Comments on the name <i>Ancistronycha violacea</i> (Paykull) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)

Authors

• Hans Silfverberg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.84501

Abstract

The name Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull) is a junior homonym. The name previously used to replace it, Ancistronycha cyanipennis (Faldermann), has been found to refer to another species. The valid name for the species is Ancistronycha tigurina (Dietrich, 1857).