Magdalis mariae Formánek from Bosnia belongs actually to the Nearctic apionid genus Podapion (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Apionidae)
B.A. Korotyaev
Abstract. Examination of the holotype of Magdalis mariae Formánek, 1911 from Bosnia has shown the species actually to be very close to the Nearctic apionid Podapion gallicola Riley, 1883 both in the general appearance and in the structure of male genitalia. Distinctly separated mesocoxal cavities and the shape of the aedeagus seem to be the only significant differences shown by the european species. The genus Podapion Riley now comprises two species: P. mariae Formánek, comb. n. from Bosnia, and P. gallicola Riley, the type species, with a wide distribution in North America.
Zoosystematica Rossica, 1992, 1(1): 75–77 ▪ Published in print 10 March 1993
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