Catalogue of type specimens of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic. Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae and Passalidae
Bezděk Aleš, Boucher Stéphane, Hájek Jiří
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57(1): 279-293, 2017
Published online: 30th June 2017
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Abstract: Type specimens from the collection of beetles (Coleoptera) deposited in the
Department of Entomology, National Museum, Prague, are currently being
catalogued. In this part of catalogue dealing with scarabaeoid families
Lucanidae and Passalidae, we present information on types of Lucanidae (five
taxa of Lucaninae, four taxa of Syndesinae), and Passalidae (one taxon of
Aulacocyclinae, ten taxa of Passalinae). Passalids, all from Nickerls’
collection, were previously studied by August Ferdinand Kuwert; comments are
given also on specimens of 12 taxa labelled as types incorrectly.
Key words: Catalogue, types, National Museum Prague, Scarabaeoidea, Lucanidae, Passalidae