, diagnostic characters are illustrated. Furthermore, Lethrus mediocris Fairmaire, 1892 is synonymized with Lethrus (Paralethrus) bituberculatus impressifrons Ballion, 1870, and its lectotype is designated.
中华扁锹甲属巴加图罗夫和希勒特新亚属被描述为1935年赛梅诺夫和梅德韦杰夫的蛇纹扁锹甲的单型亚属。该新亚属分布于中国中北部。提供了1777年斯科波利的扁锹甲属亚属的检索表，并对鉴别特征进行了图示。此外，1892年的中型扁锹甲被认定为1870年的具瘤扁锹甲凹额亚种的同物异名，并指定了其选模。
