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| - Species of the genus Bolitochara Mannerheim, 1830 of the West Palaearctic region are revised. In all, sixteen species are recognized. Six species are described and illustrated: B. tecta n. sp. (= B. lucida auctt.; widespread from Turkey and the Caucasus region to North and West Europe), B. niticeps n. sp. (Azerbaijan), B. tenuicollis n. sp. (West Caucasus), B. anatolica n. sp. (South Turkey), B. persiea n. sp. (North Iran), and B. recta n. sp. (South Turkey). Bolitochara humeralis Lucas, 1846, previously a synonym of B. varia Erichson, 1839, is revalidated. The following synonymies are established: Bolitochara humeralis Lucas, 1846 = B. ornata Kapp, 2010, n. syn.; B. lucida (Gravenhorst, 1802) = B. reyi Sharp, 1875, n. syn.; B. pulchra (Gravenhorst, 1806) = B. elongata Heer, 1839, n. syn. A neotype is designated for Aleochara pulchra Gravenhorst, 1806, the type species of Bolitochara, and for A. cincta Gravenhorst, 1806. Lectotypes are designated for Aleochara lucida Gravenhorst, 1802, Bolitochara eximia Eppelsheim, 1883, B. elongata Heer, 1839, B. mulsanti Sharp, 1875, B. obliqua Erichson, 1837, and B. caucasica Eppelsheim, 1890. An examination of the type material of B. lucida (Gravenhorst, 1802) revealed that the species has been misinterpreted by virtually all authors since GRAVENHORST (1802). This species is apparently extremely rare; recent records are nearly absent. The West Palaearctic Bolitochara species are assigned to two species groups, the B. obliqua (four species) and the B. lucida groups (twelve species). The male primary sexual characters of all West Palaearctic Bolitochara species are illustrated. The distributions of most species are revised and mapped. Numerous new country records are reported. A key to the species of the West Palaearctic region and a catalogue of the Palaearctic representatives of the genus are provided.
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| bibo:abstract
| - Species of the genus Bolitochara Mannerheim, 1830 of the West Palaearctic region are revised. In all, sixteen species are recognized. Six species are described and illustrated: B. tecta n. sp. (= B. lucida auctt.; widespread from Turkey and the Caucasus region to North and West Europe), B. niticeps n. sp. (Azerbaijan), B. tenuicollis n. sp. (West Caucasus), B. anatolica n. sp. (South Turkey), B. persiea n. sp. (North Iran), and B. recta n. sp. (South Turkey). Bolitochara humeralis Lucas, 1846, previously a synonym of B. varia Erichson, 1839, is revalidated. The following synonymies are established: Bolitochara humeralis Lucas, 1846 = B. ornata Kapp, 2010, n. syn.; B. lucida (Gravenhorst, 1802) = B. reyi Sharp, 1875, n. syn.; B. pulchra (Gravenhorst, 1806) = B. elongata Heer, 1839, n. syn. A neotype is designated for Aleochara pulchra Gravenhorst, 1806, the type species of Bolitochara, and for A. cincta Gravenhorst, 1806. Lectotypes are designated for Aleochara lucida Gravenhorst, 1802, Bolitochara eximia Eppelsheim, 1883, B. elongata Heer, 1839, B. mulsanti Sharp, 1875, B. obliqua Erichson, 1837, and B. caucasica Eppelsheim, 1890. An examination of the type material of B. lucida (Gravenhorst, 1802) revealed that the species has been misinterpreted by virtually all authors since GRAVENHORST (1802). This species is apparently extremely rare; recent records are nearly absent. The West Palaearctic Bolitochara species are assigned to two species groups, the B. obliqua (four species) and the B. lucida groups (twelve species). The male primary sexual characters of all West Palaearctic Bolitochara species are illustrated. The distributions of most species are revised and mapped. Numerous new country records are reported. A key to the species of the West Palaearctic region and a catalogue of the Palaearctic representatives of the genus are provided.
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